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4.00 Credits
The contrast in Kenya's physical and human environment is addressed, between highland and lowland, cropland and rangeland, domestic livestock and wildlife, modern and traditional ways of life and land-use systems. The impact of the colonial regime on land ownership and resource use is studied with reference to certain ethnic groups. Responses to changing economic and political conditions in the postcolonial era are also discussed. Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 101. Also offered as Anthropology 240.
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4.00 Credits
The popularity of outdoor recreation continues to increase dramatically. Land managers are often charged with the contradictory responsibilities of allowing an "unconfined" recreationexperience while maintaining resource protection. This course is an interdisciplinary investigation of outdoor recreation on public lands and its social and ecological consequences. The emphasis is on wildland recreation - activities that are dependent on undeveloped settings. The course examines the biophysical and social science of recreation to inform policy and planning approaches. Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 101.
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4.00 Credits
For students desiring to do individual research in environmental studies. May be elected only after submission of a written proposal during the prior semester and approval by core faculty of environmental studies. Prerequisites: Environmental Studies 101 and permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
This course focuses on the distributional dimensions of environmental degradation and environmental protection, both domestically and globally. The social processes that generate synergistic racism and class stratification, affecting the distribution of ecological costs and benefits, are explored. The course also examines the origins and impacts of a distinct environmental justice movement that has emerged within minority and working-class communities and its relationships to civil rights, labor and mainstream environmental movements. Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 101. Also offered as Sociology 253 and through Global Studies.
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4.00 Credits
People in different cultures perceive their environment in different ways and have bodies of systematic knowledge relating to land, water, soil, plants and animals upon which they base their use of these resources. This course attempts to show how indigenous people understand the interrelationship of the different elements of their environments and have used them for sustainable livelihood. The impact of Western knowledge systems and commercial interests on indigenous communities is discussed, with reference to African and American case studies. Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 101. Also offered as Anthropology 255.
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3.00 Credits
Ethnobotany is an interdisciplinary field drawing on concepts from both natural and social sciences to investigate human-plant interactions. This course will illustrate the importance of plants in our everyday life and the influence of human activities on plant populations. Independent projects center around surveys and experiments on socio-economically important plants. Field trips and labs explore Native American reservations, botanical gardens, greenhouses, nature reserves and plant population survey techniques. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: General Biology (101). Also offered as Biology 258.
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the ecological, economic and social dimensions of agriculture, both food and fiber. We examine modern, large-scale, industrialized agriculture - how it has arisen and how it affects land, water, biodiversity and human communities - and analyze whether it is sustainable. We then evaluate a variety of models that might represent more sustainable systems, including Native American, organic and local food systems. Students visit several local farms and gain hands-on experience at the Ecological Sustainability Landscape. Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 101.
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4.00 Credits
This course broadly considers the stability of humans' relationship to the environment. The course examines how social systems can be organized to lessen their impact on natural systems, lessen inequalities within generations, and ensure the viability of natural resources for future generations. The course focuses on international policy as developed through the United Nations and affiliated institutions; national policy is considered, where appropriate, as examples of leadership in or obstruction to diminishing human impact on the environment. Students consider various case studies at the local level that exude principles of sustainability. The concept of sustainability in the face of global change is critically examined, including issues of ecological integrity and social justice. Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 101.
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4.00 Credits
An overview of the history of energy production and consumption and associated environmental effects in North America is followed by a look toward the next 20 years. An analysis of energy production and consumption serves as the background for an in-depth study of energy alternatives for the future. Each option is viewed in terms of its effect on the natural and social environment. Special emphasis is given to regional energy concerns, such as hydroelectric power, appropriate technology and alternative sources, including wood, solar and wind. A large segment of the course details strategies for reducing energy consumption and the associated benefits. Practical applications of alternative technologies and conservation, employ the program's Ecological Sustainability Landscape as a laboratory. Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 101.
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed for students who want to explore nature writing - the intersection of self and the natural world. We explore how this genre combines the observational, scientific "eye" withthe personal, narrative "I" through readings in non-fiction anthologies,novels and/or memoirs. Students write essays on nature and the environment that reflect different objectives within the genre, such as the political essay, the literary field study and the personal essay. Students also keep a "naturalist's journal." Discussion of threadings is interspersed with workshop sessions. Also offered as English 295 and through Outdoor Studies.
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