本課程開授主要目的，在於讓學生從環境科學與工程角度，瞭解環境品質與環境工程專業領域相關知識。內容包含環境生態學原理、地球自然資源、人類生活對環境之影響、以及全球與台灣所面臨之環境污染議題，另討論全球氣候變遷、環境風險管理、空氣污染控制技術、水污染處理技術等，以引導學生瞭解環境工程之原理與重要性。

The main purpose of this course is to allow students to understand the relevant knowledge of environmental quality and environmental engineering from the perspective of environmental science and engineering. The content includes the principles of environmental ecological science, the natural resources of the earth, the impact of human life on the environment, as well as the environmental pollution issues facing the world and Taiwan, and discuss global climate changes, environmental risk management, air pollution control technology, water pollution treatment technology, etc., to guide students to understand the principles and importance of environmental engineering.

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Cunningham, W. P., and Cunningham, M. A., Environmental Science: A Global Concern, 11th Ed. 2010, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.

Masters, G.M. and Ela, W.P. Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science, 3rd Ed. 2008, Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Cunningham, W. P., and Cunningham, M. A., Environmental Science: A Global Concern, 11th Ed. 2010, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.