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Courses - Fall 2023
GEOG
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GEOG788F
Selected Topics in Geography; Deforestation, Land Grab, and Global Commodity Chains
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
In today's globalized world, final products and consumption are increasingly met by global supply chains that often involve large geographical distances and lead to global environmental change, such as deforestation and other land cover change, all impacting important ecosystem services. This course will explore major trends of commodity trade, existing global trade database, environmental accounting approaches and models, and social and economic drivers of land cover and land use change with regard to land displacement and deforestation.