Course |
ES 382 China’s Environmental Studies, Planning and Management |
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Professor |
Xiangrong Wang |
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CRN |
15492 |
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Schedule |
Tu 1:30 – 3:50 pm OLIN 107 |
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Distribution |
OLD: C |
NEW: Social
Science
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Cross-listed: Asian Studies
Environmental protection in China began in the
1970s, and was declared a basic national policy in the 1980s. As economic
growth, industrialization and urbanization have accelerated in recent years,
China faces new challenges in balancing this growth with environmental protection
and natural conservation, even as it has committed itself to a sustainable
development policy. China’s environmental studies, planning and management have
shifted towards new methods of eco-protection, eco-planning, eco-construction
and eco-management. Chinese environmental policy has important consequences for
the entire world. This course considers the new and extensive literatures on
China’s environment and urban ecology. We address these key questions: What is
the extent and variety of environmental pollution and ecological degradation in
China? How have urbanization and industrialization affected China’s
environmental quality? What is the framework of environmental protection policy
in China? What are recent developments in eco-environmental planning, eco-city
studies and actions? What strategies and actions are being used in China to
promote sustainable development and international cooperation? This class is an
Upper College seminar. Some familiarity with either modern China or
environmental studies and urban ecological studies is valuable, but not
required. Assigned reading and discussion will be in English, but students with
Chinese language skills are encouraged to introduce additional materials from
China into the class.
Course |
ES 399 Environmental Studies Research Seminar |
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Professor |
Mark Lindeman |
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CRN |
15148 |
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Schedule |
Tu 4:30 -5:50 pm OLIN 107 |
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Distribution |
OLD: C |
NEW: Social
Science / Rethinking Difference
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2 credits This seminar is required for students
moderated in Environmental Studies (formerly CRES). Students are expected to
take ES 399 twice, during the Junior and Senior years, for four credits total.
This two-credit core course meets one evening per week for 80 minutes every
spring semester. The primary responsibility for conducting the seminar rotates
annually among the core faculty of the Environmental Studies program, who also
participate as frequent guests of the class. The seminar provides a forum for
interdisciplinary contact among scholars who approach similar problems from
diverse perspectives. Students and faculty will share tips on research methods
and sources, academic writing, and strategies for designing and executing a
successful project. The primary instructor will select a theme for the seminar
each year. Students are expected to give a presentation based on a published
journal article. Seniors will, in addition, present their senior project
work. Prerequisite: Upper
College status. Space permitting, Upper College students not moderated in
Environmental Studies may take ES 399 with permission of the primary
instructor.
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