GEOG 266 - Population, Environment, and Sustainable Development

1 unit(s)

(Same as INTL 266) Concerns about human population are integral to debates about matters of political stability, socio-economic equity, ecological sustainability, and human wellbeing. This course engages these debates via an examination of environmental change, power and inequality, and technology and development. Case studies include: water supplies, fishing and agriculture and the production of foodstuffs. Being a geography course, it highlights human-nature relations, spatial distribution and difference, and the dynamic connections between places and regions.

Two 75-minute periods.

Not offered in 2023/24.

Course Format: CLS