PO 108 - Environmental Politics

This course studies a variety of the environmental issues the world faces and the ways that these issues are political. The complexity of environmental issues is analyzed from political and economic perspectives and a variety of policy tools and solutions for dealing with negative environmental conditions are explored. The course focuses in particular on the American political system and the development of environmental legislation (Formerly PO 215)

Note: Meets Social Scientific Awareness Learning Outcome (SOC)

Four credits.