ENV 3115 - Political Ecology

Credits: 4.00
Political Ecology investigates the inter-relationships among economic activity, politics, culture, human rights, and the environment. The discipline is based on the belief that environmental conflicts and management cannot be studied without careful examination of all pertinent social, cultural and historical influences. Students will investigate current world events, considering what factors are impacting migration, conflict, terrorism, genocide, environmental injustice, trade, and international treaties. In-depth case studies will highlight course concepts and focus on ethnic conflicts in the Darfur region of Sudan, population control and forced migration in China, sustainable development efforts in Latin America, globalization of market economies in Africa, environmental injustice of mountaintop coal mining in Appalachia, and the disintegration of local knowledge institutions in India.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites PSI 1101 or EPS 2215