Environmental Science & Policy 320 - ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Environmental justice is the idea that all peoples should share equally in access to environmental goods and in exposure to environmental harms. Around the world, poor communities and communities of color are disproportionately impacted by environmental negatives from industry, waste disposal, and other sources. Through investigation of the history, theories, and causations of environmental injustices, this class will critically analyze global and local environmental justice activism through discussion, lectures, a semester-long research project, and one mandatory field trip. Prerequisites: ENV 101 and an upper-level course in environmental science or social science, or the permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 35 students. (E)