ENSS 160 Intro to Environmental Studies
This course investigates major contributions of the social and natural sciences to our understanding of how and why environmental problems happen. Environmentally harmful human behavior is not simply a fact of life, but a product of social conditions that can be studied, understood, and changed. In this course, we examine approaches to resolving environmental problems, including strategies such as market-based policies, reforms of property systems, and social movements that promote environmental justice and sustainable development. Students apply these conceptual approaches to root causes, consequences, and solutions to specific environmental topics.