GEOG259
GLOBAL CHG, FOOD & FARMING
Also listed under 6 other titles
- LAB:INTERNET/OPEN SOURCE GIS
- INTERNET & OPEN SOURCE GIS
- AMER WEST:IMAGE,SYMBOL,MYTH
- AMER WEST IMAGE,SYMBOL,MYTH
- COURSE CANCELLED
- IMAGES,SYMBOLS,MYTH, AMER WEST
- Department
- Geography
- Terms offered
- 8
- Data refreshed
- Sep 1, 2026
Description
This course explores issues in global, regional and local systems of food production, consumption, and sustainability, emphasizing the linkages of those systems to global environmental and economic change. We will explore interactions between agriculture and human societies (past and present), and consider the role of adaptation in agricultural innovation, decision-making, diffusion and change. The origins of agriculture (overview, major food crops in use today) will preface our analysis of contemporary farming systems. Themes such as demographic change, political economy and environment-development policy will be explored in depth throughout the course. Particular attention will be directed to the implications of changing land use systems, climate regimes, and economic liberalization and globalization for food security and food justice. We will study the implications of industrialization, urbanization, sociodemographic shifts, and institutional change for the diversity, supply, distribution and future of food, and for the broader sustainability of agro-ecosystems.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2015–2025
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2030 Spring: 16% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 9 spring terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 2% per year. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 fall terms since 2017. | 2029 Spring: 21% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 fall terms since 2016. | 2028 Spring: 21% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: 16% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 12 spring terms since 2015. Department course count falling about 2% per year. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2025 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Mon, 9:00 AM–11:50 AM Jefferson Academic Center JF220C 2025
- Mon, 9:00 AM–11:50 AM ONLINE 2021
- Fri, 2:50 PM–4:05 PM JC103 2010-2
- Tue, Thu, 4:15 PM–5:30 PM JC103 2010-1
- Tue, Fri, 2:50 PM–4:05 PM JC105 2009-1
- Wed, 2:50 PM–4:05 PM JC103 2009-2
- Thu, 2:40 PM–5:20 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF202 2002
- Wed, 1:00 PM–3:40 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF202 2000
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | Rinku Roy Chowdhury | Lecture | 1 | 6 of 16 enrolled | 33819 |
| Spring 2021 | Rinku Roy Chowdhury | Online | 1 | 10 of 6 enrolled | 38662 |
| Spring 2010 | Henry Bulley | Lecture | 1 | 1 of 20 enrolled | 37018 |
| Spring 2009 | Henry Bulley | Lecture | 1 | 8 of 20 enrolled | 37018 |
| Fall 2002 | Martyn J. Bowden | Lecture | 1 | 3 of 20 enrolled | 26365 |
| Fall 2000 | Martyn J. Bowden | Lecture | 1 | 8 of 20 enrolled | 24720 |
| Spring 1998 | Unlisted | Lecture | 1 | 0 of 0 enrolled | 32618 |
| Fall 1996 | Martyn J. Bowden | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 15 enrolled | 21458 |
No-credit sessions
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2010 | Henry Bulley | Lab | - | 1 of 20 enrolled | 37020 |
| Spring 2009 | Henry Bulley | Lab | - | 8 of 20 enrolled | 37020 |