University of Palestine International Faculty of Engineering Environmental Sciences Course.

University of Palestine InternationalFaculty of Engineering

Environmental Sciences Course

University Of Palestine International ENVI005 Dr.-Eng. Hasan Hamouda

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Course Syllabus

Introduction to Environmental SciencesInstructor InformationName of Instructor: Dr.-Eng. Hasan Hamouda, Post-Doc.

Mobile: 0599859725Email :[email protected]

Course Information:Course:

Prerequisite: NoneQuadmester: 1st Class Web site (Class Video Conference Site) :

Class location (Campus): Gaza, Ramallah, Amman


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Course Description:

The course includes:

• Environmental problems, their causes and impacts.

• Principles of ecology, matter, energy and life

• Climate change and air pollution

• Water resources and pollution

• Solid and hazardous wastes.

• Environmental impact assessment.

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Course Materials- Text book:- PowerPoint slides- Internet Audio broadcast- Other (field trips)Course Textbook:Basics of Environmental Science, Michael Allaby, 2nd edition Routledge:UK, 2000.Course work:Student grades are calculated according to their performance in the following course work:Assignments and homework 20%Midterm Exam 30%Final Exam 50%

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Grading:

Final grade can be determined according to the university academic system.

Attendance Policy

Students are expected to adhere to the university attendance policy

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Course Syllabus

DateTopicAssignments Due

1st weekUnderstanding our Environment

2nd weekEnvironmental geology and earth1st ass posted

3rd weekPrinciples of ecology, matter and life

4th weekPopulation, communities1st ass due, Project work posted

5th weekAir pollution and climate change

6th weekMidterm exam

7th weekWater resources and water pollutionProject work due, 2nd ass posted

8th weekSolid and hazardous wastes


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Course Syllabus

9th week Food and Agriculture and environmental health 2nd ass due

10th week Environmental impact assessment

11th week Final Exam


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Environmental Sciences?

The 2nd part of the 20th century (major changes in science branches and new branches).

Famous sciences are electronics and environment.

Conflict between industrial and environmental parties!!!


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What is the Environment?

The environment is something you are very familiar with. It's everything that makes up our surroundings and affects our ability to live on the earth-the air we breathe, the water that covers most of the earth's surface, the plants and animals around us, and much more.

In recent years, scientists have been carefully examining the ways that people affect the environment. They have found that we are causing water and air pollution, deforestation, acid rain, and other problems that are dangerous both to the earth and to ourselves.


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Ecology: the study of the relationships between

organisms and their environment. the study of the interactions (with both the

physical environment and other organisms) that determine the distribution and abundance of organisms.

Definitions


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Environment: the sum total of all physical and biological factors

influencing a particular organism. the external physical and biological factors which

influence growth, survivorship, development and reproduction of organisms.

If blank checks were money, we would all immediately be rich since we can obtain just about all the blank checks that we wish.

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What is the nucleus of your environment?

What are the components of your environment ?

what is the boundary of your environment?

Nucleus of Environment


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"YOU" are the nucleus of your environment.

The components of your physical environment are your family, friends, enemies, trees, water, air, soil, sun, moon, bacteria, insects, rodents, birds, dogs, cats, rats, bats etc. etc. and the components of your social environment are science, technology, religion, politics, traditions, Culture and customs and above all the maturity of your mind.



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The boundary of your environment or your town or city or district as the boundary. As man has already started affecting the global climate, the need of the hour is to dedicate ourselves to safeguard our environment without limiting ourselves to the narrow household or town or country but extending it to the whole universe.


University of Palestine International Faculty of Engineering Environmental Sciences Course.

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