Arts & Sciences In Action: Crisis of Planet Earth
Boston University Professor of Earth & Environment James Lawford Anderson takes students in his "Crisis of Planet Earth" course to visit Arnold Arboretum, Deer Island, and Revere’s Five Sisters Beach.
After covering the origin of the universe, earth and life, the course examines two topics: natural hazards, including earthquakes and volcanoes; and human impacts on Earth, including climate change, ozone depletion, pollution, and increasing demands on mineral and energy resources.