R SOC 558 - The Sociology of Environmental Risk: Theory and Applications

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Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences

Theoretical and empirical research on the study of environmental risk in the social sciences, and their application in various institutional areas. Divergent theoretical perspectives on risk within the social sciences, directions taken by empirical researchers in the analysis of the construction and perception of environmental risk, as well as current institutional mechanisms for risk management and social impact assessment. Prerequisite: consent of Instructor.

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