SDS 412 — Environment Ethics and Sustainable Development
SDS department course · Nigerian universities
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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)
analyze three kinds of relationships from the perspective of sustainability: humanshumans, humans-animals, and humans-nature
explain at an appropriate level of confidence how key concepts and methods of environmental philosophy are dealt with
discuss the concepts of ethics of care concerning biodiversity and vulnerability, demographic transition
link inter-and intra-generational (environmental) justice and environmental crises and
highlight what insights science and environmental philosophy can give to sustain life, future generations and a healthy ecosystem of planet Earth
Course contents
Philosophical reflection about sustainable development and the human-nature relationship starts with clarifying key concepts of environmental science. Sustainable development should at least encompass three dimensions: (1) the environment (conservation and preservation), (2) economy (growth vs steady-state), and (3) the social structure…
Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study SDS 412.