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TEACHING ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE(NTRES 331/631, S&TS 331, B&SOC 331, DSOC 331) Environmental governance is defined as the assemblage of institutions that regulate society-nature interactions and shape environmental outcomes across a range of spatial and temporal scales. Institutions, broadly defined, are mechanisms of social coordination including laws (formal) and social norms (informal) that guide the behavior of individuals. Participants in the course will explore the roles of governments, markets, and collective action in environmental management and mismanagement. We will emphasize interactions among leading environmental policy strategies: public regulation, market-based incentives, and community-based resource management. ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES(NTRES 431, DSOC 431) How do we pursue natural resource conservation in today’s institutional environment? In response to this question, the course focuses on opportunities to mobilize market mechanisms and competitive strategies of firms to harmonize economic and environmental demands on ecological systems. Students will come to understand the mechanics of this general class of environmental policy tools. We will also develop a critique as to why the market does not represent a comprehensive approach to sustainability.
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