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Environmental Sciences
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- Nature: an interdisciplinary scientific and technical discipline
- Main objective: to understand the relationships between humans, society, and nature
- Areas of study: environmental problems and sustainable development models
Professional Scope of the Environmental Scientist
- Profile: ability to address problems in a joint and integrated manner
- Main role: leadership in sustainable development policies
- Water treatment: purification and treatment processes
- Atmosphere: emission control and treatment, and air quality control
- Consultancy and management: environmental consultant, preparation of environmental authorizations and licenses, and drafting sustainability reports
- Planning and policies: implementation of local Agenda 21 and SDGs
- Waste: management of hazardous and non-hazardous waste, and design/management of waste treatment plants
- Pollution: implementation of pollutant control systems and treatment of contaminated soils
- Legal framework: knowledge of Environmental Law (European, state, and regional)
- Evaluation and conservation: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), management of protected natural areas, and biodiversity conservation (flora and fauna)
- Inventories and plans: conducting environmental inventories and catalogs, and designing technical hunting plans
- Responsibility and auditing: implementation of corporate social responsibility systems, conducting environmental audits, and designing integrated management systems (e.g., ISO 14001, ISO 9001, occupational risk prevention)
- Safety and technique: acoustic insulation installations, risk and hazard maps, and bioremediation
- Agriculture and education: improvement of agricultural practices and environmental education
- Expertise: practice of environmental forensic expertise
Flashcard preview (6 of 20)
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Main definition of environmental sciences:
Interdisciplinary scientific and technical discipline.
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Main objective of environmental sciences:
To understand the relationships between human beings, themselves, and nature.
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What does the field of study of environmental sciences cover?
Environmental problems and models for sustainable development.
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Name given to graduates in environmental sciences:
Environmental Scientists.
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Distinctive characteristic of the environmental scientist compared to other specialists:
Preparation to approach tasks in a joint and integrated manner.
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Predominant role of the environmental scientist in policies regarding:
Sustainable development.
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