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Working with our environment - an introduction
Global warming: are we responsible? Is our environmental impact damaging the planet?...
Global warming: are we responsible? Is our environmental impact damaging the planet? This unit examines the use of ozone depleting technology, the impact of fossil fuel use and explores how the development of technology can influence the direction of a society. From the Industrial Revolution to the present day find out how we have changed the planet.
When you have completed this unit you should have:
- developed an awareness of different ways in which our use of technology can affect the environment
- developed your own skills in reading and interpreting texts and diagrams containing some technical descriptions
- Duration: 11 hours
- Published on: Tuesday 26th July 2011
- Level: Introductory
- Posted under: Environmental Science
Working with our environment - an introduction
Introduction

Global warming: are we responsible? Is our environmental impact damaging the planet? This unit examines the use of ozone depleting technology, the impact of fossil fuel use and explores how the development of technology can influence the direction of a society. From the Industrial Revolution to the present day find out how we have changed the planet.
This unit is from our archive and is an adapted extract from Working with our environment: technology for a sustainable future (T172) which is no longer taught by The Open University. If you want to study formally with us, you may wish to explore other courses we offer in this subject area [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .
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This is an extract from an Open University course which is no longer available to new students. If you found this interesting you could explore more free Environmental Science course units or view the range of currently available OU Environmental Science courses.
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