ESCI 1080 Survey of Environmental Ethics

This course examines the ethical dilemmas faced by human cultures throughout history in their use of land and natural resources.  Topics will include the environmental ethics of game and wildlife management, natural resource use, water management, biological diversity, fisheries, ocean protection, and agriculture production.  Discussions will focus on different perspectives of the environment and ways to resolve ethical disputes over land management and resource use, as well as professional societies and their impacts on environmental ethics.

3 credits