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2009-2010 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2009-2010 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

PST 460 - Environmental Impacts of Globalization

three credits
Environmental impacts of contemporary globalization. The course reviews the effects of unregulated economic activity, rapid industrialization, and population growth in the Global South. The course also examines the effects of profligate consumption patterns, the practices of Northern-based corporations, and other aspects of the globalization process that impact the world’s collective environmental security, such as unsustainable environmental practices that impact climate change, biodiversity, the world’s natural resource base, and food supply. Cross-listed as SUS 460