environmental science and policy
Subject:
ENSP102: Intro to Environmental Policy Prof. Joanna Goger (focused on environmental law in law school) TA: Kelly Boeckl Ella Clarke: can contact with questions, runs review sections 1/24/13 Overview of Today?s Material: What environmental problems do we face? Top environmental stories of 2012 What is environmental policy? Who are the players? How are problems defined and solutions formulated? What are the most pressing environmental problems today?: Global warming/climate change Trash per population Population growth Waste/trash Depletion of resources (fresh water, for example) Soil erosion Agriculture Deforestation Sea level rise Endangered species and biodiversity loss Habitat loss Ocean acidification Air quality Water and land pollution