Content

This course examines the relationship between humans and their environment from an historical perspective. The course combines a theoretical exploration of the big ecological debates and concepts, with a case study approach. Theme’s that will be discussed are vulnerability, pollution, environmental justice, natural disasters, climate change, circular economies, etc. Each year the theoretical classes will be supplemented with an excursion and an assignment to develop an environmental excursion to explore our environmental past in real life. Student’s that follow this course will develop a more nuanced and contextualized image of the current climate and environmental debates.

Course material

The powerpoints that are distributed via Toledo on a weekly basis

The reader of articles that is distributed via Toledo on a weekly basis

The discussions and information during classes.

The information given during the excursion

Format: more information

The students attend the lecture and take note of the oral additions to the Powerpoints. For the discussion of the articles (reader) they read the imposed studies in advance and actively take part in the discussion.

Is also included in other courses

• F0BQ3A : Society, Religion, Environment: Historical and Global Perspectives