Spring 1997 Global Human Ecology:
America, the Environment, and the Global Economy

Dr. Chris Lewis, Sewall Academic Program
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  Unit 1: America and the Global Environment  
January 13 Is there an Environmental Crisis? Intro
January 15 Global Ecology and the Sick Earth Sick
January 17 The Roots of the Global Ecological Crisis Roots
January 20 No Class: Martin Luther King Day  
January 22 Progresss and a Sustainable Future Progress.
  Unit 2: The Environment and the Extinction of the Dinosaurs  
January 24 The Dinosaurs and Human Extinction Extinct
January 27 Ingen's Drive to Create a Dinosaur Park Ingen
January 29 The Design Flaws of Jurassic Park Flaws
January 31 The Causes of the Breakdown of the Park Break
February 3 The Larger Lessons from Jurassic Park Lesson
February 5 Can we be Sure all the Dinosaurs are Dead? Dead
  Unit 3: Global Development and the Future of Progress  
February 7 U.S. Logging and the Environmental Crisis Space
February 10 Using the Internet to Study the Global Environmental Crisis Internet
February 12 Progress and the Earth's Future Time
February 14 Is Global Development Threatening the Earth? Threat
February 17 Development and the North-South Debate North
February 19 Is Development Creating Underdevelopment? Under
February 21 Development and the Myth of the Modern Myth
February 24 Studying the Global Material World Study
February 26 Ecology and Counter-Development Counter
February 28 The Dilemma of Globalization vs. Community Common
March 3 Creating the Future by Learning from the Past Learn
March 5 The General Agreement for a New Economy Gane
  Unit 4: Women, Development and the Ecology of Place  
March 7 Women, Work, and the Environmental Crisis Women
March 10 AIDS as a Metaphor for Ecological Collapse Aids
March 12 How does Development affect Women's Lives Lives
March 14 Global Pollution and Women's Health Pollute
March 17 Third World Women's Stuggle to Save the Environment and their Homes Third
March 19 Improving Women's Lives and Saving the Earth Save
  Unit 5: Ecology, Capitalism, and Sustainable Development  
March 21 Balancing Economic Growth and the Protecting the Global Environment Balance
March 24-28 No Classes: Spring Vacation  
March 31 What are the Major Causes of Pollution? Major
April 2 Environmental Destruction and the Costs of Doing Business Costs
April 4 Corporate Rights vs. Public Health and Safety Safety
April 7 Making Corporations Protect the Environment Making
April 9 Creating a Restorative Economy Restore
April 11 The Restorative Economy and the Future Economy
  Unit 6: American Culture, Ecology, and Sustainable Development  
April 14 What is Sustainable Development? Sustain
April 16 Ecology and the Problem of Education Educate
April 18 Educating to Preserve the Earth and our Future Preserve
April 21 Can We Really Manage the Earth? Manage
April 23 Sales Resistance & American Consumerism Car
April 25 Conservation, Good Work, and Protecting Local Economies Work
April 28 Consumption and the Global Ecological Crisis Consume
April 30 Religion, Gender, and the American Environment Religion
May 2 Rebuilding Communities and the Ecology of Place Place
May 5 The Future of our Global Industrial Society? Industrial
     
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