Environmental worldviews — the assumptions, values, norms and paradigms used to understand the human relationship with nature — have enormous influence largely because they are unexamined and taken for granted. This special topics course will use a transdisciplinary approach to introduce students to a wide range of topics and issues as they relate to social sustainability. Through readings, coursework, and discussion, topics may address issues of equity, diversity, social cohesion, quality of life, behavioural sustainability, and democracy and governance as related to the human-nature relationship. Topics may also encompass the social components that allow for change or that prevent change towards sustainable solutions, such as public policy and market activity, societal attitudes toward nature, organizations, and social movements.