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HGEO 452

Human Dimensions of Environmental Change

3 units

Winter 2026

Topics

  • Anthropocenes? Indigenous responses. Permafrost Lab visit TBC
  • Biodiversity, extinctions, migrations, entanglements. In class Individual project discussion. Meet Prof. or. TA re projects
  • Geoengineering Haida Guai: Fish and oceans. Presentations
  • Planetary carbon energy metabolism. Presentations River valley TBC. Presentations
  • warming. Presentations

Readings

  • Pyromania ISBN: 9781788216517 Authors: Simon Dalby Publisher: Agenda / Ingram Publication Date: 2024 Ordered via bookstore
    required
    ISBN 9781788216517
Winter 2023

Readings

  • Optional, Recommended for HGEO552. Available in the bookstore. Some are briefly reviewed on spaceandculture.com
    recommended
  • Frankopan, P. (2023). The Earth Transformed: An Untold History. Knopf
    required
  • Proulx, A. (2023). Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis. Scribner
    required
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