Sustainable Resource Management school training courses in Boston, MA (public, in-house or online)

All programs are designed to provide the most effective Web-based learning experience. Registration is open enrollment and includes everything students need, including textbooks and trained instructors. Students have 180 days to complete the coursework and will receive a certificate of completion from National University.

This course examines watershed approaches to maintenance of the hydrological, chemical, and biological integrity of the nation’s waters. Water supply topics include rainfall runoff relationships, probabilistic flow analysis, multiple-objective reservoir siting and operation, and safe yield analysis. Water quality topics include regulatory requirements; non-point source runoff; point source discharge; water quality analysis of streams, lakes, and estuaries (including waste heat, conventional...

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Sustainable Tourism Destination Management focuses on the comparative advantage and competitive positioning of tourist destinations enhanced by their commitment to sustainable development principles and practices. Emphasis is placed on minimizing the negative impacts of tourism and preserving cultural and natural resources, while optimizing tourism’s overall contribution to economic development in host communities.

Summarize the uses of the environment to benefit societies.

�Illustrate the impact of resource development on various levels of the environment.

�Demonstrate how the economy affects patterns of resource development.

�Explain the role of political processes in developmental decisions.

�Evaluate resource management decisions.





Topical Outline:

�Resources, technology and society.

�Economic factors in resource development
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Clean water is essential for everyday life. Water treatment plant and system operators treat water so that it is safe to drink. Most state drinking water and water pollution control agencies require courses to improve operators’ skills and knowledge. Courses included in the program are: *Wastewater Treatment 1 *Wastewater Treatment II *Wastewater Treatment - Industrial *Wastewater Collection Systems *Wastewater Analysis. These courses meet or exceed most state licensure requirements and are...

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