ENV 342 - Globalization,Locality & Env

Institution:

University of New England

Subject:

Environmental Studies

Description:

This course critically examines economic globalization's impacts on the natural environment. Its overall purpose is to assess these impacts, asking how they do or do not align themselves with the earth's ecological dynamics and with the welfare of human communities. Students will first examine globalization's history and current manifestations, and the arguments voiced by both its proponents and its critics. They will then study the complex interactions between the dynamics of globalization and those of the natural world. Finally, they will critically assess a variety of actions generated at the global and local levels in response to globalization, and prepare and present self-chosen case studies of particular human communities and their natural environments being deeply affected by the forces of globalization.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2006 - 09/01/2007 

Institution Website:

www.une.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 283-0171

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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