1. Visual Summary of the Core Courses in Env Resource Management & Pollution Prevention (ERM&P2) Env Studies Dept, DeAnza College
ERM: Efficient & sustainable use of our natural resources
(Air, Water, Land, Food & Extracted Materials)
P2: Pollution control & pollution prevention.

2. ES 50: Intro to Env Resource Mgmt & Pollution Prevention
An intro to the ERM&P2 major, surveying the focus areas of:
ERM: Efficient & sustainable use of our natural resources
P2: Pollution control & pollution prevention.

3. ES 6: Intro To Environmental Law
An introduction to env law & regulation in the U.S. & California, covering:
• Air Quality • Natural Resource Protection/Mgmt
• Water Quality • Land Use Planning
• Solid & Hazardous Waste Mgmt • Global Warming & Energy Policy
• Hazardous Materials Mgmt 3

4. ES 56: Env Health & Env Justice
Env Health: Examining effects that env hazards (air & water pollution, industrial & hazardous wastes, food & water-borne diseases, pesticides & other toxic chemical-containing products, including consumer products) have on human health.
Env Justice: Addressing disproportionate “environmental burdens” (i.e., pollution & waste) borne by poor, largely-minority communities. 4

5. ES 61A: ERM&P2: Air, Water & Land
Examines the legal, technical & practical management aspects involved in protecting & sustainably using/managing our fundamental air, water & land resources.

6. ES 61B: ERM&P2: Energy, Chemicals & Waste
Examines the legal, technical & practical management aspects in:
Producing & using energy & chemicals/chemical products.
Recovering resources from waste materials.
Disposing of non-recoverable waste materials.

7. ES 62A: Env Management Systems (EMS) & Env Performance Metrics
Env Mgmt Systems: Systematic approaches (ISO 14001, EMAS, etc.) used to achieve both regulatory compliance & “beyond compliance” env improvement within businesses & organizations
Env Performance Metrics: Various measurements of env performance & associated reporting of such metrics. 7

8. ES 62B: CEQA & Env Impacts Reports (EIRs)
CEQA: California Environmental Quality Act
EIRs: Used to evaluate, potentially mitigate & publicly disclose the env effects of significant public projects as req’d by CEQA. 8

9. ES 62C: Env Site Assessments (ESAs)
ESAs: Used to assess (prior to their sale or redevelopment/reuse) industrial, commercial & “brownfield” sites for env contamination. 9

10. ES 62D: Industrial Ecology & Sustainable Design Principles
Industrial Ecology: Applying the lessons of nature to industrial processes, products/services & systems.
Sustainable Design: Based on a combination of environmental, economic & social considerations. 10