POLS 4321 - Environmental Politics and Policy

Credits: 3 Class: 3 Lab: 0
Prerequisite(s): POLS 2305, POLS 2306 and junior standing.
This course will survey environmental politics and policy primarily in the United States. We will examine the nature and scope of environmental, energy, and natural resource problems; contrasting perspectives on their severity and policy implications; the goals and strategies of the environmental community and its opponents; public opinion on the environment; scientific, economic, political, and institutional forces that shape policymaking and implementation; approaches to environmental policy analysis; and emphasis on the policy making process at the local and state level in Texas.