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3.00 Credits
A survey of environmental and natural resource issues in economic theory and policy. History of the environmental movement and environmental debates; theory of natural resource allocation, natural resource issues; theory of environmental management-for example, externalities, public goods, and common property. Topics covered will include pollution, resource depletion, and global climate change. Prerequisites: ECO 100 and 103, or permission of the instructor. Same as ECO 240. Zein-Elabdin
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Introduction to methods of analysis of contemporary environmental issues that rely on use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for assessment, understanding, and solutions. GIS uses a variety of types of digital data, including remote sensing imagery, to generate computer maps of topography, land use, vegetation cover, soil type, and resources for areas as small as Baker Campus and as large as the Amazon Basin. Same as ENV 250. A. de Wet
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3.00 Credits
Readings from a variety of traditions, periods, disciplines, and genres to discover diverse assumptions about nature and humanity's relation to it. Readings from both Western and non-Western cultures, though with emphasis on the British and Euro-American traditions. Such broad exploration across vast divides of time and culture should not only teach us about varied understandings of nature but also encourage self-consciousness as we form our own conceptions of what nature is and how we ought best to interact with and in it. Same as ENG 260. Mueller
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary study of the American landscape as it has evolved over centuries of human habitation. Examines three main themes: the domesticated and designed landscape of the mid-19th century; the crusade to preserve nature and the establishment of national and state parks in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; and the sprawling, seemingly formless automobile-dominated landscape of the late 20th century. Same as AMS 280. Schuyler
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3.00 Credits
Examination of various approaches to environmental and ecological history. Focuses on ways in which the physical and biological world have affected human history and on ways in which human social and political organization, economic activities, cultural values, and scientific theories have shaped our alteration and conservation of nature. Selected case studies from environmental and ecological history, with emphasis on the 17th through the 20th centuries. Same as STS 312 Melillo, Strick
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3.00 Credits
Development of nuclear technology, beginning with the atomic bomb efforts of WW II. The course deals first with the technology itself, as well as with the ways in which it was embedded in and drove American and international politics, including the arms race and the Cold War. Includes postwar development of civilian nuclear power reactors, creation of the Atomic Energy Commission, and the national debate over nuclear power and waste disposal methods. Same as STS 313. Strick
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3.00 Credits
Compares and contrasts environmental problem definition and policy solutions in different countries, with particular focus on the developing world. Investigates political drivers of air and water pollution, land cover change, and biodiversity conservation. Analyzes how political structures, power relations, cultural values, ecological dynamics, and social interactions influence environmental politics. Discusses the role of national and multilateral institutions, NGOs, and civil society in policy debates. Explores how policies positively or negatively influence environment and society. Studies multi-stakeholder negotiations over environmental governance of global commons, including North-South disputes. Prerequisites: ENV/STS 117 or GOV 100 or INT 200. Maxwell
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3.00 Credits
Crystallography and crystal chemistry; physical and chemical properties, stability, and occurrence of common minerals, with emphasis on the common rock-forming silicates. Laboratory studies include crystal symmetry, mineral examination in hand-specimen; introduction to the polarizing microscope. Prerequisite: CHM 111. Mertzman
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3.00 Credits
Origin, occurrence, and interpretation of igneous and metamorphic rocks; interpretation and application of experimental phase equilibria and elementary thermodynamics. Laboratory: examination and interpretation of igneous and metamorphic rocks, textures, and mineral assemblages in hand-specimen and thin-section. Prerequisite: GEO 321. Mertzman
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3.00 Credits
Geologic framework, environment of deposition, and dynamics of sediments and sedimentary features; petrology and petrography of sedimentary rocks; interpretations derived from examination of sedimentary features and rock sequences in the field. Prerequisite: GEO 221. C. de Wet
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