ENVS 39 Natural Resources, Development, and the Environment

How do countries develop their natural resources and also maintain environmental quality? How are water resources and food security maintained in the face of pressures for economic development? Using a multidisciplinary and comparative approach, this course explores the social, political, and scientific issues behind economic development and environmental preservation. Agricultural practices, resource conservation strategies, and tensions between development and conservation are interrogated. The course examines these issues in the historical, social, and political contexts of developed and developing countries, with an emphasis on the emerging nations of sub-Saharan Africa.

Instructor

TBD

Prerequisite

ENVS 2 or the equivalent, or permission of the instructor.

Degree Requirement Attributes

SOC

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