Overview
Description
This course presents an overview of the social causes of climate change, the impact of climate change on society, and how society has and can respond to mitigate climate change.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Core
CO6, CO9
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- enumerate and explain basic theories of society and how these relate to social causes of climate change.
- analyze how climate change has impacted society and how social forces impair mitigation efforts.
- identify differential impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations, and the resulting potential for social disruption.
- develop strategies to mitigate, slow, and reverse climate change via individual and social action.