S_D 5402 - Applications in Environmental Justice (3) [DL]

When Offered: On Demand
This course offers advanced training in the applications of environmental justice (EJ). Through readings, discussions, and direct communication with EJ advocates and frontline communities, students will learn diverse approaches to EJ theory and practice, as well as transdisciplinary methods for assessing environmental racism, sexism, classism, and/or other forms of discrimination. Students will also develop strategies for communicating social and environmental harms, for combating injustice, and for advancing justice and sustainable development. The course includes community engagement and will require students to develop ethical protocols for knowledge co-production. The result will be a deep examination of what environmental justice means and what it takes to achieve it.
[Dual listed with SD 4402]