Environmental Justice

Catalog description

This is a seminar-style discussion course in Environmental Justice. It supports students as they develop facility in linking theory, case material, and personal scholarly-professional goals. Readings and writings cover a breadth of topics including origins and theory of environmental justice as social movement and field of scholarship; environmental toxins, hazards, and public health; race and indigeneity; climate change mitigation and adaptation; knowledge systems; urban planning, housing and transportation; water resources; food systems; conservation and recreation; participatory research; and cross-scalar analyses. The course assumes familiarity with basic social science perspectives on race, difference, and equity, and general awareness of environmental issues.