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3.00 Credits
After surveying the elements of energy and ecology, and reviewing the basics of economics, this course investigates the interaction of the three. Each of the major nonrenewable and renewable energy sources is examined in light of its “eco-feasibility”. The potential of energy conservation is examined, and the need for energy/environmental/economic (3-E) policy is debated. Some speculations about future 3-E scenarios are offered, as the U.S. and the rest of the world face their energy, ecological, and economic problems.
Prerequisite:
ECON 1101 (C051) and 1102 (C052); or permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
Variable Honors 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 is, or should be, our relation to the natural world? Especially since we are presently living in a modern urban environment, have we perhaps outgrown nature? Is it something we have mastered? Is it primarily a luxury of sorts that we can go to for periodic enjoyment or relaxation? On the other hand, why do we seem to be in a burgeoning environmental crisis? Is it just greed? Too many people? Insufficient technology? How did we get to where we are? Or more immediately--and perhaps deeply--what fundamental beliefs, attitudes, and values shape our everyday actions, how we perceive and use (or misuse) the earth? What creative alternatives can we find, and how can we apply them? In addressing these kinds of questions we will explore both Western and Asian ways of conceiving and interacting with the natural world, past and present. Our approach will also be interdisciplinary, including materials from art, film and literature, as well a range of academic disciplines. Note: This is an University Honors course.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the forces that influence land use planning in and around American metropolitan
regions. Considers economic perspectives (land values), public interest perspectives (zoning
subdivision, housing and building codes, redevelopment and renewal programs, etc.), and social
perspectives of land use. Also examines separately housing, commercial locations, and industrial
development.
Prerequisite:
A total of four courses in Geography & Urban Studies or Environmental Studies or permission of the instructor
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a synthesis of the social and natural dimensions of disasters. Students become familiar with the concept that disasters emerge when the specific characteristics of hazards (e.g. volcanoes, droughts, floods, tsunamis) intersect with social vulnerability (e.g. class, race, gender). Case studies from around the world are used to elaborate and explore this concept.
Prerequisite:
EVRN ST/GUS 1051 (C050), 1951 (H090), or permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
This course addresses the broad themes of political ecology as an academic discipline as well as a set of theoretical and methodological tools. Historically political ecology has focused on the rural developing world, but more recent work has branched out into environmental justice and resource use in industrialized societies. The course covers the concepts that have distinguished political ecology from other types of analysis like cultural and human ecology. It also introduces students to the construction of theory including a consideration of space, scale, justice, feminism, property, and nature. Finally, the course presents students with diverse case studies that may include topics like resource use, mining, bio-prospecting, forestry, conservation, fisheries, “sustainable” development, and eco-tourism.
Prerequisite:
EVRN ST/GUS 1051 (C050), 1951 (H090), or permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
Medical geography applies concepts and methods from the discipline of geography to study medical and health related events and topics. Medical geography has a close disciplinary tie with epidemiology, biostatistics, medical ecology and medical anthropology, but it is differentiated by its focus on the spatial distributions of health/medical related events. By focusing on geographic scale and the location of health events we can more accurately account for data variability and provide a more accurate representation of a population’s health. Throughout the course, we will examine numerous examples of how geographic scale and measurement can influence study results or how health resources or events appear to be distributed. The class will provide a broad introduction to medical geography touching on the topics of disease ecology, geographical information systems for public health, disparities in health and healthcare, and various methods and data sources for analyzing health/medical data.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers basic research design and methods for environmental research, consulting, and practice. We build this around the theme of environmental impact assessment (EIA). During the course of your environmental careers, most of you will be expected to conduct, reference, evaluate, or otherwise incorporate EIA into your work. Most EIA’s incorporate a diverse set of research methods—and an understanding of a wide-ranging set of research methodologies, and when and how to deploy them—is a central objective for this course. The first third of the course covers project design and methods; the second third addresses the environmental impact assessment process and especially its methodological components; and the final section is a highly interactive (with much peer review) approach to the development and defense of the methodologies you employ in the research prospectus that you develop for this course.
Prerequisite:
ENGLISH 0802; GUS/ES 1051; One of the following: SOC 1167, Psych 1167, MATH 1013, STAT 2101, or GUS 3161
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Duplicate Course: This course can only be counted one time for Environmental Studies elective credit.
Directed reading and research on a specific topic in Environmental Studies agreed to by student and faculty member.
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3.00 Credits
This course is offered both fall and spring semesters to accompany on-the-job training with local consulting firms, planning agencies, private companies, non-profits, and various state, local and federal agencies of government, mostly but not exclusively in the Philadelphia metro area. Students will apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired in array of both natural and social science courses to address some the major environmental challenges on local, regional, and international scales. Students need to arrange their own positions, usually after consulting with the department’s internship coordinator. The search for a placement should start several months in advance of the semester or summer session when the internship will take place. The course is available to GUS/ES majors only. Duplicate Course: This course can only be taken once for credit. Note: The student’s advisor and/or Environmental Studies Internship Coordinator arrange internship placement and evaluation.
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