SJS 212 Environmental Justice, Law and Policy
This course introduces students to the basic principles of Environmental Justice. By presenting frameworks for analysing and addressing inequalities in the distribution of benefits and burdens, this course explores environmental justice from the perspectives of social sciences, public policy and law. It will include an introduction to the theories and histories of environmental justice, both as a concept and as a movement. It will then explore different approaches to evaluating and challenging environmental justice problems including risk/cost-benefit analyses, litigation, community mobilization, government regulations and policies, and grassroots organizing. Finally, the course will explore contemporary environmental justice issues. (Recommended Prerequisite
SJS 100)
Offered
Alternate Fall (odd years)