PSC 4810 - Environmental Justice

Institution:

University of Toledo

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Description:

Environmental Justice examines the unequal distribution of environmental benefits and burdens among vulnerable communities. This course will examine the challenges and solutions associated with environmental justice, both as a social movement and as a public policy initiative. We will discuss several different policy areas like health, pollution, hazardous waste siting, climate change, food, and natural disasters; and strategies applied by NGOs and interest groups, to understand the patterns of environmental inequality and injustice.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utoledo.edu/

Phone Number:

(419) 530-4636

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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