University of Leeds - Planet Earth: Understanding and Protecting our Environment
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Planet Earth: Understanding and Protecting our Environment at FutureLearn Overview
Planet Earth: Understanding and Protecting our Environment
at FutureLearn
Duration | 2 weeks |
Total fee | ₹8,364 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
Planet Earth: Understanding and Protecting our Environment at FutureLearn Highlights
Planet Earth: Understanding and Protecting our Environment
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- Earn a certificate on completing 90% of course steps and assessments
Planet Earth: Understanding and Protecting our Environment at FutureLearn Course details
Planet Earth: Understanding and Protecting our Environment
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More about this course
- On this two-week course from the University of Leeds, you will discover the processes of the hydrosphere, the geosphere, and the biosphere and explore the impact of human activity and climate change on our planet.
- You'll start by looking at the water cycle and the ways in which human activity and climate change affect it
- You'll learn how Leeds scientists monitor the quality of water and how this influences aquatic life and agriculture
- Then, you'll explore the cryosphere, discover the role of ice in regulating the Earth's climate, and the impact of glacier recession
Planet Earth: Understanding and Protecting our Environment at FutureLearn Curriculum
Planet Earth: Understanding and Protecting our Environment
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The changing environment
Welcome to the course
The changing hydrosphere
The changing biosphere
The changing geosphere
Summary
Protecting and managing a changing environment
About Week 2
Managing changes to the hydrosphere
Biodiversity: Ecosystems out of balance
Understanding the Earth?s systems: The role of critical zone observatories
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