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AAS 2220

Introduction to Race, Class, Politics & the Environment

Course Description

Disciplines

Social & Economic Systems, Science & Society

Students will be introduced to the evidence and debates surrounding the claims that racialized and poor communities disproportionately shoulder society's environmental burdens. Through a variety of analytical and contextual lenses, we examine fundamental environmental problems faced by individuals and communities of color and the policies and initiatives designed to address them.