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The module introduces you to some of the different ways of understanding the relationships between environment and society, exploring how these concepts and ideas are translated into practice, culture, and politics.

The module aims to develop an understanding of how different ways of conceptualising environmental issues influence the ways in which people frame discussions and debates on the relationships between environment and society. Lectures cover broad themes, while the seminars apply and further investigate these in relation to contemporary issues. The course has three core components of relevance to geographical debates about 'Environment and Society': capitalism and the environment, deconstructing environments, and environmental ethics and governance. In past years, lecture topics have typically included business and the environment, arguments for/against greening capitalism, environmental ethics and justice, environmental governance, and how the spaces of resources, wilderness and urban natures are constructed through particular ideas of Ìýenvironment and society. A central component of the module is the ‘connections diary’ that encourages independent application of these concepts to analyse contemporary real-world examples.

The module develops core academic skills in the ability to apply concepts to your own examples, as well as career-relevant skills in critical thinking and online research.