Course

Environmental Governance, Development, and Conservation

SFS 3020

Environmental Governance, Development, and Conservation

4 credits

This course examines environmental policy and socioeconomic values through the lens of tourism development in Bocas del Toro, Panama (Bocas). After discussing environmental and social challenges historically connected with international tourism development, we will then explore the ideological thrust towards sustainable tourism, as well as critique this concept – always asking: “what are we sustaining and for whom?”

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Semester

Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies

Panama
15 Weeks
18 Credits
Fall 2025
Sep 1 - Dec 12
Closed
Spring 2026
Jan 26 - May 8
Open