BIOL 304 International Development & Environmental Sustainability
Principles of sustainable development, examining ecological sustainability and sustainable society in the context of various factors that are bringing environmental degradation and impoverishment to people and cultures. The course addresses problems associated with tropical agriculture, hunger, poverty, international debt, appropriate technology, relief programs, missionary earthkeeping, conservation of wild nature, land tenure, and land stewardship and the resolution of practical and ethical issues associated with these problems, employing a discussion format both in class and field settings.