Class Number: 1461
Description: Hours: Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (1A, 1B, 1C, 2)
Description: Places humans into the environment in historical and global contexts. Discusses systems theory as it applies to human adaptation to the environment. Studies the relations among political power, ideology, and resources, integrating concepts from ecology with those from social sciences. Examines theories and forecasts of human population growth and migration, social and environmental impacts of population and age distribution, and natural resource constraints on growth. Topics include land development, political ecology, traditional ecological knowledge, socioecological systems theory, human adaptability, and others.
| Days | Time | Date Range | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MW | 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM | 08/22/2015 - 12/21/2015 | Bell Tower 1302 | Jaime Matera |
Status: Open
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Start Date: 08/22/2015
End Date: 12/21/2015
Grading: Letter Grade
Class Availability
Information below is 24 hours old.Enrollment Total: 25
Available Seats: 5
Wait List Capacity: 15
Wait List Total: 0
Textbook / Other Materials
Textbook Status: Required
ISBN: 978-0813343679
Title: Human adaptability: An introduction to ecological
Author: Moran, Emilio F
Publish: Westview Press
Textbook Status: Required
ISBN: 978-1853837142
Title: Human Ecology: Basic Concepts for Sustainable Deve
Author: Marten, Gerald G.
Publish: Taylor & Francis
More textbook information including prices
Enrollment Information
- Upper Division
- D: Social Perspectives
- UDIGE: Interdisciplinary
Notes
- Open to Juniors and Seniors Only
- Cross-listed course