REC275 - Sustainable Recreation & Green Parks, Mon & Wed @4:00-5:15PM (CRN: 10537) NO Prerequisites!
Are you interested in Sustainability, Environmental stewardship, Green practices & reducing your Eco Footprint? This course surveys the history, current status, case studies and best management practices for sustainable recreation and green parks. It examines the relationship of outdoor recreation and natural resources, especially the environmental impact of recreational pursuits on the resource base. Parks and outdoor recreation lands are the essential green infrastructure of our communities and nation. Parks and public recreation lands and facilities are carbon-reducing landscapes that help clean our air and water, recharge aquifers, and reduce stormwater runoff through energy efficiency, climate friendly operations, low impact techniques and other environmental management measures, sustainable recreation and green park resources that will sustain, protect, restore and expand these ecosystem services and environmental assets. NO Prerequisities!
For more information about these courses or the Parks and Recreation Management program, contact Dr. John Confer at confer@calu.edu