ENVS 100

• Introduction to environmental issues in an interdisciplinary matrix. Focuses on three issues at the intersection of ecological questions and social institutions: agroecology and sustainable agriculture; population growth, economic growth, and environmental degradation; and biodiversity conservation and land management. Reviews the important roles of disciplinary abstraction and the application of that knowledge to context-dependent explanations of environmental problems.

ENVS 196

• Senior Seminar covering a range of topics in Conservation Biology, culminating in a literature review on a topic of choice in the discipline.

  • • Drought-Limited Postfire Recovery in California Shrublands

ENVS 140

• An overview of all major federal environmental policy domains. Analyzes political, social, economic, and other forces influencing federal (and some state) public policy responses to land use, natural resources, pollution, and conservation dilemmas.

ENVS 141

• Application of economic analysis to natural resource policy and management. Topics include welfare economics, property rights and externalities, natural resource valuation, exhaustible and renewable resources, and sustainable development.

ENVS 142

• Explores renewable and fossil fuel energy resources, with an emphasis on interactions with food and water systems. Explores opportunities for improving efficiency, reducing pollution, and increasing access through technological advances, policy, and consumer decisions.

ENVS 145

• Are cities an environmental savior or an engine of pollution? This course considers what makes a truly green city and analyzes innovative urban policies in areas such as energy, transportation, buildings, and waste management.