CORE 321 - Global Environmental Justice

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Colgate University

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Description:

K. Baptiste In the past several decades, the merging of civil rights and environmental concerns has generated the environmental justice movement. This course critically engages the movement at a global level by studying its histories, the terms and concepts that have evolved from the movement, the theoretical and political implications of the movement, and the struggles of people who are shaping it. The course introduces and critically analyzes environmental justice, described as a form of distributive justice: achieving equity and fairness in the distribution of environmental burdens and environmental benefits. Students examine the procedures and ways in which environmental policies are instituted, as well as the roles of various agencies and organizations in establishing international laws and policies. Students develop intensive research projects of theory and practice in global environmental justice.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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