Environmental History and the Tropical World
NRE 556
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Graduate standing.

Patterns of historical change in major ecosystems of the tropics and subtropics, in relation to theories of global environmental history. Transformations of the Third Worlds natural resources by colonial governments and capitalist economies since 1800, in tropical forests, savannah lands, and mountain systems; especially in the rapid escalation since 1945. The rise of modern systems of tropical resource management and conservation is also discussed.