Posted by Caroline in Geography on October 24, 2015
It’s a widely-used narrative: humanity vs. nature. Man vs. crocodile, little town vs. big tornado, riverside town vs. flooding river, farmer vs. pests. In modern western society we’re prone to putting ourselves outside of nature, that we are separate, superior to other species and the ’empty wilderness’. We treat the planet as our rightful property, extract resources from the […]
Posted in Leisure, Societies, Studying, Volunteering | Tagged Contemporary Environmental Challenges, environment, environmental action society, environmental change, nature, society, Victoria Park, volunteering
Posted by Connie in Geography on November 15, 2013
Hi everyone, apologies for the delay in the posting of this next blog, I’ve been swamped with work lately – the third year work load is definitely a step up from second year! On Tuesday I submitted my first assessed piece of coursework this year. It was an energy brief, which is basically a […]
Posted in Study Abroad, Studying | Tagged Canada, Contemporary Environmental Challenges, Department of Geography, Energy Dilemmas, Fracking, Hydraulic Fracturing, third year, University of Leicester, Year Abroad
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