Land and Water Use and Climate Change
How can data drive sustainable environmental decisions? In this pathway, explore how land and water use, pollution, urbanization, and climate change affect ecosystems while using GIS, remote sensing, and environmental data to investigate real-world challenges and evaluate sustainable solutions.
Topics
- land use
- water use
- human impact on ecosystems
- terrestrial ecosystems
- aquatic ecosystems
- climate change
- point source pollution
- nonpoint source pollution
- eutrophication
- dead zones
- dissolved oxygen
- water quality
- runoff
- fertilizer runoff
- nutrient pollution
- deforestation
- agriculture
- mining
- urbanization
- urban runoff
- impervious surfaces
- habitat fragmentation
- urban sprawl
- green infrastructure
- smart growth
- bioretention
- permeable pavement
- wetlands
- mangroves
- biodiversity
- ecosystem degradation
- land degradation
- greenhouse gases
- carbon emissions
- tragedy of the commons
- environmental science
- GIS
- geographic information systems
- remote sensing
- spatial data
- environmental data
- Deepwater Horizon
- oil spill
- environmental policy
- climate resilience
- high school science
- AP environmental science
- APES
- earth science
- data literacy
- resource management
- environmental decision-making
- urban planning
- sustainable cities
- community mapping
- environmental monitoring
- disaster response
- sustainable agriculture
- geospatial technology
- shoreline protection