POL 406 Environment & Development
Considers how economic development, and the policies that support it, affects the environment, both in the United States and Latin America. The course surveys a variety of environmental issues, with special attention to citizen action to address them. Topics may include recent efforts to combat the degradation of the Chesapeake Bay and other restoration projects, the politics of energy and the impact of alternative energy and transportation choices on the environment, grassroots responses to hazardous waste issues, community managed resource exploitation, and urban planning. Students will be expected to participate in Washington-area efforts to address environmental questions as a service learning project in connection with the course. American Politics, World Politics.