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The environment is playing an increasing role in policy decisions, often in competition with economic goals. At the same time, increasing burdens on the environment can limit economic growth due to scarce resources, societal resistance, and impacts. In this course, we explore the empirical and normative factors that shape environmental policy analysis. Multiple factors will be explored in depth, such as politics, economics, risk assessment, energy and natural resource extraction, and impacts to the environment (e.g. pollution, climate, water use, land use). The steps in undertaking environmental policy analysis will be reviewed as well as the tools that can be employed in the analysis. Lectures will facilitate an understanding of the interdisciplinary challenges addressed by political scientists, engineers, and natural scientists on environmental policy. Students will have the choice to employ qualitative or quantitative assessments in their final papers. <a href="http://bit.ly/1bebp5s" target="_blank">Click here to see evaluations, syllabi, and faculty bios</a>