IS 220 - Global Environment

Institution:

Arcadia University

Subject:

International Studies

Description:

This course focuses on global interconnections and the consequences of humans' use and frequent degradation of natural resources around the planet. All continents will be explored. Readings, discussions and written assignments examine such topics as the shifting demand for an politics of resource extraction, trends in energy use (past,present and future), environmental health and justice, and how and the extent to which ecological balances have been imperiled by human economic and social development.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.arcadia.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 572-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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