Social Impact Analysis

Catalog description

Course covers theoretical, methodological and applied aspects of social impact analysis. Students will think sociologically about environmental issues and social impacts they create. Course reviews key US policies and guidelines that require and inform social impact analysis. Students will understand and critique key methods and approaches used in social impact analysis to generate inclusive decisions that protect the environment and health of human communities that share its abundance and meaning. Course will compare and critique a range of national and international social impact examples, including ethical issues associated with the non-human world. Consent of instructor is required. Taught in Beaufort at Duke Marine Lab.