Listed in: Environmental Studies, as ENST-120
Formerly listed as: COLQ-22 | ENST-12 | FAMS-01
Hannah A. Holleman (Section 01)
Rachel A. Levin (Section 01)
Ashwin J. Ravikumar (Section 01)
What is ‘the environment’ and why does it matter? What are the environmental impacts of “business as usual”? What kinds of environmental futures do we want to work towards and what are the alternatives? In this class, we will explore these and other questions that examine how and why we relate to the environment in the ways that we do and the social, ecological and ethical implications of these relationships. As an Introduction to Environmental Studies, this course seeks to (i) develop a common framework for understanding ‘the environment’ as a tightly coupled socio-natural enterprise, and (ii) familiarize students with several key environmental issues of the 21st century. One lecture and one discussion section per week.
Limited to 60 students. Spring semester. Senior Lecturer R. Levin, Professor Holleman and Assistant Professor Ashwin Ravikumar.
Section 01
Tu 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM SCCE A011
Section 01
Th 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM SCCE D103
Section 02
Th 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM SCCE E212
Section 03
Th 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM SCCE A019
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History | Henry Holt | Elizabeth Kolbert | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum | Princeton | William F. Ruddiman | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
Poison Spring | Bloomsbury Press | E. G. Vallianatos | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.