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Environmental Politics and Law

John Wargo · Yale University

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Can law change human behavior to be less environmentally damaging? Law will be examined through case histories including: environmental effects of national security, pesticides, air pollution, consumer products, plastics, parks and protected area management, land use, urban growth and sprawl, public/private transit, drinking water standards, food safety, and hazardous site restoration. In each case we will review the structure of law and evaluate its strengths and weaknesses.

Lectures

  1. Introduction to the Course Lecture 1 · Audio
  2. Principles and Strategies in Environmental Law Lecture 2 · Audio
  3. Nuclear Experiments Lecture 3 · Audio
  4. Nuclear Secrecy and Ecology Lecture 4 · Audio
  5. Preparing for Nuclear War: NEPA Lecture 5 · Audio
  6. Marine Food-Chains: Mercury Lecture 6 · Audio
  7. Site Restoration Law Lecture 7 · Audio
  8. Chemically Dependent Agriculture Lecture 8 · Audio
  9. Risk and Law: Pesticide Paradigm Lecture 9 · Audio
  10. Safe Drinking Water: Science and Law Lecture 10 · Audio
  11. Safety Claims and Free Speech: Preemption and Defamation Lecture 11 · Audio
  12. Air Quality Law: Margins of Safety Lecture 12 · Audio
  13. Vehicle Emissions and Public Transit Lecture 13 · Audio
  14. The Quiet Revolution in Plastics Lecture 14 · Audio
  15. The Tobacco Paradigm Lecture 15 · Audio
  16. Evolution of Tobacco Law Lecture 16 · Audio
  17. Land Use and Conservation Law: The Adirondack History Lecture 17 · Audio
  18. Property Rights and Public Lands Management Lecture 18 · Audio
  19. Land Use Law and Property Rights Lecture 19 · Audio
  20. Managing Coastal Resources in an Era of Climate Change Lecture 20 · Audio
  21. Certification: Design and Green Architecture Lecture 21 · Audio
  22. Past and Future of Nuclear Power Lecture 22 · Audio
  23. Renewable Energy Policies Lecture 23 · Audio
  24. Reflection and Lessons Lecture 24 · Audio

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Credits and licence

Institution
Yale University
Department
Environmental Studies
Teacher
John Wargo
Term
Spring 2010
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Earth and environment
Source
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Licence
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