Description

Overview:

This course explores the complex interrelationships among humans and natural environments, focusing on non-western parts of the world in addition to Europe and the United States. It uses environmental conflict to draw attention to competing understandings and uses of "natureâ€ as well as the local, national and transnational power relationships in which environmental interactions are embedded. In addition to utilizing a range of theoretical perspectives, this subject draws upon a series of ethnographic case studies of environmental conflicts in various parts of the world.

Subject:

Engineering, Environmental Science, Political Science

Level:

Graduate / Professional

Material Type:

Full Course

Author:

Christine Walley

Date Added:

01/01/2005