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Environmental Politics
ENVR E-109
Environmental Politics (13228)
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Sheila Jasanoff, PhD, Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
Course tuition: noncredit and undergraduate credit $800, graduate credit $1,725. Limited enrollment.
Fall term
Online only, beginning Sept. 16. See Distance Education. Required sections to be arranged.
Lecture 1 video.
This course is an introduction to the history, organization, goals, and ideals of environmental protection in America. It examines the shift in emphasis from nature protection to pollution control to sustainability over the twentieth century and develops critical tools to analyze changing conceptions of nature and the role of science, economics, and ethics in environmental policy formulation. Of central interest is the relationship between knowledge, uncertainty, and political or legal action. Theoretical approaches are combined with case studies of major episodes and controversies in environmental protection. The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Environmental Science and Public Policy 78. Prerequisite: students must view sample online lectures before they register. (4 credits)