CSRD is proud to sponsor the course entitled "Population, Environment and Development Theory, Practice, and Debate," offered by instructors Carolyn Trist and Wendy Wolford.  The course is cross-listed as Environment Economics and Policy (EEP) 152 and Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM) 198.  The course will take a multidisciplinary look at the complex and contentious relationships between population, the environment and economic development.  Two hundred years after Thomas Malthus wrote his famous treatise on population, the debate continues.  Does population growth spell environmental disaster? How should it be controlled? What are the implications for economic growth, well-being, and social justice?  Critical global issues such as environmental degradation, restrictive family planning policies, international migration, and food security are all implicated in these persistent and often explosive debates.  During the semester, this course will examine the leading theories for understanding the interactions between population growth, environmental quality and economic development, as well as case studies and policy questions from around the world.  Among the issues covered will be debates over the earth’s carrying capacity, demographic transitions in the Third World, relationships between fertility levels, gender equality and development, national immigration policies, poverty and resource degradation, food security, and the role of technological change and social institutions. 

Please refer to the current syllabus for a course outline, readings, instructor contact information, and course requirements.