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May 01, 2024
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SCCL 6312 - Energy and Economy
Credits: 3
Examines the role of energy and economics in the development of a sustainable worldview. Surveys the fundamental sources of energy, the processes used to harness energy, and the prospects of an industrial economy dominated by fossil fuels. Also, how energy systems are woven into economic systems and how industrial capitalism began and evolved. Discusses the fundamental concepts behind sustainability (physical, philosophical, and political), with an eye to synthesizing information about the field of energetics and economic behavior in an environmentally challenged world. May be applied to the following curricular field concentrations: global studies; environmental sustainability; American studies.
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