Geography

Environmental Protest: Past and Present

Module code: 013GS
Level 6
30 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Seminar
Assessment modes: Coursework, Portfolio

The first Climate Emergency Declaration was made in December 2016, marking the emergence of a new wave of globally-coordinated and high profile environmental protests.

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.

You will analyse 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.

Module learning outcomes

• Demonstrate an understanding of the development of environmental protest and environmental movements
• Evaluate the role of organised protest in social and political change
• Analyse the roles of methods of control and modes of contestation in shaping environmental protests
• Synthesise accounts of past and present environmental protests and social movements in evaluating their influence on shaping institutions, policies and practices