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ENVR 610 Foundations of Environmental Policy (3 credits)

Offered by: Bieler School of Environment (School of Environment)

Administered by: Graduate Studies

Overview

Environment : Analysis of current environmental policies to reveal implicit and explicit assumptions regarding scientific methods, hypothesis testing, subject/object, causality, certainty, deities, health, development, North-South concerns for resources, commons, national sovereignty, equity. Discussion of implications of such assumptions for building future environmental policies.

Terms: Summer 2025

Instructors: Umana-Kinitzki, Carmen (Summer)

  • Restriction: Enrolment in the Graduate Environment Option or enrolment in the Neotropical Environment Option (NEO) or permission of the instructor.

  • **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.

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