Readings

1. Paul Harrison. 1992. The Third Revolution. London: Penguin Books (chapter 2, ‘The o’ergrowth of some complexion : three billion years of environmental crisis,’ pp 21-37). In Canvas.
2. E.O Wilson. 2003. The Future of Life. NY: Vintage (chapter 1, The Ends of the Earth).
3. Elizabeth Kolbert. 2006. Field Notes from a Catastrophe. NY: Bloomsbury (Chapter 5, ‘The curse of Akkad,’ pp. 93-121). In Canvas.

Lecture pages

• Humans and the environment
• Understanding change
• The resource ‘process’
• Environment and humans
• A brief review

Video

1. Jennifer Baichwal, Peter Mettler, Roland Schlimme, Nick De Pencier, Daniel Iron, Mongrel Media, Mercury Films Inc., Foundry Films, National Film Board of Canada, TVOntario. 2007. Manufactured Landscapes. NY: Zeitgeist Films. (optional, but pretty amazing film–there are streaming services, Vudu (with commercials), IMDB tv (for rent), if you’re interested.
2. Jared Diamond. 2005. Guns, Germs and Steel. National Geographic (episode 1, Out of Eden).