ENST 461 - Environmental Policy

Description:
Covers the major institutions that create environmental policy; and the socio-economic, political, and cultural forces that shape and influence that process. Students develop a framework for analyzing policy, and its applicability to select environmental problems. Formerly ENST 444, students may not receive credit for both.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: ENST 303.

Credits: (4)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Describe the policy process in the U.S. and identify the variables that influence environmental policy outcomes.
Identify the steps in a rational-comprehensive policy analysis framework.
Identify a range of environmental policy instruments (e.g., regulation, tradable permits, taxes, subsidies, legal instruments) and articulate their strengths and limitations as applied to environmental problems.
Identify and describe the multi-faceted dimensions of a variety of environmental “problems” (e.g., climate change, endangered species protection, energy development).
Formulate an environmental policy that attempts to resolve an environmental problem.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
2/21/20

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