ESG 353: Urban Political Ecology Field Course (3-3-0)
This field course combines occasional lectures with visits to local sites to explore the theme of urban political ecology. In doing so, students gain an understanding of how analyzing the city as an ecosystem can contribute to long-term goals of environmental sustainability and social justice. Field trips, discussions and course projects highlight the ever-changing material and energy flows of a city’s metabolism, covering topics such as water and waste infrastructures, power generation, and industrial activities. A field trip fee will be assessed.
Prerequisite: ESG 126 or ESG 127, and a total of at least 12 ESG-coded credits
This field course combines occasional lectures with visits to local sites to explore the theme of urban political ecology. In doing so, students gain an understanding of how analyzing the city as an ecosystem can contribute to long-term goals of environmental sustainability and social justice. Field trips, discussions and course projects highlight the ever-changing material and energy flows of a city’s metabolism, covering topics such as water and waste infrastructures, power generation, and industrial activities. A field trip fee will be assessed.
Prerequisite: ESG 126 or ESG 127, and a total of at least 12 ESG-coded credits
- Teacher: Bryan Dale