Human activities have had serious environmental consequences, including climate change/disruption, loss of biological diversity, and contamination of air, land and water (e.g. plastic pollution). In turn, many of these consequences negatively affect human health, and impact political and economic systems. Taking a geographical approach, we’ll examine root causes of so-called “environmental problems” at local, regional, national, and global scales. On the flip side we’ll critically explore innovative solutions to address these issues, from the environmental justice movement to the Red and Green New Deal! Topics include approaches to understanding the environment in relation to development, climate change, resource consumption, population, agriculture (e.g. industrial farming versus agroecology), deforestation, biodiversity conservation, fisheries, fossil fuel exploitation, alternative energy, mineral exploitation, greening mining, water conservation and conflict, greening the economy, green building and ecotourism.

ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE COURSE

FREE COURSE MATERIALS ON CANVAS. NO TEXTBOOK.

Elective that fulfils these Professional Concentration Areas:
• Environmental Justice and Resilience • Gender, Race, and Equality • Development Studies • Law and Human Rights • Diplomacy, Peace, and Conflict Studies • Food Studies • Global Health • Business, Trade, and Tourism Arts and Identity • Arts & Identities

Fulfils these Geographic Focus Areas: 

• Africa • Southeast & East Asia • South & Central Asia • Latin America & Caribbean • North America

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