BEIJ ENVI 380 - China & Envrionment

Institution:

Arcadia University

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Description:

This course begins by examining the biophysical landscape of CHina and historical ways of viewing these landscapes. This include considering traditional Han Chinese cosmology, colonial botany and the Western scientific method, as well as Mao's utopian environmental projects. From there we will discuss China's environmental issues in successive weeks, including the source and implications of China's large population, agriculture, grasslands, water, and climate change. We will also discuss China's instiutional frameworks and the relevance for the environment the emergence of a "green" civil society, and its connections to global envrionmentalism. In addition, exploring issues related to pollution enables us to critically reflect upon how Beiijing's air and water pollution affects our bodies as we live and study here. Finally, the course focuses the last couple of weeks on energy and climate change, as these two interconnected issues will dominate global and international politics for the foreseeable future. AUC Designation: Ss

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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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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