ENVS 26000 - Sustainability Challenges Latin America

Course Credit: 1
Sustainability Challenges in Latin America Despite great socioeconomic progress throughout Latin America, inequality, threats to biodiversity, rising social tensions, and vulnerability to climate change remain persistent and widespread issues. In this course, we will focus on addressing the questions of what should be sustained in the region, and how do we do it? The course begins with an examination of the concept of sustainability itself, then moves to discussion of some of the ongoing social, economic, political, and ecological challenges in Latin America, and the principle actors, policies, and methodologies that have taken center stage in efforts towards sustainable development. Alternate Years. [MNS]