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This course explores the population-environment relationship. In this course, you will learn about the human population and the ways in which changes in the population affect the environment. Agriculture, soils, and the environmental implications of eating meat, vegetables, local, organic, sustainable, industrial, and other types of food are discussed too.
We explore questions such as:
1. How many people live on Earth right now?
2. What is the carrying capacity of Earth?
3. What is the relationship between the number of people, where they live, the resources they
consume, and their environmental impact?
4. What types of agriculture are used right now?
5. What is the difference between organic and conventional agriculture?
6. Why would you want to dig a soil pit?
A conversation with Phil Connors, an Australian Environmental Scientist, will explore the topic of human population and sustainability. You will also listen to the conversations with Danielle Allen, an organic farmer, and Justin Richardson, a soil scientist.
This module explores the global population trends, how and why population changes, and concepts related to population numbers including growth rate, doubling time, crude birth and date rates etc.
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4 vidéos13 lectures1 devoir8 sujets de discussion
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4 vidéos•Total 17 minutes
Introduction•4 minutes
Video: The World Today•3 minutes
Video: Population Numbers•5 minutes
Video: How and Why Populations Change•5 minutes
13 lectures•Total 196 minutes
Introductory Reading•30 minutes
Coursera Code of Conduct•10 minutes
Coursera Honor Code•30 minutes
Discussion Tips and Guide•30 minutes
Introduction: The World Today•2 minutes
The Human Population•30 minutes
Introduction: Population Numbers•10 minutes
Population Numbers•20 minutes
Introduction: How and Why Populations Change•2 minutes
Age-structure Diagrams•2 minutes
U.S. Age-structure Diagram, 1950•10 minutes
U.S. Age-structure Diagram, 2000•10 minutes
U.S. Age-structure Diagram, 2050•10 minutes
1 devoir•Total 30 minutes
Population and the World•30 minutes
8 sujets de discussion•Total 180 minutes
Discussion: Introduce Yourself•30 minutes
Unprompted Discussion: Transition to Introduction Video•20 minutes
Unprompted Discussion: The World Today Video•20 minutes
Unprompted Discussion: Human Population Reading•20 minutes
Unprompted Discussion: Population Numbers Video•20 minutes
Unprompted Discussion: How and Why Populations Change Video•20 minutes
Unprompted Discussion: U.S. Age-structure Diagrams•20 minutes
This module explores the global population dynamics.
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3 vidéos4 lectures1 devoir4 sujets de discussion
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3 vidéos•Total 10 minutes
Video: Global Population Dynamics•2 minutes
Video: A conversation with Phil Connors•6 minutes
Video: Human Population Review•2 minutes
4 lectures•Total 21 minutes
Introduction: Global Population Dynamics•2 minutes
Consumption, Equity, and Environmental Justice•15 minutes
Introduction: A conversation with Phil Connors•2 minutes
Human Population Review•2 minutes
1 devoir•Total 30 minutes
Global Population•30 minutes
4 sujets de discussion•Total 80 minutes
Unprompted Discussion: Global Population Dynamics Video•20 minutes
Unprompted Discussion: Consumption, Equity, and Environmental Justice Reading•20 minutes
Unprompted Discussion: A conversation with Phil Connors•20 minutes
Unprompted Discussion: Human Population Review•20 minutes
Module 3: Agriculture and Environment
Module 3•3 heures à terminer
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This module deals with the major environmental issues related to global human nutrition, some common practices of modern, industrial agriculture and the potential environmental costs associated with each practice. It also explores sustainable farming practices.
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4 vidéos5 lectures1 devoir5 sujets de discussion
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4 vidéos•Total 22 minutes
Video: Agriculture and Human Nutrition•4 minutes
Video: Modern Agriculture Effects - Part 1•6 minutes
Video: Modern Agriculture Effects - Part 2•4 minutes
Video: Modern Agriculture Alternatives•7 minutes
5 lectures•Total 18 minutes
Introduction: Agriculture and Human Nutrition Video•2 minutes
Traditional and Industrialized Agriculture•10 minutes
Introduction: Modern Agriculture Effects - Part 1•2 minutes
Introduction: Modern Agriculture Effects - Part 2•2 minutes
Introduction: Modern Agriculture Alternatives•2 minutes
1 devoir•Total 30 minutes
Agriculture and Environment•30 minutes
5 sujets de discussion•Total 90 minutes
Unprompted Discussion: Agriculture and Human Nutrition Video•20 minutes
Unprompted Discussion: Traditional and Industrialized Ag Reading•20 minutes
Unprompted Discussion: Modern Agriculture Effects - Part 1 Video•20 minutes
Unprompted Discussion: Modern Agriculture Effects - Part 2 Video•20 minutes
Unprompted Discussion: Modern Agriculture Alternatives Video•10 minutes
Module 4: Soil and Environment
Module 4•4 heures à terminer
Détails du module
This module explores the role of soils in ecosystems, soil horizons, and soil-forming processes. Through a video, you will learn about the soils of a particular landscape and learn about various soil-forming processes.
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4 vidéos5 lectures1 devoir6 sujets de discussion
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4 vidéos•Total 22 minutes
Video: The Soil Resource•8 minutes
Video: A Soil Profile•6 minutes
Video: A Conversation with Danielle Allen•5 minutes
Video: Food and Soils Review•3 minutes
5 lectures•Total 48 minutes
Introduction: The Soil Resource•12 minutes
A Soils Primer•30 minutes
Introduction: A Soil Profile•2 minutes
Introduction: A Conversation with Danielle Allen•2 minutes
Food and Soils Review•2 minutes
1 devoir•Total 30 minutes
Soil and Environment•30 minutes
6 sujets de discussion•Total 130 minutes
Unprompted Discussion: The Soil Resource Video•20 minutes
Unprompted Discussion: A Soils Primer Reading•20 minutes
Unprompted Discussion: A Soil Profile Video•20 minutes
Unprompted Discussion: A Conversation with Danielle Allen•20 minutes
Prompted Discussion: A Favorite Meal•30 minutes
Unprompted Discussion: Food and Soils Review•20 minutes
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Révisé le 26 juil. 2023
Excellently compiled and the instructor way of teaching is very good!
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Révisé le 10 févr. 2026
A lot of learning for me, on agriculture, helps me understand where food comes from, and the environmental impact of different types of food and farming.
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It's wonderful to learn about the effects the human population has through agriculture, and the soil too.
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