ENVI 225 - International Environ Policy

Credits: 4

Environmental problems do not respect national borders. Governments and other stakeholders must work together to address issues. This course explores how stakeholders govern natural resources and manage shared environmental challenges. Through lectures and case studies we will seek to understand the emergence of global policies, explore tradeoffs among local and global approaches, highlight environmental justice implications of past environmental regimes, and assess the effectiveness of policies seeking to address problems. Students will articulate how and why existing environmental governance systems develop, how effective they are, how equitably costs and benefits are distributed, and what future policies might address ongoing challenges. Offered fall only.