- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Environmental Justice 3800-SS(KZ)-OG
What is environmental injustice? How are people around the world resisting it? What is the environmentalism of the poor? Is nature conservation always fair? What is a just green transition? We will answer these and many other questions during this course, in which students will
a) get knowledge about key positions and perspectives within the environmental justice current and the concept of environmental vulnerability; b) acquire the skill to conduct ethical analyses of socio-environmental conflicts, both in European and non-European countries; c) develop discussion skills that will enable them to participate in contemporary debates on environmental issues.
During the classes, we will use the Global Atlas of Environmental Justice database.
Classes conducted as part of the “Integrated Program for the Development of Teaching – ZIP 2.0” project, co-financed by the European Social Fund – European Funds for Social Development Program 2021-2027 (FERS) (agreement no.: FERS.01.05-IP.08-0365/23-00).
The classes focus on improving competencies that support green transformation
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge:
After completing the course, the student
- understands the specifics of environmental justice as a movement and as a theory;
- distinguishes between key positions within environmental justice;
- identifies various forms of environmental vulnerability;
- has an in-depth understanding of the tripartite model of environmental justice;
- has a basic knowledge of contemporary critiques and alternatives to this model.
Skills:
After completing the course, the student
- is able to identify the various actors in a socio-environmental conflict and their interests;
- is able to analyze the distribution of environmental burdens and benefits among the various actors in the conflict;
-is able to analyze a socio-environmental conflict using the tripartite model of environmental justice;
- is able to critically analyze media content related to socio-environmental conflicts.
Social competences
After completing the course, the student:
- is ready to participate in debates at the local, regional, and national levels concerning ongoing socio-environmental conflicts;
- is ready to engage in activities promoting environmental justice at the local, regional, and national levels.
Assessment criteria
- Pre-test – post-test (report) – 40%
- Class participation, including:
- presentation of a local social and environmental conflict – 20%
- participation in discussions and group work – 40%
Bibliography
Bińczyk, E. (2023). Jaka sprawiedliwość w epoce antropocenu? Wstępne rozstrzygnięcia i wybrane trudności. „Postscriptum Polonistyczne”, 32(2), 1-19. Coolsaet, B. (2021). Environmental Justice: Key Issues. Routledge.
Schlosberg, D. A. (20097Defining environmental justice: theories, movements and nature. Oxford University Press. (selected chapters)
Martinez-Alier, J., Temper, L., Del Bene, D., & Scheidel, A. (2016). Is there a global environmental justice movement? The Journal of Peasant Studies, 43(3), 731–755. https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2016.1141198
Martínez-Alier, J. (2023). Land, water, air and freedom: The making of world movements for environmental justice. Edward Elgar Publishing. (selected chapters)
Temper, L., Demaria, F., Scheidel, A. et al. (2018).The Global Environmental Justice Atlas (EJAtlas): ecological distribution conflicts as forces for sustainability. Sustain Sci 13, 573–584. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-018-0563-4
Temper, L. (2019). Blocking pipelines, unsettling environmental justice: From rights of nature to responsibility to territory. Local Environment, 24(2), 94-112.
Winter, C. J., & Schlosberg, D. (2024). What matter matters as a matter of justice?. Environmental politics, 33(7), 1205-1224.
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: