Scribner Seminar Program
Course Description
From the Big Smoke to the Green City: London鈥檚 Role in Global Environmental Action
Instructor(s): Karen Kellogg, Environmental Studies and Sciences
How do you usher a growing and globalizing city with a ruinous environmental history to a model of sustainability, from public health crises caused by raw sewage and crippling air quality in the 19th and into the 20th centuries to goals for a zero-carbon city in the 21st? London is, in many ways, a story of environmental resilience and recovery, and, in this seminar, we鈥檒l explore the historical, social, cultural, political, economic, and scientific influences that shaped its interaction with the natural world. We鈥檒l also trace the reach of London鈥檚 ground-breaking policies, initiatives, non-profit organizations, and businesses, and how they have helped ignite and form a global response to our complex environmental challenges.
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