ENVR 3150 — Food Security and Sustainability
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath NDNUpath WIusually offered: fall, springtypical days: T/FBostonOakland, CATraditional
Discusses the science of sustainable agriculture, fisheries, and aquaculture. Examines the issues related to nutrition and hunger, food safety, and food production in the face of a changing climate with a scientific lens. Using the FAO Global Food Security and Strategy document and other peer-reviewed literature, compares the food issues in the United States with those in the developing world, including sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Explores the many issues related to food production and environmental sustainability—including fertilizer use, GMOs, and pollution—and local examples of sustainable food production. Discusses the ways in which we can potentially remedy many of the issues involved in providing food for more than 7 billion people worldwide.
Prerequisites
- one of:
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 2 | 44 | 54 | 81% | 5.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 38 | 40 | 95% | 2.0 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 96% | 1.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 41 | 44 | 93% | 3.0 |
| Summer A 2025 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 24% | 19.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 32 | 43 | 74% | 11.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 18 | 42 | 43% | 24.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 12% · T 76% · W 36% · Th 14% · F 86%
Common patterns: TF (62% of sections), WF (24% of sections), MTWR (12% of sections), TR (2% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Tara Duffy (62% of students) · reviews
- Subhrajit Saha (34% of students) · reviews
- Martha Johnson (4% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Subhrajit Saha (58% of students) · reviews
- Tara Duffy (42% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Subhrajit Saha (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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