VVZ API is not affiliated with ETH Zurich. Data might be outdated or incorrect. Please view the official ETHZ Vorlesungsverzeichnis for binding information.

701-0029-00L 3 Credits BSC D-USYS
You're viewing possible stale or outdated data. Please check the latest semester for more up-to-date information.

Environmental Systems II

Umweltsysteme II

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Harald Bugmann, Prof. Dr. Nicolas Gruber, Prof. Dr. Anthony Patt
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:47:02

Abstract

The lecture provides a science-based exploration of three important environmental systems: Inland waters, forest, and of food systems.

Objective

The students are able to explain important functions of the three environmental systems, to discuss critical drivers, trends and conflicts of their use and to compare potential solutions.

Content

Aquatic ecosystems and their function, water use and its impact, water pollution and water treatment, water and health, water technologies, water & energy. Forests and agroforest systems, trends and drivers of land use changes, sustainable forest management. The main functions, trends and challenges of agricultural and food systems are discussed based on the four dimensions of food security (availability, access, utilization of food and stability of the food systems).

Resources

Lecture Notes

Lecture notes or other documentation are provided by instructors and accessible via moodle.

General Information

Language
German
Levels
BSC
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
session examination
Mode
written 60 minutes
Aids
keine
Fachneutrales Wörterbuch für fremdsprachige Studierende erlaubt

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture Umweltsysteme II
  • Tue 14:15-16:00 (ML H 44)
2 h weekly

Offered In

  • Environmental Sciences Bachelor (Students can choose between one Bachelor thesis of 10KP or two Bachelor theses of 5KP each. In principle, all professors and lecturers involved in the teaching of the Environmental Sciences degree programme are entitled to supervise a Bachelor's thesis (BA). BA in the area of social sciences and humanities can only be supervised by lecturers who teach in this area. The same applies to BA in the field of natural sciences and technology. If the thesis is supervised by a person who does not teach in the Environmental Sciences degree programme or who does not have ETH lecturer status, then the student has to fill in the "Form for supervisors of a Bachelor thesis who do not teach in the Environmental Sciences degree programme" Link)