Industrial Ecology Minor
The field of industrial ecology is based on the idea that industrialized economies and their constituent parts should function like ecosystems, such that the waste products of any given industrial process serve as raw materials for others, and is one of the four principles of natural capitalism. Thus, industrial ecology can serve as an important element of a sustainable development strategy in both industrialized and industrializing economies. Industrial ecology also is relevant to the fields of sustainable business and eco-entrepreneuring.
The Industrial Ecology Minor provides students with a solid introduction to this growing field, and a point of departure for exploring the related fields of sustainable business or eco-entrepreneuring. For more information about industrial ecology, sustainable business, and eco-entrepreneuring, see the International Society for Industrial Ecology, SustainableBusiness.com, and In Business: The Magazine for Sustainable Enterprises and Communities.ENV 219/SCI 219 Environmental Issues
ENV/SCI 309 Environmental Ecology
ENV/POL 319 Environmental Politics, Public Policy and Law
ENV/DVS 324 Industrial Ecology
Total Credits: 15
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- Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration
- American Culinary Federation Educational Institute
- Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
- European Council for Business Education
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges
- New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission
- New Hampshire State Department of Education for Teacher Certification
- North American Society for Sport Management