Courses: Case Studies in Environmental Issues: Concepts, Contexts, & Conundrums (ENVSH101A01)
Fall 2012
The course offers a cross-disciplinary introduction to environmental studies. Tracing an arc from historical analysis to practical engagement, distinctive approaches to key categories of environmental inquiry are presented: political ecology, earth science, energy, economics, public health, ecological design, sustainability, policy, and environmental ethics. Basic concepts "such as thermodynamics, biodiversity, cost-benefit analysis, scale, modernization, enclosure, the commons, and situational ethics" are variously defined and employed within specific explorations of environmental challenges in the modern world. Divisional credit will be awarded either NA or SO according to student's preference at course conclusion.
Prerequisites: Not open to students who have taken BM's two intro courses in ENVS as well as BM's current ENVS 101.
Fulfills: Limit:40
DepartmentEnvironmental Studies (Web site) Taught By |
LocationHaverford, Stokes 010 Meeting TimesTTh 11:30-1:00 |