Welcome - Politics of the Environment
POLI 3385 Politics of the Environment
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course examines competing perspectives on the political, social, and economic forces driving environmental degradation, as well as differing visions of the types of political change required for ecological sustainability. Topics include: competing perspectives on ideas of limits to growth and sustainable development; the links between poverty, North-South inequality, and environmental degradation; population growth; the promise and limits of technological solutions; consumerism and ecological degradation; market-based environmentalism; ecological modernization; and ecological critiques of capitalism.
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PREREQUISITES: 30 credit hours required; previous coursework in Political Science recommended.
EXCLUSIONS: POLI 3585.03