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  • ENVS 629: Global Environmental Politics

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Hunold. Offered through CGS - See current timetable. Nation-states and multinational corporations are the most powerful actors in the global political economy. What does this mean for efforts to protect the global environment Do environmental activists stand a chance Drawing on insights from green political theory, international relations, and political economy, the field of global environmental politics may have the answer. Following a survey of relevant state and non-state actors in global environmental politics, and a review of major international environmental agreements, we will examine diverse theories of global environmental politics. Regime theory, global governance, green critiques of globalization, green theories of state sovereignty, and social movement theory offer competing accounts of the role of state, society, and economy in creating and managing global environmental change. Our goal will be to assess these competing explanations and strategies for promoting global ecological sustainability.
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  • ENVS 631: Current EPA Regulatory Practices and Future Directions

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Laskowski. The regulatory approach continues to be the foundation of environmental protection in the US. This course provides an overview of key environmental laws and regulations, and the processes used to write permits, conduct inspections and take enforcement actions. It is taught mainly from the perspective of the federal government and will also include perspectives from the states, NGOs, and the regulated community. Techniques used to set priorities, ensure fairness, and encourage compliance are included. Current issues in major regulatory programs will be reviewed and future directions will be discussed.
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  • ENVS 632: Energy and the Environment in the U

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Huemmler. This is a survey course that will examine the current U.S. energy industry, from production to consumption, and its impacts on local, regional, and the global environment. The course will seek to provide a fuller understanding of existing energy systems, ranging from technical overviews of each, to an exploration of the well-established policy framework each operates within. Near-term demands upon each energy supply system will be discussed, with particular focus on environmental constraints. Policy options facing each energy industry will be reviewed. By semester's end, successful students will have developed an intellectual framework to understand the challenges facing the U.S. energy system.
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  • ENVS 633: Community Involvement in Environmental Analysis and Management

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Pomponio and Esher. Offered through CGS - See current timetable. This course will investigate the various community involvement and communication tools, venues, and practices used during the analysis and management of decisions affecting the environment. Students will be exposed to real-life situations through expert guest lecturers, case studies, and hands on projects. The course will investigate communication practices for project specific issues relative to the National Environmental Policy Act ( NEPA), Superfund, and other local, state, and federal vehicles. Students can expect to learn, experience, and apply communication tools to ongoing proposals for major highway, impoundment, and other infrastructure proposals as well as for environmental clean up initiatives launched under various authorities. Students will also examine and contribute to citizen advisory and stakeholder forums for major watershed and estuary programs. Specific communication challenges to achieve environmental justice and the conveyance of technical information will be explored.
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  • ENVS 635: Major Global Environmental Problems of Today and how we must deal with them tomorrow

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Laskowski. Offered through CGS - See current timetable. Global environmental problems of today are some of the greatest challenges of the new millennium. Almost everyone is in some way part of the problem and increasingly will be asked to be a part of the solution. The problems that we face today often differ from those of the past because it is sometimes difficult for the international community to agree on the extent, causes, and impacts of the problem and how to allocate responsibility for the resolution of the problem. Governments, businesses and NGOs around the world have recognized the need to take the initiative and address these issues through regulation, voluntary approaches, and cooperation on an international level. How best to manage these problems is the constant challenge. This course will provide an overview of several of the major global environmental problems facing the world today, and how they are connected by common causes, underlying themes and concepts critical to the understanding and management of these issues. It will examine the over-arching concepts of sustainability and globalization as well as frameworks for assessing and managing the issues. The course will also consider the role of the major players/stakeholders in the situation, including governments, non-government organizations, and private sector individuals/participants, and where appropriate, touch on such issues as intergenerational aspects and the potential long-term irreversibility. With the assistance of regional and national experts, we will address specific problems, such as: human populations and their environmental impact; issues surrounding resources such as food, water, habitats, and energy; global climate change; the ozone layer; and problems of international/environmental terrorism, catastrophes, and disease. Each student will prepare a report and presentation on some aspect of a topic discussed during the term.
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  • ENVS 637: Global Water Issues

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Laskowski. Offered through CGS - See current timetable. Water- related illnesses are estimated by some to kill up to 5000 people per day worldwide and many of these casualties are children. This course will explore the causes of this global crisis and what is being done to address the issue. It will provide an overview of international agreements, wastewater and water supply issues, technological advances, political/financial/cultural and other barriers to success, and what students can do to become involved in resolving the issues. Guest lecturers and case studies will provide insights to problems in problem areas around the world. Students will be asked to evaluate specific problems and suggest improved approaches to improving access to clean water.
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  • ENVS 638: Topics in Global Water Management Governance and Finance

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Laskowski. This course will focus on the governance and finance issues surrounding the efforts to meet the UN Millennium Goal [MDG] for water supply and sanitation. Every twenty seconds someone in the world, usually a child, dies from a water-related problem. The MDG aims to halve the percentage of the world's population without access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation". Inadequate organization, corruption, poor educational systems are some of the critical barriers relating to good governance. Finding sufficient funding, promoting public-private partnerships, and establishing needed legal/financial systems are some of the financial challenges. Using case studies, guest speakers, and the latest information available this course will provide insights to students on how to address these issues.
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  • ENVS 641: Water in Environmental Planning

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Curley. This course will present a combination of technical and non-technical material. Its purpose is to introduce the people who are not engineers or scientists to the practices that engineers and scientists use to study water and watersheds. It will present the following concepts: Hydrology, Water Treatment, and Waste Water.
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  • ENVS 643: Brownfield Remediation

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Keene. Offered through CGS - See current timetable. This course is intended to give students an overview of the genesis of the so-called "Brownfield" problem and of the various efforts our society is taking to solve or, at least, ameliorate it. The course will place the "Brownfield" problem in the broader context of the growth and decline of the industrial base of cities like Philadelphia. Students will study the general constitutional and statutory framework within which we approach the problems of orphan, polluted sites and the disposal of contemporary solid wastes. They will also analyze the principal actions that have been taken by Federal and state government to address remediation and redevelopment of abandoned industrial sites. The course will also explore environmental equity issues. The students will collaborate with high school students at the West Philadelphia High School to identify sites in their neighborhoods and to learn how to determine the sites ownership and land use history. The students will study ways of determining environmental risk and the various options that are available for remediation in light of community ideas about re-use. Students will be expected to participate actively in the seminar and the sessions with high school students. Students in the course are required to prepare and present a term paper on a topic in the general area of "Brownfield" analysis and remediation.
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  • ENVS 645: Planning for Land Preservation

    3.00 Credits
    University of Pennsylvania

    Daniels. Offered through CGS - See current timetable. An introduction to the tools and methods for preserving private lands by government agencies and private non-profit organizations. Topics include purchase and donation of development rights (also known as conservation easements), land acquisition, limited development, land swaps, and the preservation of urban greenways, trails, and parks. Preservation examples include: open space and scenic areas, farmland, forestland, battlefields, and natural areas.
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