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Forestry 201: Natural Resource Issues and Politics Spring 2000
Meeting Times: 10:00 MWF, SN-211 Instructor: K. Smith, 213 Snowden, office hours WTHF 3 - 5:00PM Required Text: Ecounters with the Archdruid. John McFee(Note: Other reading material will be assigned in class.) Grades:
Topics to be Covered Intro to course, review of natural resource policy in the U.S. Federal and state agencies, the policy process, political realities Private vs. public control, market vs. non-market forces Key players in policy formation Special interest groups Important federal and state policies National Environmental Policy Act, NFMA, case studies Clean Air and Water Acts, case studies Endangered Species Act, wildlife policy, case studies 1872 Mining Law, mining policy, case studies Wetlands management and legislation, voluntary compliance vs. regulation Taylor Grazing Act, Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Wilderness Act The battle for water International issues and policy, International treaties
Written Assignments and Web Site Presentations: Details will be announced in class. Classroom Participation Read your assignments, your participation is crucial to the success of this class. |
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