Note: You must establish a session for Fall Academic Term 2003 on wolverineaccess.umich.edu in order to use the link "Check Times, Location, and Availability". Once your session is established, the links will function. Courses in RC Environmental Studies This page was created at 6:56 PM on Tue, Sep 23, 2003. Fall Academic Term, 2003 (September 2 - December 19) ENVRNSTD 251 / RCNSCI 250. Ecology, Development, and Conservation in Latin America. Section 001 — ECOLOGY, CONSERVATION, AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW WORLD TROPICS. Instructor(s): Iñigo Granzow-de La Cerda (inyigo@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Reading and listening proficiency in Spanish; high school biology or environmental science. (4). (NS). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: http://coursetools.ummu.umich.edu/2003/fall/rcnsci/250/001.nsf See RC Natural Science 250.001. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: No Data Given. Waitlist Code: 1 ENVRNSTD 270 / ENVIRON 270 / NRE 270. Our Common Future: Ecology, Economics & Ethics of Sustainable Development. Section 001. Instructor(s): Ivette Perfecto (perfecto@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: http://coursetools.ummu.umich.edu/2003/fall/nre/270/001.nsf An interdisciplinary foundation of the concepts and strategies of sustainability from an ecological, economic, and sociopolitical perspective. The quest for sustainable development is the most critical, yet challenging, issue of our times. Defining what sustainable development is and how it ought to be accomplished is profoundly influencing government, academics, business, science, and people's culture and livelihoods at the local, national, and global scale. The disciplines of ecology, economics, sociology, and politics are experiencing major paradigm shifts that seek to re-address our proper role and influence on the planet and its resources. Is knowledge (traditional, scientific, and/or technical) relevant for addressing issues of sustainability? Can more accurate pricing, accounting, and open markets redress environmental degradation and resource depletion? What are we sustaining? For whom? For how long? Who are the "stakeholders"? Are sustainability and economic growth incompatible? Is a new global ethic essential? Through readings, discussions, and assignments, we will explore the discourse, perspectives, methodologies, and limitations of interrelated disciplines — all essential for charting a new common future. Full (book) case studies in environmental and natural resource issues from three major professional perspectives are presented as real working examples of how environmental policies and outcomes are shaped in practice. The aim is to foster critical thinking and to evaluate what we all can contribute to the pursuit of a sustainable biosphere. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: No Data Given. Waitlist Code: No Data Given. Graduate Course Listings for ENVRNSTD. This page was created at 6:56 PM on Tue, Sep 23, 2003. University of Michigan | College of LS&A | Student Academic Affairs | LS&A Bulletin Index | Department Homepage This page maintained by LS&A Advising Technology (webmaster_saa@umich.edu), G255-E Angell Hall Copyright © 2003 The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA +1 734 764-1817 Trademarks of the University of Michigan may not be electronically or otherwise altered or separated from this document or used for any non-University purpose.