THE POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF SMALL ISLANDS

Graduate

This course examines the intersections among politics, policy, and island environments. The tension between external economic pressures and trans-jurisdictional environmental protection mechanisms, with particular emphasis on topics such as global warming, fishing stocks, and biodiversity, is examined. Other factors including cultural and political forces that encourage development despite environmental risks also are explored. PREREQUISITE: Admission into a UPEI graduate program or eligibility for graduate studies SEMESTER-HOURS OF CREDIT: 3 HOURS PER WEEK: 3 LECTURE: 2 SEMINAR: 1