PSC 306 - Environmental Politics

Institution:

University of New England

Subject:

Political Science

Description:

The course will introduce you to a number of current environmental problems, to the underlying forces which cause them, and to a range of possible solutions. In the first two parts of this course we'll move from the local and regional (forests and the decline of the salmon fisheries in the Pacific Northwest; water, rangeland and mining in the American West) to the global (global warming and ozone depletion; air and water pollution; the loss of biodiversity). In the last part of this course we'll seek to develop understanding of the possible sources of our environmental problems, especially in the U.S. Here we'll look at the political system; markets, economic growth and technological change; and ideas, ideologies and "human nature." The automobile - and its vast environmental and social consequences - will receive special scrutiny.

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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