Reading to be done before Class: AE Article 1 (pp. 9-12)
Come to class with a basic familiarity with the following concepts and ideas: Environmental Justice
Additional Assignment:Be sure that you can answer the questions below on your own after class is over.

Key Questions

• Given the fact that most people would say that the natural environment is valuable, why have humans destroyed and disturbed the environment to such a large degree?
• Who disturbs and destroys the environment?
• Who is affected by environmental disturbance? Is every person and every organism affected in the same way?
• Geographic Question: Are those people who make decisions about disturbing the environment the same people that are most affected by environmental disturbances?

Identity, Power, and the Environment
Eco-Feminism
Environmental Racism