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4.00 Credits
An environmental approach to the study of earth as a globe, earth-sun relations, weather, climate, vegetation, soils, and the hydrosphere. Abundantly illustrated by slides and films, this course brings to life the causal connections among climate, vegetation, and soils. Natural and human-induced climate change, groundwater and surface water management, and soil erosion are among the environmental problems covered. The laboratories provide hands-on experience on most topics. Note: This course can be used to satisfy the university Core Science & Technology Second Level (SB) requirement.
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3.00 Credits
This course emphasizes the human dimensions of the relationship between societies and their natural environments. Students will be introduced to those ecological principles that are necessary to understand cultural, social, political, and economic questions at a variety of geographic scales. The course will consider several global, national, and local issues such as siting of noxious facilities, land use conflicts, equality of access to resources, and environmental justice.
Prerequisite:
Permission of instructor and special authorization for non-Honors students
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the interactions between theory, policy, and the urban environment. Students have the opportunity to study the urban environment not only as a physical landscape or natural ecosystem, but also as a constructed landscape shaped by local, regional and global social, economic and political processes. The course addresses issues that continue to challenge urban society, including environmental injustice and racism, degradation of local environmental quality, the impact of local-global relationships on community-scale environments and the commodification of nature.
Prerequisite:
One GUS course or two social sciences courses or permission of the instructor
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3.00 Credits
A study of the ethical dimensions of several contemporary environmental controversies. The course examines the major theoretical approaches to environmental ethics, including human-centered (anthropocentric), animal-centered (zoocentric), and nature-centered (biocentric and ecocentric) value systems, as well as the most important critiques of these ethical approaches. The course will also address specific issues such as biodiversity and wilderness preservation; human use of animals as food, entertainment, and research subjects; environmental racism and toxic dumping; sustainable development, population and consumption.
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3.00 Credits
Just as the question of the relationship of the individual to society is a perpetual concern, so is the
question of the relationship of the individual (and society) to the natural environment. This course
addresses this latter question. Issues of environmental ethics will constantly be lurking behind the
scenes even when not directly at issue. A dominant theme will be the concept of nature itself. It
has undergone some amazing changes during its remarkable history, and these will be explored
especially from the point of view of recent feminist thinking.
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3.00 Credits
Variable offerings on special topics that are not part of the standard roster of courses. Check with the
Environmental Studies office and/or web site (www.temple.edu/cla/es) for details on Special Topics courses.
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3.00 Credits
What ethical relationship do human beings have to the natural world? What cultural and religious values, conceptions, and assumptions have shaped human interactions with the environment? Through also examining practical issues such as sustainability, technology, and urban living, students will assess individual life-styles and alternative visions of the good life on planet Earth.
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3.00 Credits
This course analyzes how our society protects (or fails to protect) the environment through law
and regulation. Students will examine and compare several U.S. environmental laws that are
designed to redress environmental damage and to protect the environment. In doing so, they will
analyze the relative costs and benefits of various forms of environmental regulation within the
context of the American political, administrative, and legal systems. The course focuses on U.S.
environmental law, but will also consider the increasingly important field of international
environmental law and agreements.
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3.00 Credits
How are environmental policies formulated and implemented in the U.S.? Topics include the role
of citizen participation in decision-making, the place of environmental impact assessment,
environmental justice and equity, intergovernmental relations, and environmental obligations of
the U.S. toward less developed countries.
Prerequisite:
EVRN ST/GUS 1051 (C050), 1951 (H090), or permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
Japan is used as an introduction and model for examining environmental issues in several East
and Southeast Asian countries. Emphasis is on deforestation, river basin development, urban
planning, ecotourism, and the role of non-governmental organizations.
Prerequisite:
EVRN ST/GUS 1051 (C050), 1951 (H090), or permission of instructor
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