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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ESS 3100 - Environmental Justice

Credits: 4
This course will introduce you to environmental justice as a concept and a movement, as well as its guiding principles, theories, practices, accomplishments, and challenges. In the United States and across the globe, people of color are subjected to a disproportionately large number of health and environmental risks in their neighborhoods and on their jobs. Communities of color must contend with dirty air and drinking water, the byproducts of municipal landfills, incinerators, polluting industries, and hazardous waste facilities. We will seek to understand the societal, cultural, and institutional factors underlying environmental decision-making processes as they intersect with race, power, access, and ecological problems.
Fulfills: D and E in LS Core