PCON 329 - Environmental Security

In what ways might the environment pose a security threat? How is environmental change a danger to some people more than others? What are the implications and consequences of seeing the environment through the lens of “security”? From an interdisciplinary perspective, students critically examine Environmental Security as an ascendant threat-paradigm of the 21st century. Militaries, governments, and international organizations have all become increasingly concerned with the way environmental processes pose threats to security. In many ways, greater concern over these issues is a welcome development. But the way environmental security problems are being framed and addressed might create a whole new set of winners and losers across the globe.

Credits: 1.00
Crosslisted:

GEOG 329

Corequisite: None
Prerequisites: None
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: No First-year, Sophomore
Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents
Liberal Arts Practices: Confronting Collective Challenges
Core Component: None

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