GEOG 340 Political and Cultural Ecology: A Case Study

This course employs a case study approach to engage with issues related to environmental, political and cultural boundaries, social construction of modern conceptions of nature and environmental management. Recommended for students interested in natural resource management and tribal governance.

Credits

5

Outcomes

1. 1. Students will be able to list the scientific and cultural considerations in this natural resource and endangered species issue.
2. 2. Students will be able to explain the dilemmas and opportunities that First Nations and tribal communities often face while working with cultural and natural resource issues.
3. 3. Students will be able to list at least three examples of divergent worldviews found within this case.
4. 4. Students will be able to explain how divergent and multiple worldviews impact governance and inter-organizational and inter-governmental decision-making.
5. 5. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the importance of place.
6. 6. Students will be able to describe the importance of prior consultation with First Nations / tribal communities in natural resource decision making.