ENVS 3600 - Environment and Culture

Institution:

Western Michigan University

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Description:

A global cross-cultural exploration of human-environment interactions. This course will examine a variety of different technological/economic systems ranging from small-scale foraging and horticultural societies to large-scale, complex and stratified societies. Special themes each semester will address different environmental problems and how they have been solved or not historically and contemporarily. Such themes might address: the origins and contemporary dimensions of the population debate, the role of "values'' in sustainable societies, or controversies between indigenous peoples and environmentalists. Credits: 3 hours

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wmich.edu

Phone Number:

(269) 387-1000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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