Develops a sociological approach to environmental issues. Deals
critically with environmental controversies within social science,
within the environmental movement and within society at large.
Key areas include environmental problems of present society,
environmental injustices, the role of capital/ism, debates around
green capitalism/economy, the capacity of green technologies
and strategies for moving to an ecologically sustainable society;
gender and the environment; indigenous populations and the
environment; deep ecology; eco-socialist, eco-feminist, green
new deal, and eco-anarchist approaches; politics of climate
change, and the environment in developing countries. The course
covers aspects of the Key Learning Area (KLA) of Human Society
and Its Environment for primary and high school teachers.