ESP 421 - Natural Resource Policy

Natural resource policy is a subset of environmental policy that is focused on balancing competing uses of natural resources such as land, water, and animals. Thus, natural resource use inherently includes conflict over how environmental resources should be used in the pursuit of economic and social goals. Throughout this course, students explore difficult natural resource policy questions such as: What type of policy would best achieve our goals? How do we assess if policies adequately balance different interests? How can we collaborate across our differences to develop more innovative and successful policy? The course concludes with a comprehensive application of course concepts to a natural resource policy issue in Maine.

Prerequisite(s): ESP 220.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3

Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Environmental Science & Policy