GEOG 481

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Credit: 3 hours.

Examines the problems, politics and policies of environmental problems that require international cooperation to solve. Transboundary, regional, and global commons problems will be analyzed, spanning the atmosphere (acid rain, protection of the ozone layer, and climate change), the oceans (pelagic fisheries), and biodiversity (Convention on Biological Diversity, trade in endangered species). Discusses methods for increasing international environmental cooperation, such as unilateral actions, trade sanctions, financial aid, non-governmental monitoring and innovations in institutional design. Same as ESES 481. Prerequisite: One course in Geography or Political Science or consent of instructor.

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