Geography

Environmental Protest: Past & Present

Module code: 013GAID
Level 6
30 credits in autumn semester
Teaching method: Seminar
Assessment modes: Not yet finalised

In December 2016 the first Climate Emergency Declaration was made, this marking the emergence of a new wave of globally-coordinated and high profile environmental protests. Yet such protests over human-induced climate change represent the latest in a long line of organised protests concerned with the protection and preservation of local and international environments, and an even longer history of resistances to changes in the local environment. This module analyses the causes, objectives, forms of organisation, methods and modes of protest, and effectiveness of a range of environmental protests over the last 300 years and over a range of spatial scales.