GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Catalog description

(Slashed with GEOG 41800 and GEOG 51800 ) Course examines environmental belief systems and explores various perceptions of the Earth’s environment and its opportunities, constraints and risks. The goals of the course is twofold: (1) develop a framework to allow students to explore both their own relationship to the environment and to understand the sociocultural constructs that have informed their personal environmental beliefs; and (2) apply this knowledge to critically assess various stakeholder perspectives of specific environmental issues.