Environmental Justice – Online Course – FutureLearn
Understand how climate change biodiversity loss and deforestation affect people exploring justice in environment management The world faces challenging environmental problems They are challenging because different people typically contribute differently to environmental change and because its effects will be felt differently by different people in different places Course content now available in Spanish El contenido del curso ahora est disponible en Espaol Understand environmental injustices This free online course will help you understand how injustice is a common feature of many environmental problems Over 5 weeks well look at deforestation biodiversity loss climate change and other environmental issues asking questions such as Can we manage tropical forests to increase timber revenues and carbon stocks while ensuring that the people who live in them can fulfil their own subsistence needs and vision of a healthy ecosystem How can protected areas strike the right balance between contemporary global interests in species conservation local interests the needs of future generations and rights of nature Well show that sustainable environmental management requires attention to justice – that we need to strike the right balance between the needs interests rights and aspirations of various stakeholders today and those of both nature and future generations Learn with UEAs Global Environmental Justice Group Youll learn with the University of East Anglias Global Environmental Justice Group Prof Adrian Martin Dr Vasudha Chhotray Dr Iokine Rodriguez Dr Oliver Springate-Baginski Dr Nicole Gross-Camp Dr Gareth Edwards Dr Brendan Coolsaet Dr Teresa Armijos an interdisciplinary mix of scholars interested in the links between social justice and environmental change Through a series of films shot in Africa Asia and Latin America youll meet environmental activists and find out how justice can be a powerful motivator for environmental action Youll share your own experiences with other learners around the world thinking about how you can put academic theory into practice through course discussions quizzes and assignments The course will give you a taste of UEAs MSc in Climate Change and International Development and MSc in Environment and International Development Read more Explain the dimensions of environmental justice Evaluate different ideas of justice Investigate local environmental justice struggles Apply an environmental justice framing to global challenges Explore practical techniques to empower marginalised communities
