Sustainability: Resources, Policy and Activism in Canada

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course examines the dynamics of natural resource development in Canada. In doing so, students consider the governance of primary resources, including the economic, institutional and social systems which frame resource development. Political economy frames the analysis of current resource management laws and policies. This provides a foundation for critiquing competition in each sector, and mapping the varied interests of members of the policy community. Particular attention is paid to how different actors influence governance processes. Requisite Courses: GEOG-1105 or GEOG-1102 or ENV-1600 or permission of the instructor or permission of the chair [prerequisite(s)].