Fall 2007: Adaptations to Human Environmental Impact

Full-time, 15 credits (DIAL 390W, 391W, 392W).

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This semester is about hope, focused on how we adapt to the profound impacts we are having on our planet. Environmental disruption threatens overwhelming consequences for our social and economic systems, but too often we are overwhelmed by the problems and lose sight of viable solutions. Canadians require thoughtful, confident planning and analysis to enable effective adaptation to these challenges. We will address three major and connected themes: Climate Change, Energy, and Biodiversity, probing local to global solutions involving policy, enterprise, innovation, and life styles. With innovative thinking, we can alter our impact to protect ourselves and the biological world around us.

FACULTY

Mark L. Winston is the Academic Director of the Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University.

Andrew Nikiforuk is a well-known Canadian journalist who has written about education, economics, and the environment for the last two decades.