Course Description
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Course Name
Seminar in Geography
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Host University
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
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Location
Lima, Peru
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Area of Study
Anthropology, Geography, Sociology
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Language Level
High Advanced
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Credits
3 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits0
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units0
Hours & Credits
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Overview
The course seeks to reflect on the future of Peru and its inhabitants, based on processes of environmental change currently underway. In order to systematize this inquiry, two important geographical concepts are used: Globalization and the Anthropocene. On the one hand, the study of the social and institutional forces that shaped the current Global Economy is addressed.
And, on the other, the role of technological change and mass consumption in the establishment of contemporary global production networks is analyzed. In addition to these concepts and processes, their effects on land cover change and associated environmental transformations are considered. Finally, through the study of particular activities in four regions, the course aims to offer a glimpse of prospective socio-environmental scenarios for Per
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