3.00 Credits
Exploration of the evolving protection, significance, and meanings of wilderness, including the various ethical, social, political, economic, and scientific forces that shape the concept of wilderness and the environmental ethics of wilderness management. Emphasis is placed on reciprocal linkages between wilderness management and the ideas and attitudes about wilderness that have been expressed in art, literature, cinema, politics, and public sentiment throughout the evolution of the United States. Diverse perspectives about wilderness, including evolving viewpoints and management actions from indigenous cultures, communities of color, minority enclaves, and other countries, are included.