GGRD08H3

Local Geographies of the Urban Environment

This course focuses on the geographies of localized urban environmental issues and spaces with an emphasis on the theories and practices (praxis) of urban sustainability and urban environmental justice. The course examines environmental policy, processes, and issues, and in particular, community-based engagement, through an exploration of natural spaces and places of nature in Scarborough. Area of focus: Nature, Society and Environmental Change; Urban Sustainability