CSUC 525 - Urban Ecology

Two hours.
1 Credits

This course is an introduction to the concepts and principles of urban landscape ecology and impacts of, and the relationships with, urban development and the built environment. Topics covered include: ecological concepts, the science of ecology, assessment of ecologic systems and conditions, landscape structure and patterns, biodiversity in the urban landscape, landscape dynamics, forces of landscape change, human communities within an ecological context, and metrics in landscape ecology.

Offered (FALL)
Contact Hours 2