PEOPLE, PLACE AND CULTURE: ENVIRONMENTAL DEBATES IN AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND THE PACIFIC

2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

GEOL 1314 - PEOPLE, PLACE AND CULTURE: ENVIRONMENTAL DEBATES IN AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND THE PACIFIC

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Long Description This course explores the multi-faceted dimensions of human interaction with diverse environments in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific to illuminate the origins of environmental concerns and current debates in these regions from pre-European contact to now. From the peopling of the Pacific to the challenge of climate change, this course is broad in its scope while concentrating on selected issues such as the impact of mining, clean energy futures, our vulnerability to 'natural' disasters and increasing urbanization. In so doing, the intersection of culture and nature is explored. The course is embedded in the environmental humanities, but uses the approaches of environmental history, as well as insights from the disciplines of science, politics, sociology and cultural studies.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Attributes: Study Abroad

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