Global Ed Week 1 Videos and Articles
Week 1:
Start: What is Environmental Justice?
What does it look like in South Africa? Watch the videos below to find out.
The first video has been put together by Grist, and is a 3 minute explainer on the concept of environmental justice.
The second video is a 10 minute explainer on South Africa's history of segregation which was has been created by Christina Thornell of Vox. See the video with its original context here.
Second: Looking at More Sources for Context
Read and think through the articles below for more information. Come to class prepared to discuss.
- Venter, "Green Apartheid: Urban green infrastructure remains unequally distributed across income and race geographies in South Africa"Urban green infrastructure provides ecosystem services that are essential to human wellbeing. A dearth of national-scale assessments in the Global South has precluded the ability to explore how political regimes, such as the forced racial segregation in South Africa during and after Apartheid, have influenced the extent of and access to green infrastructure over time. We investigate whether there are disparities in green infrastructure distributions across race and income geographies in urban South Africa.....
- Growing Equity in City Green SpaceCity residents don’t all have the same access to the benefits of green space. Addressing that inequity requires community engagement at every stage from planning to development to management.
Optional Sources for Week 1:
- Dressing the PrincessIn the depths of Cape Flats, a Khoisan Princess violated by sailors seeks refuge in Elephant's Eye cave, her tears transforming into the sacred Princess Vlei. Now, a passionate battle unfolds as communities unite, defying greedy commercial forces to preserve the untamed beauty, cherished heritage, and boundless spirit of this hallowed land. Viewing this video requires the creation of a free account in waterbear.
- "About Princess Vlei," in Princess Vlei ForumThis is the official website with information about Princess Vlei and efforts to restore it
- Pilsen and the Green Space Gap in ChicagoAnalyzing the disparity of green spaces between Chicago’s North, West and South Sides
- The Rise & Fall of South African ApartheidThis global news video discusses the history of apartheid in South Africa
- A to Z International Business: South AfricaCheck out the guide to South Africa history, culture, and customs. Use the links in the menu to the left to jump to topics of interest
- What is Biocultural Diversity, and Why Does it Matter?What do the English concept of the countryside, the French paysage, the Spanish dehesas and Australian Aboriginal country have in common? All of these are unique landscapes which created through long-term management by people. All are underpinned by centuries, even millennia, of intangible knowledge, cultural heritage and practice.
- Unequal Scenes: South AfricaThis site covers several locations in Cape Town. Pay particular attention to the two links below
- Unequal Scenes: South Africa Mashiphumelele/Lake MichelleThis site includes video footage. The area is south of the Princess Vlei community
- Unequal Scenes: South Africa Strand/NomzamoThis site includes video footage. The area is east of the Princess Vlei community
- Therapists Trade the Couch for the Great OutdoorsMental health practitioners are hiking, camping and braving the elements with their clients — all in an effort to help them connect with the Earth, and with themselves.
Global Ed Week 2 Videos and Articles
Week 2: Photovoice and Return to Princess Vlei
For week 2, you will want to have read the following articles:
- Implementing Photovoice in Your CommunityTake a look at this article to see how and why the photovoice technique is used.
- Gavin, Defining biocultural approaches to conservationWe contend that biocultural approaches to conservation can achieve effective and just conservation outcomes while addressing erosion of both cultural and biological diversity.
Cite
Want some more concrete help with citations? Try the following:
- Google Scholar can create citations for articles. Click the quotation marks below the article information after doing a search.
- COD Library's guide to APA citations
- Purdue OWL's guide to APA citations and paper format
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- NoodleTools
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