Environmental Justice
As taught in: Fall 2004
Tacoma Shipyard, photograph by Michael Lane, 2005. (Image courtesy of openphoto.net.)
Instructors:
Prof. JoAnn Carmin
MIT Course Number:
11.368
Level:
Graduate
Course Description
This class explores the foundations of the environmental justice movement, current and emerging issues, and the application of environmental justice analysis to environmental policy and planning. It examines claims made by diverse groups along with the policy and civil society responses that address perceived inequity and injustice. While focused mainly on the United States, international issues and perspectives are also considered.


