Note: This is an online offering that takes place via Zoom. Please ensure that you have access to an internet capable device.
This course will delve into the intersection of climate change and social justice, domestically and internationally. How do climate change and environmental policies aimed at mitigating it affect different people around the globe and within societies? We will review the notion of differential risks and the various socio-economic vulnerabilities that are exacerbated by climate change, as well as the impact of climate action on different populations and regions from the local to the global. As the social justice movement has garnered momentum around the world and climate change has pressed governments to act, this course looks at how both can and should be combined for sustainability. We will examine different concepts supporting this reflection and how they came about, as well as key case studies that have shaped this field. Participants will be invited to share experiences and discuss ideas in this interactive session.
About the Instructor:
Hélène Ducros (JD, PhD) is a human geographer focusing on cultural landscapes, place-making, and people’s relationship with place. Her work has been published in The Journal of Place Management and Development, The Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Island Studies Journal, Global Environmental Politics, The Routledge Handbook of Place, The Routledge International Handbook of Walking, and more. She co-edited Justice in Climate Action Planning (Springer, 2021) and is Editorial Chair of the Research Committee and Campus Committee at EuropeNow Journal (Council for European Studies at Columbia University), as well as Lead Editor and Academic Officer for the World Society Foundation Virtual Writing Lab.