HIST 271 - Climate and Society

Institution:

Washington and Lee University

Subject:

History

Description:

This course examines climate change from a historical and social perspective, two approaches to this critical international environmental issue that receive limited attention in academic research, media reporting, and policymaking. The course focuses on four topics: historical understandings of climate; societal responses to climatic fluctuations; global warming in historical context; and adaptation to climate change. The interdisciplinary approach and world environmental history perspective provide diverse context s for understanding climate issues today - not only the changing climate itself but also the social, cultural, scientific, political, economic, and environmental aspects that underlie how societies grapple with climate change. Carey.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.wlu.edu/

Phone Number:

(540) 458-8400

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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