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Fall 2017 | PA 5290 Section 003: Topics in Planning -- Environmental Equity (35092)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 35
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Selected topics.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?dmilz+PA5290+Fall2017
- Class Description:
- What do Flint and Standing Rock have in common? While different in many ways, they ultimately represent the most recent examples of how social, cultural, and economic inequalities collide with environmental issues. In such cases, it is often the marginalized and disempowered who bear the greatest environmental costs. The public outcry about Flint and Standing Rock have reinvigorated the global conversation on environmental equity, and this course will be a deep dive into this conversation. Why are patterns of environmental inequity so stubborn? How are environmental costs and benefits distributed across different places and peoples? What can be done to correct current imbalances and to prevent the next Flint, the next Standing Rock? Students will walk away from this course prepared to thoughtfully answer these and other questions about environmental equity.
- Learning Objectives:
Students can expect to complete the following learning outcomes in this course:
Outline and describe social science theories relevant to equity
Outline and describe natural theories relevant to environmental quality
Explain environmental inequities using social and natural theories in combination
Describe analytical tools planners can use to assess environmental equity
Analyze available data to measure and assess environmental equity
Name and define opportunities to redress environmental injustices and equities
Discuss the relative benefits of different strategies for action
Describe the historical evolution of environmental justice and equity
- Class Format:
- This course will use a seminar format. It is built to foster intense engagement with the course material.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/35092/1179
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 4 September 2017
ClassInfo Links - Fall 2017 Public Affairs Classes Taught by Daniel Milz