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(B.A.)
Discipline Representative/Supervisor of Studies: S. Bamford (416-287-7301)
The Program in Society and Environment offers an interdisciplinary approach to environmental issues from the perspective of the social sciences. It assumes that the distinction between environment, as commonly understood, and the built, social, and political-economic environment is artificial, and that environmental problems are mostly created by human societies. A clear understanding of environmental issues from this perspective requires knowledge of social and political processes, of social theory, of the history of conservation, of planning and urban development, and of human ecology, as well as of natural environment processes. In this Program, the complex interactions between societies and environments are approached through a core of specialized courses, social science methods and theories, which are applied specifically to the themes of: relations between humans and ecosystems; planning cities; policies for agriculture and food; practices and policies for health. In order to pursue these themes, students can select from relevant courses in Sociology, Political Science, Geography, Anthropology, International Development Studies, Environmental Earth Sciences and other related disciplines. It therefore combines well with those disciplines for students who wish to combine Society and Environment with another Major.
An introduction to human geography through the changes
and problems of global relationships and regional scales of activity.
Concepts and methods of human geography will include geo-politics,
human-nature relations, spatial analysis, the production of space,
regionalism, landscape and place. These will be applied to the
critical analysis of how the globalization of agribusiness, manufacturing,
tourism, finance and trade, political institutions, popular culture,
demographic and environmental changes interact with the growth
and metropolitan regions and the quality of urban and rural environments.
Particular attention will be paid to the sustainability of these
interactions. Two hour lecture per week and a one hour tutorial
every second week.
Exclusion: (GGRA04), GGR101, SOEA01Y
M. Bunce/E. Relph
The history and current status of environmental problems and conservational responses. The course deals with two main topics: the origins of environmental problems in the rise and subsequent global spread of industrial capitalism, and environmental conservation and policies. Themes include: changes in human-environment relations, trends in environmental problems, the rise of environmental awareness, ideologies of preservation and conservation, environmental activism and organizations, environmental policy from the local to the international scale, problems of sustainable development.
Two hour lectures per week and one hour of tutorial
per week.
Exclusions: GGRB01, GGR233, SOEB01H
Prerequisite: GGRA01Y (SOEA01, GGRA04) and one other
A-level course (EESA01 strongly recommended)
M. Bunce
An examination of the relationship between human
populations and cultural systems with their environments.
Prerequisite: ANTA01Y or permission of the instructor
Refer to Anthropology for complete course description.
An introduction to the environmental consequences
of development activities, with emphasis on tropical countries.
Prerequisite: EESA01H
Refer to International Development Studies for
complete course description.
This course offers students the opportunity to gain
practical research experience as an intern with an environmental
organization. Students will be required to arrange their own internship
and to complete at least 50 hours of work with the organization.
Evaluation will be based on a research paper.
Prerequisites: Completion of at least 10 F.C.E.'s;
with permission of program supervisor.
An introduction to human geography through the changes
and problems of global relationships and regional scales of activity.
Concepts and methods of human geography will include geo-politics,
human-nature relations, spatial analysis, the production of space,
regionalism, landscape and place. These will be applied to the
critical analysis of how the globalization of agribusiness, manufacturing,
tourism, finance and trade, political institutions, popular culture,
demographic and environmental changes interact with the growth
and metropolitan regions and the quality of urban and rural environments.
Particular attention will be paid to the sustainability of these
interactions. Two hour lecture per week and a one hour tutorial
every second week.
Exclusion: (GGRA04), GGR101, SOEA01Y
M. Bunce/E. Relph
The history and current status of environmental problems and conservational responses. The course deals with two main topics: the origins of environmental problems in the rise and subsequent global spread of industrial capitalism, and environmental conservation and policies. Themes include: changes in human-environment relations, trends in environmental problems, the rise of environmental awareness, ideologies of preservation and conservation, environmental activism and organizations, environmental policy from the local to the international scale, problems of sustainable development.
Two hour lectures per week and one hour of tutorial
per week.
Exclusions: GGRB01, GGR233, SOEB01H
Prerequisite: GGRA01Y (SOEA01, GGRA04) and one other
A-level course (EESA01 strongly recommended)
M. Bunce
An examination of the relationship between human
populations and cultural systems with their environments.
Prerequisite: ANTA01Y or permission of the instructor
Refer to Anthropology for complete course description.
An introduction to the environmental consequences
of development activities, with emphasis on tropical countries.
Prerequisite: EESA01H
Refer to International Development Studies for
complete course description.
This course offers students the opportunity to gain
practical research experience as an intern with an environmental
organization. Students will be required to arrange their own internship
and to complete at least 50 hours of work with the organization.
Evaluation will be based on a research paper.
Prerequisites: Completion of at least 10 F.C.E.'s;
with permission of program supervisor.
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