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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ENVSCI 280 Global Society and the Environment

3 Credit(s)

This course examines the spatial distribution of economic activities at local, national, regional & global scales and introduces the inter-related causes-and-effects on the economic use and organization of space. Major topics include the spatial distribution of the major economic sectors, the historical geography of capitalism, the city as an economic node, colonialism and globalization, the geography of the recession, the economy and the environment, and the location of informal economies.

Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: ENVSCI 122 or permission of instructor