ENVS3355 · Environmental Studies
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
About 4.2 billion people around the world live in cities today, with this figure expected to double by 2050. Improvement of the urban environment is therefore crucial to a sustainable planetary future. In this course, students will examine current best practices for urban sustainability and resilience in areas such as restoration of watershed health, mitigation of air pollution and soil toxicity, management of solid waste, reduction of the urban heat island effect, improvement of mass transit and infrastructure, support of urban agriculture alongside a variety of other environmental justice efforts, and preparation for sea level rise, extreme weather events, and rising temperatures.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.5 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.0 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.3 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.5 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~3
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
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Across time
Available section-level results across semesters.
Spring 2025
1 sectionFall 2024
1 sectionSpring 2024
1 sectionFall 2023
1 sectionFall 2022
1 section