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ENVR
365
INTRODUCTION
TO
ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY ANALYSIS
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INTRODUCTION
TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ANALYSIS
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Requirements
Required
Readings
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2
Week
3
Weeks
4
Weeks 5 and
6
Week
7
Week
8
Week
9
Week
10
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INTRODUCTION
TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ANALYSIS
ENVR
365
FALL 2001 Tuesday,
Thursday, 12:30-1;50 P.M.
Dr. Robert
J. Brulle
Nesbitt Building, Room
503
Office Hours: Tuesday 3:00
- 5:00 P.M. or by appointment
Telephone: Office: (215)
895-2294
Email:
brullerj@drexel.edu
Overview:
This undergraduate course
provides an introduction to the development and
implementation of environmental policy in the
United States. The aim of this course is to
provide an understanding of how environmental
policies are created, evaluated, and implemented.
The course starts by examining the politics of the
policy process, including the historical
development of U.S. environmental policies, the key
decision making arenas, and the participants in the
development of environmental policy in the U.S.
The second part of the course examines the
theoretical approaches and practice of
environmental policy analysis, including economic,
social, and environmental impact assessment. The
course concludes with an examination of how
environmental policies are developed, implemented,
and enforced through the development of
environmental laws, regulations, and the federal
budget process.
Course
Requirements:
This course has three
course requirements as follows:
1. Class
Participation: This will count for 25% of the
final grade. Students are expected to come to
class having completed the assigned readings, and
prepared to discuss the topics in class. There
will be unannounced quizzes given in class on the
assigned readings and lectures throughout the
course of the quarter. There will be no makeup
quizzes given.
2. Environmental
Policy Paper: Each student will research one
area of U.S. environmental policy. The student
will then prepare a 5-7 page written report, and
present the results of the research in class.
Papers are due on the day of the scheduled class
presentation. This paper and presentation will
count for 25% of the final grade.
3 Exams: This
course will have one final examination. The final
exam will constitute 50% of the course
grade.
Required
Texts and Readings
This course has one
required text as listed below. In addition, the
reserve readings are available on line at the
Hagerty
Library Electronic Reserve Readings
Vig, Norman J. and Kraft,
Michael E. 2000 Environmental Policy Washington
DC: Congressional Quarterly Press
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COURSE
SCHEDULE
Week
One - Overview and History of Environmental Policy
Analysis
Readings:
Switzer, Jacqueline V.
Environmental Politics, 2001. Domestic and Global
Dimensions, Boston: St. Martins Press, pp. 11-32
Vig and Kraft, Chapter 1
PART I - THE
POLITICS OF THE POLICY PROCESS:
What are the key
venues and who are the participants in the development of
environmental policy in the U.S?
Week
Two - Environmental Policy Arenas: Executive Agencies,
Congress and the Courts
Week Two - Environmental Policy
Arenas: Executive Agencies, Congress and the
Courts
Readings:
Vig and Kraft Chapters 3 and
4
Sabatier, P.A., and Jenkins-Smith,
Hank C. 1993 Policy Change and Learning: An Advocacy
Coalition Approach, Westview Press, San Francisco, pp.
13-39
Week
Three
Week Three - External Actors:
Media, Political Parties, Nonprofit Organizations,
Corporations, and Public Opinion
Readings:
Vig and Kraft Chapters 5, and
6
PART II- THE ART
AND CRAFT OF POLICY ANALYSIS
How are environmental
policies analyzed and evaluated?
Weeks
Four - Models of Policy Analysis
Readings:
Patton, Carl V. and Sawicki, David
S. 1993, Basic Methods of Policy Analysis and
Planning, Prentice Hall Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice
Hall, pp. 46-69
Camhis, Marios. 1979. Planning
Theory and Philosophy New York: Tavistock, Chapters
1-3
National Research Council. 1996.
Understanding Risk: Informing Decisions in a Democratic
Society. Washington (DC): National Academy Press,
Chapters 1 and 2
Weeks
Five and Six - Prospective Environmental Policy
Evaluation
Readings:
Risk Analysis - Vig and Kraft
Chapter 10
Environmental Impact Assessment -
Erickson, Paul A. 1994. Environmental Impact Assessment:
Principles And Applications New York: Academic
Press
Social Impact Assessment - Vig and
Kraft Chapter 11
Economic Assessment - Vig and Kraft
Chapter 9
PART III IMPLEMENTATION
AND ENFORCEMENT:
How are environmental
policy programs developed, implemented, and
enforced?
Week
Seven - Evaluation of Environmental Programs :
Implementation Evaluations and Outcome
Evaluation
Readings:
Patton and Sawicki Chapter
Nine
Week
Eight - Environmental Law
Readings:
Kubasek, Nancy. 2000,
Environmental Law Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice
Hall, pp 84-136
Week Nine
- Environmental Regulations
Readings:
Portney, Paul, and Stavins, Robert
N. 2000. Public Policies for Environmental
Protection, Washington DC: RFF pp. 11-30
Lubbers, Jeffrey S. 1998, A
Guide to Federal Agency Rulemaking American Bar
Association, Chapter 1 and 2
Vig and Kraft Chapter 8
Week
Ten - Budgetary Processes
Readings:
Shick, Allen,1994. The Federal
Budget : Politics, Policy, Process, Washington DC:
Brookings Institute, Chapters 2 and 3
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