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Political Science 320, Environmental Politics and Policy, is designed to provide
an intensive introduction to the study of environmental politics and policy.
It examines the development of environmental policy in the United States and
devotes attention to the increasing globalization of environmental politics.
As the basis for this Bush-Hewlett Project, the course will provide students
with an opportunity to examine the local and regional environmental issues and
to publish their research.
This project is multifaceted; it has both a public function for providing not
only general environmental information to the broad public audience but also
teaching materials for environmental modules in the classroom at the secondary
level. For students in the course, research and development of essays will be
complemented by work in the field—identifying environmentally threatened
areas and interviewing and photographing concerned residents—developing
interpersonal skills and investigation skills through service learning
The development of the website for Environmental Politics and Policy is mapped
in the following stages:
1. Fall, 2003: Posting of the syllabus, links to government websites, and material
from a teachers’ institute on teaching about the environment.
2. Spring, 2003: Postings on important research issues from global warming to
lead poisoning—presenting essential terms, problems, and issues; identifying
trends; researching statistics; publishing an annotated webliography; and publishing
fact sheets.