Climate Change and Environmental Justice: Implications for Social Work (SCWK 8840)

Social Work · Boston College

Realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals necessitates understanding the interface of developmental aspirations and environmental degradation and their impacts on the most fragile and vulnerable communities of the world. This course is designed as a seminar to give students an in-depth understanding of environment and climate change--its interface with communities and its impact on vulnerable populations in North America and the Global South (particularly South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa). Topics discussed in this course will explore current literature and evidence on th

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