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Fall 2021
Apr 20, 2024 |
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| ENVS 0444 - The New West |
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*The New West: From Reagan to Burning Man*
The U.S. West since 1976 has been transformed by economic, social, political, and environmental forces. Immigration, amenity tourism, climate change, globalization, technology, political change, and economic booms and busts have remade a region once defined by isolated rural communities, extractive industries, “natural landscapes,” and filmmakers’ imaginations. In this course we will draw from history and politics to make sense of conflicts over public lands, water, fire, energy, Native sovereignty, racial inequality, rural gentrification, urbanization, and sprawl. Short papers will culminate in a historical policy brief on current challenges in the West. (ENVS 0211 or ENVS 0215 or HIST 0216) 3 hrs. sem.
0.000 OR 1.000 Credit hours 0.000 OR 1.000 Lecture hours 0.000 OR 1.000 Lab hours 0.000 TO 2.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Seminar Interdisciplinary Division Prog in Environmental Studies Department Course Attributes: AMR, NOR Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges: Undergraduate Prerequisites: Undergraduate level ENVS 0211 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level ENVS 0215 Minimum Grade of D |
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