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The Wicked Problem of Water Quality in the Mississippi River Watershed
Water connects all elements of Earth's ecosystems, and human activities – biological, economic, and even recreational – change the chemical and biological nature of water. As such, maintaining the quality ...

Externalities, Public Goods, and Common Resources – Navigating the market equilibrium
Consider our new understanding of what makes water quality a "wicked problem" using the example of the Mississippi River Watershed. In particular, focus on the SDGs related to clean water & sanitation ...

Using the Mississippi River Watershed Module in Introduction to Environmental Economics
This course offers an overview of economic analyses of environmental issues like pollution and resource management for non-majors. Students will receive an introduction to marginal thinking, market-based solutions, valuation techniques, and government intervention, with a focus on current issues and applying economics in an interdisciplinary manner to other environmental fields.

The Wicked Problem of an Equitable​ Zero-Waste Circular Economy​
The U.S. is a consumption-based society whose economic health is dependent on spending and consumption of goods, or products, and services. The impact of our consumption, though, is felt globally. This is most ...

Develop a Stakeholder Map for This Semester's Sponsored Project
Students create a single Stakeholder Map (using Mural.co) for the whole team based on information from this semester's project sponsor and based on insights from interviews that they have conducted.

Materials Development
Content page detailing a faculty-led transdisciplinary curriculum development initiative focused on sustainability, outlining a structured process for creating and assessing teaching modules through collaborative workshops, common and course-specific exercises, and iterative revisions across STEM and business disciplines at multiple institutions. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Bentley University Local Learning Community
The Bentley LLC aims to foster collaboration among faculty from 16 academic departments to create transdisciplinary curricula that integrate the humanities and sciences into the Bentley undergraduate business curriculum. Despite challenges like limited faculty time, the LLC successfully facilitated collaboration among faculty in every department, resulting in several ongoing transdisciplinary teaching projects and research publications. The impact includes increased faculty participation and the development of new transdisciplinary curricula, indicating both enthusiasm and institutional support for this decentralized, faculty-driven approach.

Part 1: Waste and the Linear Economy
Almost everything we do creates waste. This is true of many products that we buy, from their packaging at the time of purchase to their disposal at the end of their useful life. In the U.S., we dispose nearly 5 ...

Use BASICS in Your Discipline
Content Page showcasing transdisciplinary BASICS teaching materials with discipline-specific implementation examples for Anthropology, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Science, Geoscience, and Health Science, enabling educators to integrate systems thinking into diverse academic courses. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Publications, Presentations, and Awards
Content page listing academic publications, presentations, and awards related to transdisciplinary sustainability curriculum development in higher education, highlighting research outputs, conference engagements, and recognition such as the 2023 Innovation in Accounting Education Award. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.