201/Geol. 201. Introductory
Geography: Water, Climate, and Mankind. No credit
granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in GS 268.
Those with credit for GS 111 may only elect Geog. 201 for 3 credits.
(4). (NS). (BS).
See Geology 201. (Stixrude)
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432/Urban Planning 532.
Sustainable Environments: International Perspectives. (3).
(Excl).
This course is an inquiry into alternative views of the environment that are used to find value in nature, and to draw sustenance, wealth, and power from nature. Ways of living in local, traditional
societies are contrasted with life in industrial and global, post-industrial
society. Focus is on food and nutrition needs in traditional societies, the depletion of resources and pollution of living spaces everywhere, and the conflict between local and global perspectives on what
is needed to sustain human life on the planet. The purpose of the course is to present descriptions and identify issues of how
various societies view and use the environment. We seek pragmatic
approaches to sustainable societies that will inform students
of urban andregional planning, natural resources, and others interested
in creating effective environmental policy. Topics addressed include
human nutritional needs and food production policies (our primary
link to the rest of nature is that we eat), types of unsustainability
resulting from cross-cultural conflicts over means for sustenance, market failures, regulatory inadequacies, and the consequences
of accelerating technological change. Interdisciplinary and international
perspectives are presented. Lecture format, two 1-1/2 hour lecture/discussion
sessions per week. A course pack will be available from the Art
and Architecture Copy Center. Materials will be distributed in the classroom. Class exercises (30%), midterm (20%), final examination
(20%), and term paper (30%). (Nystuen)
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