2021-2022 Academic Catalog 
    
    Oct 30, 2024  
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PSC 355 - Climate Change & Sustainable Development in Bangladesh

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR: Meets general academic requirement DE and IL.
This team-taught course examines the impact of climate change on economic, social and political development by focusing on the nation of Bangladesh.  In addition to introducing students to the science and politics of climate change, the course also examines the specific environmental, economic and social challenges confronting Bangladesh’s political development since its independence; investigates the environmental and social consequences of state-sponsored development strategies, especially recent market-based “neo-liberal” policies; and evaluates new “sustainable development” strategies that are emerging as a response to the challenges posed by climate change.



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