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GES 428 - Scientific Practice and Environmental Policy

(3.00)
This course studies the relationship between science and environmental policy. Class examines the social process by which scientific consensus emerges and the ways in which environmental policy is affected by the practices of scientists. We will also explore how unsettled scientific disputes inform concrete policy making goals, and how the policy-making process, in turn, shapes scientific research. Intersections of science and policy that we will explore include: climate science and climate change policy; ecosystem science and conservation policy; and the role of citizen science and lay expertise in resolving policy disputes.

Course ID: 100485
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite:You must complete  GES 328  or GES 307  or GES 308  or GES 310  or GES 311  or GES 313  or GES 319  or GES 326  or GES 327  or GES 329  or GES 330  or GES 341  or GES 342  or GES 363   with a C or better.



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