Environmental Politics

Catalog description

This course examines key issues in the area of environmental protection, focusing on how political actors make decisions about environmental policy. The course provides a look at the historical evolution of environmental issues, the extent of the environmental "crisis" and related moral and ethical questions. Topics include population growth, land and water protection, air quality (including ozone depletion and the greenhouse effect), the protection of animal life, and the disposal of regular, toxic and nuclear waste. No prerequisite. (Offered every odd spring term.)