Encountering Nature in World History

2006 ORIAS Summer Teacher's Institute
July 24th to July 28th, 2006
University of California, Berkeley
9:00AM to 4:00PM
2223 Fulton Street
U. C. Berkeley

ORIAS Contact:
Michele Delattre 
U. C. Berkeley 
ORIAS
2223 Fulton Street
Room 338 #2324 
Berkeley CA 94720-2324

510.643.0868 |
orias@berkeley.edu

How do scholars apply geography to interpret the past? Environmental history looks at the crucial role of human interaction with nature in understanding the development of world history. How did the balance between human society and nature shift with the rise of urban centers? What were the ecological dimensions to the rise and fall of civilizations? How can environmental history contribute to global history?

How can we apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future? Pollution, resource consumption, climate change and the reduction of biodiversity may ultimately eclipse the stories of ideologies and conflict in modern history. Has human society become the main force shaping biological evolution in the modern era and what are the consequences for global politics?

Join area scholars and educators in a week-long exploration of the complex and fascinating interaction between the natural world and human history.

The institute combines lectures, discussion, resource review and curriculum development. Materials and refreshments provided.
  Sponsored by the University of California at Berkeley Office of Resources for International and Area Studies (ORIAS), Center for Korean Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Institute of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies, Center for South Asia Studies, Center for Southeast Asia Studies, Institute of East Asian Studies, Institute of European Studies. University funding is provided by Title VI grants from the United States Department of Education.

Co-sponsored by Bay Area Global Education Program (BAGEP) at the World Affairs Council of Northern California and the The Korea Foundation.