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| Campus | Bryn Mawr |
| Semester | Fall 2021 |
| Registration ID | ENVSB202001 |
| Course Title | Environment and Society |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | Environmental Studies |
| Instructor | Hager,Carol |
| Times and Days | MW 01:10pm-02:30pm
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| Room Location | DAL119 |
| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1229 This is a topics course. This course explores the intersections of natural and built environments with diverse societies. Students will encounter conceptual and analytical tools of the social sciences to inform environmental responses at individual, collective, and institutional levels. Pre-requisite ENVS B101 or ENVS H101 or instructor's permission.; Current topic description: An exploration of the ways in which different cultural, economic, and political settings have shaped issue emergence and policy making. We examine the politics of particular environmental issues in selected countries and regions, paying special attention to the impact of environmental movements. We also assess the prospects for international cooperation in addressing global environmental problems such as climate change. Approach: Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC), Writing Attentive; Haverford: B: Analysis of the Social World (B), Social Science (SO) Enrollment Cap: 30. This semester only. This course is equivalent to Political Science 222: Environmental Issues and counts towards the major in POLS |
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