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Sustainability Science and Policy
WARR 90: Undergraduate Seminar
(1 unit)

Thursdays, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Start Date: 09/30/04; End Date: 12/02/04
Location: SSB 102

Description

This Seminar introduces students to the origins and policies of sustainable development. Presentations and in-class discussion will focus on the 1980s path-breaking work of the World Commission on Environment and Development (also known as the Brundtland Report), the emergence of sustainability science in the 1990s, and current real-world examples of research and action aimed at enabling sustainable "city-region" development. 

*This seminar is being organized in conjunction with the UCSD Convocation 2004-05 speaker series featuring Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland (Former Norwegian Prime Minister,  Director-Emeritus of the World Health Organization, and Former Chair of the World Commission on Environment and Development). Dr. Brundtland's talk will take place on Wednesday, October 27, 2004, in the Price Center Theater, at 7:00pm ( http://helenedison.ucsd.edu).

Requirements
This is a one-unit seminar; thus there will be no exams. Grading will be assigned on a pass/ no pass basis. Attendance and in-class participation are the main criteria for grading. If you need to miss a class, let the instructor know. Come to the sessions prepared to discuss the issues.

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