ENV 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science
Introduction to the relationship of humans and the environment. Selected aspects of current thinking and research concerning the impact of industrialization and urbanization on environmental quality, including the population explosion; the potential decline of the affluent society by the depletion of natural resources; the pollution of air, land surface and water; the public agencies and policies designated to solve environmental problems. Credits 3
ENV 430 - Land Use Management
Planning, implementation, and evaluation of land use covering both non-urban and urban situations. Emphasis on sustainable use with a focus on conservation of valuable terrestrial resources as well as energy. Constraints related to individual property rights and distribution of wealth treated.
Credits 3,
Prerequisites ENV 101.
NRES 411 - Environmental Law
Historical discussion of the development of environmental legislation, with particular attention to major public laws. Examines the interpretation, regulation, and developing court interpretation of selected public laws. Major emphasis on the environment as a system and understanding the broad concepts involved in protecting it using the laws enacted by Congress.
Credits 3, Prerequisites ENV 101 or PSC 101.
PSC 403A - Natural Resource Policy
Examines environmental policy primarily as it relates to America’s 700 million acres of public land—nearly one-third of the entire country. Focuses on the tensions between extractive uses such as mining and timbering on the one hand and conservation goals on the other. Substantial attention paid to the subject of water: the law and politics of who gets it and who does not. Credits 3,
Prerequisites PSC 101 or NRES 411.
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