Through an examination of various environmental issues, this course provides an introduction to environmental politics and policy. It examines how cultural values, environmentalism as a social and political movement, levels of development, science, political institutions and economics shape environmental politics in Canada and other parts of the world. An important theme in the course is the challenge of environmental governance given the complexity, scale and equity dimensions of environmental problems. (Policy) Lect: 3 hrs. Prerequisite: POG 214 or POG 314 or POL 377 or PPA 211 or PPA 623 Course Weight: 1.00 Billing Units: 1
