The Political Ecology of Social and Environmental Justice

Political ecology and environmental justice are areas of intense contemporary debate, the former commonly associated with the global south and the latter with the north. Yet scholars and practitioners working in these fields share similar concerns with the uneven effects of production, social reproduction, distribution, privatization, social justice, and inequalities in environmental harms and benefits. This seminar will critically examine the theories and practices of political ecology, environmental justice, and the production of nature across the disparate geographies of north and south, urban and rural, and at a number of scales focusing on issues such as environmental conservation, nature preservation, biodiversity, Eco-tourism, industrial agriculture, climate change, and green capitalism. Drawing on a range of case studies, we will engage current debates over `sustainable development`, environmental racism, the limits of environmental management, the `more-than-human` resilience, `zones of sacrifice`, and what is `natural` about natural disasters.

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