Environmental Studies

ENVS5342Environmental History of North America (O) (Cross-listed: HIST 5342) 3 ch (3S) (W)
Examines the interaction of the peoples of Canada and the United States with the natural environment. Topics include the theory and methodology of environmental history, changing patterns of land use, resource depletion and industrial migration, the environmental implications of urbanization, and the intellectual and institutional development of the conservation/environmental movement. NOTE: Credit cannot be counted for both HIST 5342 and ENVS 5342.