This course examines the ways in which power shapes human-environment relationships at local, regional and global scales. Key topics include environmental justice, colonialism, development, knowledge claims, conflict and cooperation, inequality, and environmental movements. Concepts will be illustrated using cases from the Global South and experiences of racialized communities and Indigenous peoples.
This course examines the ways in which power shapes human-environment relationships at local, regional and global scales. Key topics include environmental justice, colonialism, development, knowledge claims, conflict and cooperation, inequality, and environmental movements. Concepts will be illustrated using cases from the Global South and experiences of racialized communities and Indigenous peoples.