SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE
SUSTAINABILITY AND
SOCIAL CHANGE +
SUMMARY AND WRAP UP
ENV222
Thinking about Change….
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Making change
■ Internal (learning to be affected) and external
■ Social movements
■ Policy change
■ Practice / programs
■ Organized formal politics
FROM PROGRESS TO
PROSPECT, OR STUCK IN
THE GREAT
DERANGEMENT?
■ Submit as a single file (.pdf, .doc, .docx) through Quercus
■ Please answer 4 of the questions below
■ Each question will be graded out of 5
■ The exam is worth 20% of your final grade (4 questions x 5% = 20% total)
■ Include the question you’re answering at the top of your answer
■ Your responses should be approximately 300 words each (+/- 10%), not inclusive of
bibliography
■ Please include a word count after each of your answers
■ Responses should be in complete sentences / paragraphs
■ In each answer, you must cite at least two of the resources (readings, videos, lectures,
etc.) listed in the syllabus/on Quercus
■ You can cite other sources, from beyond class, but this is not necessary
■ Provide one consolidated bibliography for the readings/videos/etc. you cite in your
answers (this is not included in the word count. You can use whatever reference style
guide you like)
■ TIPS: Define any key terms in your answer (e.g. Anthropocene, equity, etc.). It may also be
helpful to use concrete examples to support your arguments
■ 1. Discuss the notion of progress within the context of sustainability.
■ 2. Discuss the Anthropocene. How is it useful as a concept? How is it limited?
■ 3. Why does pedagogy matter to sustainability?
■ 4. Why does equity matter to sustainably?
■ 5. What is the energy transition? What are some of the barriers and opportunities?
■ 6. Discuss environmental literacy. What are its strengths and limitations?
■ 7. What is the circular economy? How does it differ from the linear economy?
■ 8. What is abject capital, and how does it relate to sustainability?
■ 9. What does a singular focus on Gross Domestic Product overlook, and how does
this relate to the pursuit of sustainability?
■ 10. What are the planetary boundaries, and what do they tell us about
sustainability?