PBPL 129: Understanding Sustainability

2014-15 2015-16 →
changes (lax) changes (strict) ▾ 2015-16 → 2015-16 →

Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 2 hours; practicum, 2 hours; extra reading, 2 hours; screening, 1 hour; term paper, 1 hour

Catalog page 411

Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor

Description: Survey of the concepts, principles and tools from diverse fields that contribute to understanding and responding to problems such as climate change, environmental degradation, and unequal distribution of limited resources. Leads to an appreciation of the social, gendered, political, economic, natural and social scientific principles and theories underlying sustainability