An encampment of protesters at the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation in 2016, when plans to route an oil pipeline nearby attracted opposition from tribal activists and environmentalists. (Photo courtesy of Becker1999 on Flickr. License: CC BY.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Justin Steil
Enjoli Hall
Teaching Assistant
MIT Course Number
11.368 / 11.148
As Taught In
Fall 2019
Level
Undergraduate / Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This seminar introduces students to basic principles of environmental justice and presents frameworks for analyzing and addressing inequalities in the distribution of environmental benefits and burdens from the perspectives of social science, public policy, and law.
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