Spring 2009 Course Description
Topics in Global Policy Studies
| Section Title: |
Global Environmental Governance |
| Instructor(s): |
Joshua Busby |
| Course: |
P A 188G - Topics in Global Policy Studies |
| Unique Number: |
62293 |
| Day & Time: |
Wednesdays, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Room: |
SRH 3.108 |
| Waitlist Information: | For LBJ Students: UT Waitlist Information
For Non LBJ Students: LBJ School Waitlist Instructions |
| Notes: |
Section meets 1/21 - 2/18 |
This course fulfills requirements for the following specialization(s):
- Security, Law, and Diplomacy
- Nonprofit and Philanthropic Studies
- International Energy, Environment, and Technology
- International Development
- International Affairs
- Global Governance
- Technology, Innovation, and Information Policy
Description: This short five week course will introduce students to major aspects of global environmental governance including the leading international organizations dealing with environmental problems, the significant pieces of global rules governing the environment, the problems of collective action posed by various kinds of environmental problems, and the future of environmental governance. We will look in detail at a few issues, including rainforest and species conservation, ozone depletion, and climate change. We will also examine the different roles of non-state actors, including advocacy organizations and private for-profit actors, in this arena.
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