PIA 2502 - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The 1992 Rio Declaration on environment and development states that ‘to achieve sustainable development, environmental protection shall constitute an integral part of the development process.’ We discuss the linkages between development and the environment, and the role of women, indigenous peoples, and the poor in achieving equitable development and environmental protection. Using tools from economics and policy analysis, we explore the conceptualization of environmental problems (market or government failure); various policy instruments to rectify environmental problems (regulations, voluntary programs, taxes, tradable permits, payments for environmental services and international treaties such as the Basel Convention, the Montreal Protocol, and the Kyoto Protocol), and the link between trade and the environment. Students’ case presentations illustrate the challenges of environmental management in developing countries and the roles of civil society, NGOs, corporations, and international institutions such as the world bank, world trade organization, and united nations environmental program. Over the course of the semester, students are responsible for several policy memos and PowerPoint presentations.
Academic Career: GRAD
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: Graduate School of Public and International Affairs students only.

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