After experiencing all ENVS 160 has to offer, I am more confident than ever that I will be majoring in environmental studies. Through our readings, discussions, and projects, both individual and group, I not only have a better understanding of what environmental studies entails(and how it differs from environmental science) but how I have the […]
Reversing Previous Outlooks
In Who Rules the Earth?, Paul F Steinberg reflects on the various ways that the social rules that govern how we interact with one another also govern the way we interact with our planet (2015). The reader is walked through various scenarios that demonstrate how the rules our society has implemented affect the outcomes, and […]
Environmental Connection
I have found that information learned in distinct separation can only lead so far into complete education of a topic. I think a person could reach application at most on Bloom’s taxonomy of education pyramid. Without finding connections throughout different sections of in a course and being able to compare and differentiate these topics, one […]
Embracing What I’ve Learned
Although I had a general understanding of environmental studies due to my AP Environmental Science class, ENVS 160 has aided in deepening my understanding of issues and lessons, some that are specific to environmental studies and some that can be applied to my education in general. 1.Cultural Theory can benefit not only environmental thought […]
Through the Lens of a Political Ecologist
Team Members: Lauren Cloughesy, Norbu Globus, Keldy Mason, Jade Murphy Definition: Political Ecology is the study of understanding how human societies – their political, social, and economic factors – relate to changes in our ecosystem and to link the effect of changes in social systems to the changes in our ecosystem. Political Ecology tends to […]
The Portland Perspective
Jade Murphy Lauren Cloughesy Keldy Mason Norbu Globus In order to get a feel of the general consensus of not only Portland, but all of America, we took a look at multiple credible national surveys on the public’s attitude towards climate change. These surveys show that just over half of Americans say they are very […]