Delta State University
SOC 422 Environment and Society
Spring Semester 2005
Current Topics Discussion Leaders
| Week | Date | Topic | Discussion Leader(s) |
| 2 |
Ecological Disorganization |
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| 1/18 | Why Should We Protect the Environment? | ||
| 1/20 | Ecological Limits | ||
| 3 |
The Treadmill of Production |
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| 1/25 | Paradigms and Theories | ||
| 1/27 | The Logic of Industrial Organization | ||
| 4 |
Social Responses to the Treadmill |
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| 2/1 | Population, Consumption and Technology | Kim Walker | |
| 2/3 | Video | ||
| 5 |
Land I |
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| 2/8 | Property | ||
| 2/10 | Video | ||
| 6 |
Land II |
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| 2/15 | Protected Areas | Veronica Jenkins | |
| 2/17 | Land Trusts | ||
| 7 |
Land III |
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| 2/22 | Soil Erosion | Latona Martin-Burns | |
| 2/24 | Erosion Control | ||
| 8 |
Plants & Animals I |
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| 3/1 | Biodiversity | Vonkueshia Journey | |
| 3/3 | Video | ||
| 9 |
Plants & Animals II |
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| 3/8 | Forests | Travis Gully | |
| 3/10 | Wetlands | ||
| 10 |
Environmental Justice |
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| 3/15 | Environmental Justice | ||
| 3/17 | Race & the Environment | Travis Gully | |
| 3/24 |
SPRING HOLIDAYS |
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| 11 |
Air & Water I |
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| 3/29 | Video | ||
| 3/31 | Pollution | Latona Martin-Burns | |
| 12 |
Air & Water II |
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| 4/5 | Flood Control on the Mississippi | ||
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4/7 |
Flood Control on the Mississippi | Kim Walker | |
| 13 |
Environmental Practice |
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| 4/12 | Field Trip | ||
| 4/14 | What Can You Do for the Environment? | Veronica Jenkins | |
| 14 |
Sustainable Development I |
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| 4/19 | Sustainability | Vonkueshia Journey | |
| 4/21 | Social Movements | ||
| 15 |
Sustainable Development II |
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| 4/26 | Population and Environment | ||
| 4/28 | Conflict, Coalition & Sustainable Development | ||