The Art of Advocacy and Negotiation

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Environmental Advocacy combines the use of law, policy and politics to achieve environmental protection. As a laboratory for the effectiveness of environmental advocacy, the Hudson River Valley has provided a wide array of challenges, and a catalog of successes. This course will explore the environmental issues that confront one of the world's most beautiful, and developed watersheds, and develop holistic and proactive strategies to preserve its resources, to enhance the quality of life for its millions of residents. The course will include field visits to Hudson Valley institutions, and a boat ride orientation to the estuary.