ENV230

Society interacts with the environment to produce food, transform landscapes, harvest resources, dispose of waste, and set aside areas for preservation. In this course we study a variety of social science answers to the question "Why do environmental problems exist?" Does climate change, for example, result from misguided ethics, too many people, unquestioned social norms, market failures, unjust development, lack of cooperation, or something else? Students investigate diverse theoretical perspectives that attempt to explain our relationship with the natural world, and critically examine underlying assumptions, strengths, and limitations of each perspective. Cross-listed with GEG-230. HBSI, Spring semester.

Human Behavior & Soc Inst (HBSI)

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