STS.320 Environmental Conflict and Social Change, Fall 2005

This graduate-level class explores the complex interrelationships among humans and natural environments, focusing on non-western parts of the world in addition to Europe and the United States. It uses environmental conflict to draw attention to competing understandings and uses of "nature"...

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Main Author: Walley, Christine
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Published: 2018
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description This graduate-level class explores the complex interrelationships among humans and natural environments, focusing on non-western parts of the world in addition to Europe and the United States. It uses environmental conflict to draw attention to competing understandings and uses of "nature" as well as the local, national and transnational power relationships in which environmental interactions are embedded. In addition to utilizing a range of theoretical perspectives, this subject draws upon a series of ethnographic case studies of environmental conflicts in various parts of the world.
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spelling mit-1721.1/1132912019-09-12T22:50:37Z STS.320 Environmental Conflict and Social Change, Fall 2005 Environmental Conflict and Social Change Walley, Christine Anthropology complex interrelationships humans natural environments conflict access land rights hunting fishing environmental regulations scientific popular knowledge biotechnology hazardous waste social economic political environmental stakes forest agricultural marine urban social cultural historical power relationships local national international levels. nature European thought theoretical paradigms ethnographic East Africa South Asia Southeast Asia Eastern Europe North America 030103 Environmental Studies 512202 Environmental Health This graduate-level class explores the complex interrelationships among humans and natural environments, focusing on non-western parts of the world in addition to Europe and the United States. It uses environmental conflict to draw attention to competing understandings and uses of "nature" as well as the local, national and transnational power relationships in which environmental interactions are embedded. In addition to utilizing a range of theoretical perspectives, this subject draws upon a series of ethnographic case studies of environmental conflicts in various parts of the world. 2018-01-24T07:14:11Z 2018-01-24T07:14:11Z 2005-12 2018-01-24T07:14:11Z STS.320-Fall2005 STS.320 IMSCP-MD5-525622e27c1392f7e72e439a9f8d4dd8 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/113291 en-US This site (c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2018. Content within individual courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is providing this Work (as defined below) under the terms of this Creative Commons public license ("CCPL" or "license") unless otherwise noted. The Work is protected by copyright and/or other applicable law. Any use of the work other than as authorized under this license is prohibited. By exercising any of the rights to the Work provided here, You (as defined below) accept and agree to be bound by the terms of this license. The Licensor, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, grants You the rights contained here in consideration of Your acceptance of such terms and conditions. Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ text/html Fall 2005
spellingShingle Anthropology
complex interrelationships
humans
natural environments
conflict
access
land rights
hunting
fishing
environmental regulations
scientific
popular
knowledge
biotechnology
hazardous waste
social
economic
political
environmental
stakes
forest
agricultural
marine
urban
social
cultural
historical
power relationships
local
national
international levels. nature
European thought
theoretical paradigms
ethnographic
East Africa
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Eastern Europe
North America
030103
Environmental Studies
512202
Environmental Health
Walley, Christine
STS.320 Environmental Conflict and Social Change, Fall 2005
title STS.320 Environmental Conflict and Social Change, Fall 2005
title_full STS.320 Environmental Conflict and Social Change, Fall 2005
title_fullStr STS.320 Environmental Conflict and Social Change, Fall 2005
title_full_unstemmed STS.320 Environmental Conflict and Social Change, Fall 2005
title_short STS.320 Environmental Conflict and Social Change, Fall 2005
title_sort sts 320 environmental conflict and social change fall 2005
topic Anthropology
complex interrelationships
humans
natural environments
conflict
access
land rights
hunting
fishing
environmental regulations
scientific
popular
knowledge
biotechnology
hazardous waste
social
economic
political
environmental
stakes
forest
agricultural
marine
urban
social
cultural
historical
power relationships
local
national
international levels. nature
European thought
theoretical paradigms
ethnographic
East Africa
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Eastern Europe
North America
030103
Environmental Studies
512202
Environmental Health
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