ENVS 328 - Political Economy of the Environment

FC SSCI CD WINT

4 credits
This course gives students the opportunity to refine their own views on the causes and solutions to environmental problems through the lens of political economy of the environment. The class looks at the major theories that have been developed to explain nature-society relationships and achieve environmental sustainability. It will review the foundations of environmental policy, conventional approaches such as administrative rationalism, liberal democracy, and ecological modernization as well as more radical approaches such as Environmental Justice, Ecofeminism and Bio-Regionalism. Students will use these approaches to analyze a particular environmental issue/policy controversy of their choosing.
Prerequisites & Notes: ENVS/POLT 208 OR ENVS/ECON 231
Sustainability