Sociology/Rural Sociology 748
Environmental Sociology
“The real issues in sustainability aren’t technical,” an agronomist said to me a few years ago, “they’re social.” An over-statement perhaps—sustainability certainly also involves many real, and often difficult, technical issues. But this agronomist’s words are indicative of how researchers from across the disciplines are increasingly coming to value the importance of a sociological perspective in the study of the environment. This seminar presents a graduate-level introduction into that important perspective.
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Last updated September 2, 2004
