GEG 3720 - Global Sustainable Development

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): GEG 1700 or Junior or higher standing

Description: This course surveys the sustainability concept and sustainable development practices focusing on: economic growth and environmental degradation, the overuse of resources and the generation of waste, and the effectiveness of environment protection and environmental justice. It examines the environmental implications of production systems, consumption patterns, and waste generation in the global north as well as poverty and exclusion in the global south. It reviews the evolution of sustainability and sustainable development as major policy-making paradigms for addressing the tension between economic development and environmental protection. The course also examines the technocentric approach to environmental degradation and other alternative approaches that emphasize justice, socio/economic equity and ecological responsibility.