{"id":5545,"date":"2020-01-13T22:42:13","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T22:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/eths101\/?page_id=5545"},"modified":"2020-01-13T22:42:13","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T22:42:13","slug":"understanding-earth-shaping","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/eths101\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Earth Shaping"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<p><!-- WEtheme eyJwIjoiT0VSZiIsImNzcyI6ImNzc1wvZm9udC1hd2Vzb21lXC9jc3NcL2ZvbnQtYXdlc29tZS5taW4uY3NzIiwiaGVhZGVyIjoiYmx1ci5odG1sIn0= -->\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"thumb tright\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner thumbnail\" style=\"width:182px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.utas.edu.au\/sustainable-living\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Understanding Earthshaping.jpg\" src=\"\/\/wikieducator.org\/images\/thumb\/a\/a5\/Understanding_Earthshaping.jpg\/180px-Understanding_Earthshaping.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"135\" class=\"thumbimage img-responsive\"><\/a>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> Earth is a lively and dynamic planet that is undergoing rapid changes wrought by the activities of humans. In what ways are these changes impacting on us and other species? Are we precipitating another mass extinction; the 6th major mass extinction, since life exploded on Earth some 500 million years ago? How will the way humans formulate and apply international and national policies continue to drive change? What are our own values regarding change and how does that colour our perceptions of Earth Shaping? <br style=\"clear:both\"><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading\"> Register\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-body\"><!-- WEtheme eyJwIjoiT0VSZiIsImNzcyI6ImNzc1wvZm9udC1hd2Vzb21lXC9jc3NcL2ZvbnQtYXdlc29tZS5taW4uY3NzIiwiaGVhZGVyIjoiYmx1ci5odG1sIn0= --><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 1<\/b>: This is an open course and you may access all the learning resources without needing to log in. 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