Environmental perspectives on development

Environmental perspectives on developmentCourse code: L2103

Lecturer: Grace CarswellTeaching block 2 (Spring-Summer)15 credits2nd year course1 hour lecture and 1 hour seminar each weekAssessed by an unseen exam

Focus on relationships between development and the environment: the consequences of development on the environment, environmental constraints to development and problems of development in marginal environments Key theoretical approaches sustainability, population, colonialism Policy debates wildlife and parks, water, climate change, biofuels

Environmental perspectives on development course themesFrom Development to Sustainable DevelopmentEuropean perspectives on natureColonialism, soil erosion and conservationHistorical perspectives on women and the environmentPopulation and environment: theories and case-studies Climate change and developmentBiofuels and energyWater: scarcity and rights BiodiversityManaging wildlife: people, parks and CBNRMContemporary approaches to environment and development: MDGs