Environmental Management, Geography 461/561

Welcome to our course wiki!   This is the main page, which tells you a bit about the course. 

This course explores the nature of environmental management issues.  How we protect and develop our land, air and water is governed by a number of complex and overlapping management obligations, including state and federal environmental laws, local land use plans, and property rights. These requirements are informed by environmental management concepts that are embodied in our laws and regulations.

Students in this class apply their critical thinking skills to a variety of environmental policy approaches and gain a basic understanding of key environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act. Students learn how government agencies use these laws to make decisions and how those decisions are enforced. Emerging management concepts such as adaptive management and sustainable development are also explored.

There are five project "teams" this semester, and each has its own page that highlights their research projects on team's theme.  The project teams are:

Air Quality Group    |     Biodiversity Group     |     Climate Change    |     Land and Waste Management Group     |     Water Quality Group

Please visit these pages and feel free to comment!