This course is an introduction to the study of human-environment interactions from a geographical perspective, placing a special emphasis on the role of humans in shaping the environment, and how this changed environment then affects humans and human development. The course explores different perspectives in human-environment interaction such as the politics of nature, cultural and political ecology, hazards geography and human vulnerability, and environmental justice. Pressing issues in human-environment geography will be covered, including global climate change, global food systems, overpopulation/overconsumption, and biodiversity. By the end of the semester students should understand the highly integrated relationships between humans and the environment.