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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: ENV 110 and permission of the instructor. This courses examines special topics in environmental studies, such as ecotourism, the environment and development, local environmental issues, values and the environment, global fisheries, global climate change, tropical deforestation and similar topics of importance, which could change from year to year. This is a research-intensive course where the student would be expected to write a significant paper, either individually or as part of a group, of sufficient quality to be made useful to the scholarly and policy communities. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.
Topic in Fall 2010:
ENV 295: Campus Sustainability: Conducting an Assessment at W&L (3). Institutions of higher education throughout the world are turning their attention to sustainability on their own campuses and in their educational practices. Through a combination of readings and action research, this course investigates what campus sustainability means, including both biophysical and curricular aspects. Students conduct a campus sustainability assessment of Washington and Lee University. Sustainability is one of the president’s key initiatives, and this assessment contributes to the development of sustainability policy and practice at W&L. Henry-Stone.
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3.00 Credits
This seminar examines challenges to the integrity and well-being of the global environment. Its approach is interdisciplinary, drawing from economics, law, political science, and ecology. Through a series of case studies, this seminar examines the tragedy of the commons, open-access resources, the place of markets, intergenerational equality, distributive ethics, environmental racism, and the role of “law” in promoting sustainable economic regimes. The case studies are introduced on a modular basis and include, but are not limited to, climate change; trade and globalization; biodiversity and intellectual property; deforestation and poverty; marine resources; and transboundary movement of hazardous substances. Throughout, an attempt is made to understand the economic and ecological effects of extant international legal regimes and to explore how these can be improved. Kahn, Drumbl.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: ENV 110 and 9 credits at the 200 level or above in the environmental studies major. This course examines causes of, consequences of, and solutions to contemporary environmental problems. Though topics vary from term to term, the course has a specific focus on the integration of environmental science, policy, and thought so students understand better the cause and effect relationships that shape the interaction between human and environmental systems. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores areas of topical concern within the field of environmental ethics. The issues explored may vary from year to year. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.
Topic for Winter 2011:
ENV 395: Special Topics in Environmental Ethics: Economics, Ecology and Ethics in Environmental Policy (3). This course focuses on the values that shape environmental decisions. Public policy seeks to maximize social utility. In economic terms this means allocating resources so as to maximize the satisfaction of individual preferences. However, our policy decisions regarding the environment also pursue certain ecological goals, such as the preservation of biodiversity and the maintenance of healthy and functioning ecosystems. In addition, environmental policy is constrained by ethical concerns such as the pursuit of environmental justice and our responsibilities to future generations. This course addresses such questions as: To what degree are these three kinds of policy goals in tension with one another? How can we clarify our thinking about these policy goals so as to harmonize them where possible and reasonably negotiate the tradeoffs when they come into conflict? Kahn. Cooper.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: ENV 110 and completion of any two of the three remaining areas for the Program in Environmental Studies, or permission of the instructor. An interdisciplinary capstone course intended for students in the environmental studies program. Students analyze a particular environmental issue and attempt to integrate scientific inquiry, political and economic analysis and ethical implications. The particular issue changes each year. Staff.
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Students undertake significant original research or creative activity in the area of environmental studies, under the direction of a faculty member. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.
Topic in Fall, 2009:
ENV 401: Sustainable Development in Rio Solimoes Communities (1). This course entails the writing of a plan for the development of markets for sustainably produced fiber products in ribeirinho communities in Amazonas, Brazil. Kahn
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Students undertake significant original research or creative activity in the area of environmental studies, under the direction of a faculty member. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Students undertake significant original research or creative activity in the area of environmental studies, under the direction of a faculty member. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of the environmental studies faculty. Honors Thesis. Staff.
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4.00 Credits
Limited enrollment; departmental permission required. Preference is given to students with no prior preparation in French. Emphasis on listening comprehension and speaking, with gradual introduction of reading and writing. Staff.
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