Environment and Development: A Political Ecology Approach

Undergraduate Prerequisites: senior standing - Theory and practice of development with an explicit focus on environmental issues. Introduces history of development and the environment; explores select themes in development and environmental studies (e.g., rural livelihoods, conservation, urbanization, and climate change); and considers alternative development paradigms. Effective Spring 2027, this course fulfills a single requirement in each of the following BU HUB areas: Creativity/Innovation, Ethical Reasoning, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.