Diploma in Environmental Management

Learning Outcomes

In this free course, you will learn how to:

• Discuss the definition of sustainability
• Identify the basic facility before the IPAT equation can be used
• Define both “climate” and “weather” and explain how they relate
• Explain the enhanced greenhouse effect
• Describe the natural cycles of carbon, water, and nitrogen
• Discuss biodiversity and current trends in biodiversity loss
• Discuss soil sustainability and soil-forming factors
• Discuss what sewage treatment does and its importance
• Discuss how to identify/evaluate uncertainties in risk assessment
• Identify the ultimate sources of renewable energy
• Discuss the basic thermodynamic principles of heat
• Discuss the role and mechanisms of the major controls on Earth’s climate
  

  Course Overview

  About This Course

  This online certificate course on Environmental Management will introduce you to climate change, sustainability, and the IPAT equation. You will study climate processes and how they work, biogeochemical cycles, water pollution, the different types of pollutants, sources of pollution, environmental regulations governing waste management, waste management strategies, along with the history of human energy use and carbon emissions

  Course Description

  This online Environmental Management diploma program will teach you the definition of sustainability and how the IPAT equation can be applied with various patterns for human consumption. Next you will learn about various climate processes and how they work, as well as about altering the physical properties of the atmosphere by producing greenhouse gases.

  Furthermore, in this course, you will be learning about biogeochemical cycles like the water, nitrogen and carbon cycles and their interactions with the ecosystem. You will also be introduced to water pollution, types of pollutants and the sources of pollution. Then, you will study the environmental regulations governing waste management, waste management strategies and the history of human energy use. Finally, in this free online diploma program course you will be learning about carbon emissions, combined heat and power and how to build a sustainable energy economy.

  This online course will be of great interest to students, individuals and professionals with an interest in learning about or working in the area of environmental management. Upon successful completion of this online course, you will gain valuable skills and knowledge on waste management, climate change, sustainability as well as pollution. Enroll in this course today and start learning about environmental management.