Special attention to the western United States. Relationships between environmentalism, environmental problems and racial-ethnic minorities. Rise of environmental justice movement. Assessment of social science methods used to investigate these relationships. Evaluates the causes, effects, and responses to international environmental disasters.
Emphasis is on contemporary case studies in a theoretical context.
Emphasis on Southern California's coastal region. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only. Introduction to theory, methods, and problems of modern geography. Field methods, especially mapping and interviewing.