SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Undergraduate

This course examines the development, use and conservation of natural resources. It explore the definition of natural resources, the history of resource use, governance regimes, and theories and practices around integrated resource planning and management, ecosystem management, adaptive management, conflict resolution approaches, local knowledge and public participation. Case studies explore recent trends in forestry, fisheries, agriculture, parks and recreation, wildlife, and water resources management. PREREQUISITE: ENV 1010 or permission of the instructor Three semester hours of credit