Environmental Policy Analysis.

Catalog description

This course is a foundational policy course in the graduate program and will introduce graduate students to theory and methods for environmental policy design and assessment. Students will gain an understanding of core concepts in economics and public policy related to understanding environmental decision-making. The course will evaluate the evolution of environmental policy analysis in the U.S., including key markers in federal and state environmental policies, the development of sustainability frameworks, and the emergence of ecological economics and regenerative concepts.