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Nov 25, 2024
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NRES 214 - Culture and the Use and Management of Natural Resources (1 unit) CO10
Examination of cultural differences in environmental worldviews, attitudes, values, and beliefs toward natural resources with emphasis on their influence on resource use and management in the U.S.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing; Major in Ecohydrology or Environmental Science or Nevada Teach Secondary Education/Environmental Science or Forest Management & Ecology or Wildlife Ecology & Conservation or Rangeland Ecology & Management.
Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 1
Offered: Every Spring
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. describe how cultural differences in environmental worldviews, attitudes, beliefs and values can impact how ethnic and racial groups use and manage natural resources.
2. identify cultural, historical, socioeconomic and political factors that have contributed to differences in worldviews, attitudes, beliefs and values as well as deterred, inhibited, or made more difficult the participation of racial and ethnic minorities in the use, conservation and management of natural resources.
3. discuss how “traditional” or local ecological knowledge and perspectives of indigenous peoples can complement scientific knowledge and positively contribute to the conservation and management of natural resources.
4. detail strategies that can be used to increase the participation of previously underrepresented groups in the conservation and management of natural resources.
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