SCHI 3336 Integral Ecology and Sustainability

Our planetour common homeis facing unprecedented environmental and social challenges that reveal the deep interdependence between Earths ecosystems and human societies. Building on the principles of integral ecology, this course introduces a Triple-P frameworkPlanet, People, and Pathwaysto examine Earths life-support systems, humanenvironment interactions, and science-informed sustainability solutions, integrating perspectives from One Earth and One Health. Students explore key drivers shaping planetary health and sustainabilityincluding climate change, pollution, biodiversity loss, ecosystem change, human alterations of land and ocean systems, and the foodenergywater nexusand develop an integrative understanding of pathways toward a more resilient, just, and sustainable future.