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Sewall Academic Program; University of Colorado at Boulder
Created 1 June 2000:  Last Modified: 7 November, 2009
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Daily Readings and Web Assignments
  Unit 1: The Global Environmental Crisis & Life in the 21st Century
Aug. 24 Globalization and the Environmental Crisis
Aug. 26 Global Ecology and the Sick Earth
Aug. 28 The Major Threats to the Global Environment
Aug. 31 Simon vs. Daly : Debate on the Earth's Future
Sept. 2 Killing Legallly with Toxic Waste
  Unit 2: Globalization and the Growth of a Global Economy
Sept. 4 What is Globalization?
Sept. 7 No Classes -- Labor Day Holiday
Sept. 9 Globalization, Terrorism, and Community
Sept. 11 Globalization and Transnational Corporations
Sept. 14 Globalization: Spreading Chaos vs. Spreading Order
  Unit 3: Chaos Theory, Jurassic Park,
and the limits of Modern Science
Sept. 16 The Dinosaurs and Human Extinction
Sept. 18 Ingen's Drive to Create a Dinosaur Park
Sept. 21 The Design Flaws of Jurassic Park
Sept. 23 The Causes of the Breakdown of
Jurassic Park
Sept. 25 The Larger Lessons from the
Breakdown of Jurrasic Park
Sept. 28 Can we be Sure all the Dinosaurs are Dead?
  Unit 4: Debating Globalization
and Global Development
Sept. 30 What are the basic economic
assumptions behind Globalization?
Oct. 2 Who is Wearing the Golden Straitjacket?
Oct. 5 What is the "Electronic Herd"?
Oct. 7 What is the "Winner Take All" Economy?
Oct. 9 What does Friedman mean by
Globalution?
Oct. 12 How does Globalization weaken
democracy and undermine the
public interest?
Oct. 14 Does Globalization mean the
Americanization of the World?
Oct. 16 Will Globalization undermine the
global environment and diverse
cultures?
Oct. 19 What is the Backlash against Globalization?
  Unit 5: Making Globalization Work: Setting a New Agenda
Oct. 21 Can Globalization be reformed
and made more people-centered?
Oct. 23 Does Globalization need to be
fundamentally reformed to work?
Oct. 26 Can Globalization be made more
democratic and more responsive to
local cultures?
Oct. 28 Should we transform our
Global Society and Economy?
Oct. 30 Another World is Possible
  Unit 6: The 2008 Financial Meltdown and the Failures of
our Global Economy
Nov. 2 The Great Boom and the 2008 Financial Meltdown
Nov. 4 The Great Bailout Reveals the Real Players behind Globalization
Nov. 6 Re-Building the Rules of the Global Economy
Nov.9 Taking Power away from the Financial Markets
Nov. 11 Creating a Real-Wealth Economy
Nov. 13 Creating a Democratic Global Capitalism
  Unit 7: Ecology, Capitalism, and
the Restorative Economy
Nov. 16 Balancing Economic Growth and
Protecting the Global Environment
Nov. 18 What are the Major Causes of Pollution
Nov. 20 Environmental Destruction and the
costs of doing Business
Nov. 23-27
 No Classes -- Thanksgiving Holiday
Nov. 30 Corporate Rights vs. Public Health
and Safety
Dec. 2 Making Corporations protect the
Environment
Dec. 4 Who Should be the Guardians of the Earth?
Dec. 7 Natural Capitalism, the Restorative
Economy, and Our Future
Dec. 9 Can We Learn to Manage the Earth?
Dec. 11 Designing Scenarios for 2030
 

Take-Home Final Exam Period
   
   
Extra The Illusions of Sustainable Development