Friedman, T. The Lexus and The Olive Tree, Farrar, Straus, Giroux, New York, 1999. Young, M. and S Stetler, Cities of The World, Gale Research Company, Book Towers, Detroit 1998. Which World Website National Council For Sustainable Dev. Students are expected to complete reading assignments on time, and are encouraged to actively participate in class discussions. If you feel unable to participate, please inform the instructor and this will be taken into account in determining this portion of your grade.
Students are to make substantive observations and write in narrative form.
The instructors will provide detailed instructions about the project and will work with students throughout the semester. To research environmental health problems in their chosen global regions, students are expected to use traditional resources such as the library and government documents. However, students will gain much of their material from the World Wide Web and from written information solicited from both government and non-government agencies. After examining all relevant source materials, student presentations should include both factual evidence and opinions provided by their contacts. By examining environmental health issues in several global regions, students are introduced to a variety of peoples, cultures and views.