Eco-Citizenship: Encounters with Eco-Citizens
Lecture, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 6. Taught in French. Not open to students with credit for course 165. Exploration of what eco-citizen is, what it means to be eco-citizen, if we are eco-citizens, and why. Answers to these questions by studying sustainability in France. Study of French cities (i.e., Nantes) that act as real-life laboratories. Using reading, videos, and podcasts, students make observations and draw some conclusions regarding concept of eco-citizenship. Study of some theories on eco-citizenship developed by French thinkers. Exploration of how French citizens aspire to be eco-citizens. Students meet with them formally and informally through readings, videos, and virtual meetings. Examination of several experiments put in place by these cities, and assessment of whether these are successes or failures. Comparison and contrast of actions to protect environment developed in Los Angeles and at UCLA. P/NP or letter grading.
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3.3 / 10
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10-15 hrs/week
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3.3 / 10
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Has a group project
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Attendance required
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3 midterms
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Finals week final
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