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環境社会学[国際環境学コース]
Environment and Society
This course will explore the relationship between environment and society through its focus on drivers, impacts, and responses to climate change. Drawing on multiple perspectives, it is designed to provide a survey in three key segments (1) causes and drivers of climate change (2) impacts and effects of climate change (3) coping responses and adaptive measures being taken in response to climate change and the effects (positive or negative) they may have on the already strained natural system.
The underlying contention of this course is that a deeper understanding of environment and society, showcased through climate change, is made possible through attention to varying and at times, competing framings. These explanations are rooted in the worldviews of scholars and ideas of nature-society interactions. This set of arrangements provides the foundation of debates and policies on climate change in policy, academic, and public domains.
Considering that drivers and long and short-term effects of climate change implicate many other issues, devising effective solutions requires a multidisciplinary approach. Hence, this course focuses on developing a well-rounded understanding of these issues.
While the course prescribes diverse readings, students will be able to understand the contents with the help of the instructor. The goal of this course is for students to develop deeper thinking, writing, and communication skills on complex social and ecological challenges facing the world.
The underlying contention of this course is that a deeper understanding of environment and society, showcased through climate change, is made possible through attention to varying and at times, competing framings. These explanations are rooted in the worldviews of scholars and ideas of nature-society interactions. This set of arrangements provides the foundation of debates and policies on climate change in policy, academic, and public domains.
Considering that drivers and long and short-term effects of climate change implicate many other issues, devising effective solutions requires a multidisciplinary approach. Hence, this course focuses on developing a well-rounded understanding of these issues.
While the course prescribes diverse readings, students will be able to understand the contents with the help of the instructor. The goal of this course is for students to develop deeper thinking, writing, and communication skills on complex social and ecological challenges facing the world.
時間割／共通科目コード
コース名
教員
学期
時限
08D1417
FAS-DA4F17L3
環境社会学[国際環境学コース]
HUSSAIN Nazia
木曜3限
マイリストに追加
マイリストから削除
講義使用言語
英語
単位
2
実務経験のある教員による授業科目
NO
他学部履修
可
開講所属
教養学部
授業計画
WEEK 1: Introductory lecture and guidance (basic notions,, course plan, and readings)
WEEK 2-6: Causes and drivers of climate change
Week 2: Multiple framings of climate change
Week 3: Ideas of nature and how they link to climate change
Week 4: Greenhouse gas emissions—drivers and debates
Week 5: Fossil fuels and energy—drivers and debates
Week 6: Energy systems (renewable energy debates; GUEST LECTURE)
WEEK 7-13: Experiencing climate change and what can be done?
Week 7: Climate and environmental justice
Week 8: Impacts of climate change
Week 9: Vulnerability, human security, and climate security
Week 10: Complexity of climate change and future risks
Week 11: Adapting to climate change
Week 12: Imagining futures: what can be done (and what is being done)?
Week 13: Wrap-up discussion
授業の方法
Classes consist of interactive lectures. Class discussions are based on pre-assigned readings and questions. Activities also include collaborative learning through group activities in preparing group presentations. Writing assignments are aimed to develop critical thinking.
成績評価方法
20% Class participation
10% Leading classroom discussion
20% Short writing assignments
30% Final Paper
20% Group presentation
教科書
No textbook required. Readings will be provided for each class.
参考書
N/A
履修上の注意
No prior study is required, but a strong interest in learning about environmental issues from an
interdisciplinary perspective is desirable. Constructive participation by students is highly recommended.
