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Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy

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Course Summary

Learn about the legal frameworks and policies that govern environmental issues and explore the roles of government agencies, NGOs, and individuals in protecting the environment.

Key Learning Points

Understand the history and evolution of environmental law
Explore the different types of environmental regulation
Learn about the role of government agencies, NGOs, and individuals in environmental protection

Learning Outcomes

Understand the legal frameworks and policies that govern environmental issues
Explore the roles of government agencies, NGOs, and individuals in protecting the environment
Analyze the different types of environmental regulation

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

Basic knowledge of environmental issues
Familiarity with legal terminology

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

Online self-paced courses
Video lectures
Discussion forums

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Description

Environmental law may be the one institution standing between us and planetary exhaustion. It is also an institution that needs to be reconciled with human liberty and economic aspirations. This course considers these issues and provides a tour though existing legal regimes governing pollution, water law, endangered species, toxic substances, environmental impact analyses, and environmental risk.

Outline

Common-Law Approaches to Environmental Problems
1.1 Lecture Video
1.1 One Minute Lawyer
1.2 Lecture Video
1.2 One Minute Lawyer
1.3 Lecture Video
1.3 One Minute Lawyer
1.4 Lecture Video
1.1 Case Readings
1.2 Case Readings
1.3 Case Readings
Week 1 Quiz

Property and the Environment
2.1 Lecture Video
2.1 One Minute Lawyer
2.2 Lecture Video
2.2 One Minute Lawyer
2.3 Lecture Video
2.3 One Minute Lawyer
2.4 Lecture Video
2.1 Case Reading
2.2 Case Reading
2.3 Case Reading
2.4 Case Reading
Week 2 Quiz

Two Famous Statutory Programs: Environmental Impact Analysis and Endangered-Species Protection
3.1 Lecture Video
3.1 One Minute Lawyer
3.2 Lecture Video
3.2 One Minute Lawyer
3.3 Lecture Video
3.3 One Minute Lawyer
3.4 Lecture Video
3.1 Case Reading
3.2 Case Reading
3.3 Case Reading
Week 3 Quiz

Risk Analysis and Toxic Substances: Pesticides, Trade Disputes over Synthetic Hormones, and the Cleanup of Contaminated Sites
4.1 Lecture Video
4.1 One Minute Lawyer
4.2 Lecture Video
4.2 One Minute Lawyer
4.3 Lecture Video
4.3 One Minute Lawyer
4.4 Lecture Video
4.1 Case Reading
4.2 Case Reading
4.3 Case Reading
Week 4 Quiz

Environmental Justice, Water Pollution, Claims to a Human Right to Drinking Water, Fracking, and Insights from an Economic Model of Regulatory Cost-Effectiveness
5.1 Lecture Video
5.1 One Minute Lawyer
5.2 Lecture Video
5.2 One Minute Lawyer
5.3 Lecture Video
5.3 One Minute Lawyer
5.4 Lecture Video
5.1 Case Reading
5.2 Case Reading
5.3 Case Reading
Week 5 Quiz

Pollution, Climate Change and Course Conclusion
6.1 Lecture Video
6.1 One Minute Lawyer
6.2 Lecture Video
6.2 One Minute Lawyer
6.3 Lecture Video
6.3 One Minute Lawyer
6.4 Lecture Video
6.1 Case Reading
6.2 Case Reading
6.3 Case Reading
Week 6 Quiz

(Optional) Research Exercise
Instructions
Questions
Legal Databases
Research Exercise

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Find out what students are saying about the Environmental Law course at Coursera. This course has received many positive reviews and has an overall high rating. Many users have appreciated the course's practical approach to environmental law, which is presented in an easy-to-follow format.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

The course's practical approach to environmental law

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The course is well-structured and easy to follow
The instructors are knowledgeable and engaging
The course provides a good overview of environmental law
The course is informative and insightful
The course is a great resource for learning about environmental law

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Some users have found the course to be too basic
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