CHICANO 175
Latinx and the Environment
This course will review various theories that explore the relationship between environmental drivers andsocio-economic outcomes as they relate to the Latinx community. In addition, the course will use casestudies to illustrate methodological approaches and topic specific impacts of environmental conditions onsocioeconomic outcomes. Topics such as climate change adaptation, agricultural labor chemical exposure,access to clean water, the impact of education on environmental outcomes and others areas will beexplored. Environmental equity and justice will permeate and are fundamentally integrated in all topics asthey address the Latinx communities.
Topics
- To become familiar with environmental drivers affecting Latinx communities in CA and the US, including its different segments: labor, entrepreneurs, urban and rural dwellers, different demographic segments, gender, other. To incorporate theoretical and practical issues related to environmental justice and equity into the analysis of the impact of environmental drivers on the different segments of the Latinx population in CA and the US To prepare two policy briefs that explain in a concise and precise manner what are the action options to change the trajectory of negative impacts of environmental drivers in the Latinx community. Policy briefs are to be topic specific. To prepare a paper that analyses the impact of environmental drivers and possible courses of action that improve environmental conditions for the Latinx segment of the US population.
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027