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GEOG 464 - Identity and the Environment

(3 units) CO10, CO13
The reciprocal influence of social identity on concepts of nature; allocation of natural resources; pollution and environmental quality; and environmental activism and professions.

Prerequisite(s): General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. compare groups with diverse identities with respect to their attachment to (and influences from) various environmental factors.
2. assess the equities associated with the spatial unevenness of environmental quality and access to natural resources.
3. synthesize concepts and information about social identity with concepts and information about nature, natural resources, and environmental quality.
4. identify the significance of differing spatial and historic contexts that mediate relations between social identity and the environment.


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