Governing Environments
Governing Environments looks at the trade off between development and preservation of the environment and the government’s role in this. It is a general introduction to a wide range of issues surrounding how all of us relate to the environment we occupy.
Natural and built environments and their resources have been the source of conflicting claims over rights of access, ownership and use. These contests have in turn led to the creation of a wide range of approaches to regulate such claims. In this subject students will be introduced to the ecological and economic theories and practices that relate to the use and management of natural resources and built environments and to the approaches governments use to resolve the conflicts that arise.
Topics will include:
- An introduction to the similarities and differences between the ecological and economic paradigms that affect the environment
- Understanding the need for government intervention
- An explanation of Public Choice theory
- The development of policies and instruments (laws, regulations, agreements, spending on education programs and market-based instruments) and institutions for effective policy implementation
- Case studies on the built environment, land and water, forests, marine environments and global warming will be used to assess the strengths and weaknesses of different governance models and their application
Skills you will learn
- Be able to assess policy-orientated research on the environment
- Be able to research and evaluate governance issues
- Be able to understand the economic and ecological factors affecting environments
Contact Hours
120 Hours
More information
- Handbook entry for 880-105 Governing Environments