SUBJECT
Title
Environmental sociology
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
2
Recommended in
Semester 2
Typically offered in
Spring semester
Course description
The academic subject analyses the connection between nature and society. It examines the changes in environment paradigm., providing a comprehensive historical analysis of the relation of environment and society, focusing on relations of environment attitudes and behaviour.. Major processes: urbanisation, human ecology, Himalaya-challenge, environment-generated migration, ecological interests and their enforcement. Political ecology, the history of green parties and movements. A transdisciplinar examination of environment.
Readings
- International Handbook of environmental sociology. Edited by Michael R. Redclift and Graham Woodgate. 1997
- Environmental sociology. John Hannigan. Routledge. 2014