Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

Soil, Water and Ecosystem Sciences
On Campus Courses

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SWS 5234: Environmental Soil, Water, and Land Use

An image of a group of adults standing and sitting near a soil pit while a professor discusses its characteristics.

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About the Course

This course covers the suitability/limitations of soils for different uses; using soil surveys and related information to plan use/management of land; behavior of water in soils/landscapes; and policies for and implications of water allocation among urban, agricultural and natural resource uses.

Credits: 3
Semesters Offered: Fall

Prerequisites: None
Textbook: Johan Rockstron, Big World, Small Planet, 1st edition, 2015, Yale University Press