HIS-3005 Environmental History:An Intro
This introduction to the field concentrates in the first instance on the environmental history of North America, ranging from Native American attitudes to the natural world through the impact of Europeans on different regions, the development of cities and suburbanization. Its central concern is the changing relationship of humans and their natural and built environments. It embraces topics as varied as the relationship of population and resources and changing attitudes to the environment as expressed in politics, arts, and literature. Students will be encouraged to range beyond America, and explore issues in the environmental history of other geographical areas.