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Environmental Planning and Design

SBE003 Ecology and Environmental Protection 6.0 ECTS credits

DENNA SIDA FINNS OCKSÅ PÅ SVENSKA

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TIMEPERIOD: Quarter III, IV

LANGUAGE: Swedish

EXAMINER
P Erixon Univ adj

PREREQUISITES
General eligibility for admission

COURSE AIM
To give the student ability to understand the fundaments of ecology, ecotoxicology and environmental protection.

CONTENTS
General ecology. Structure and function of ecosystems, diversity and richness of species, energy flow and pathways of elements in the ecosystems. Ecology of organisms, populations and communities. Ecotoxicology. Transport of pollutants in air, soil and water and its effects on ecosystems, organisms and human health. Field trip to common ecosystems in the Luleå region. Laboratory work showing ecotoxicological principals.

TEACHING

EXAMINATION

COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, 3, 4, 5

ITEMS/CREDITS


Field trip/Laboratory work                                  	0.7ECTS
Written exam                                                	5.2ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
Miljövårdscentrum, KTH Ekologi, kompendium i miljövård, del 1 (1995) Miljövårdscentrum, KTH Miljöeffekter, kompendium i miljövård, del 4 (1996)

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