Delta State University

SOC 522/COD 522

Spring 2005

Writing Assignment No. 2

Due:  Thursday, March 10

Instructions:  Prepare a two page essay on the topic identified below.  Be sure to develop an explanation or argument in your essay.  See the link from the course home page for further instructions on writing an essay.

Topic:  Discuss the relationship between environmental sustainability and social justice, as presented in the video “Costa Rica Counts the Future.”  Consider programs in Costa Rica that aim to incorporate marginalized groups (women, indigenous people, peasant farmers) into a national plan of sustainable development.  What are some dimensions of sustainable development?  What factors contribute to sustainable development?

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS