GEO 341 ,342 - Environmental History of the United States

Institution:

Muhlenberg College

Subject:

Description:

An environmental history of the United States from the English settlement to the present. An examination of the ideas and attitudes that shaped human impact on and interaction with the land and the environment. The course will also explore the influence of legislation, judicial decisions, and governmental policy upon the environment. In addition, the course will examine landuse patterns and their significant changes over the past 400 years. The readings will emphasize relevant primary writings and recent scholarship. Meets general academic requirement H (and W which applies to 342 only).

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.muhlenberg.edu

Phone Number:

(484) 664-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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