Policy Topics

Energy and environment

Showing 811 - 840 of 903 results

PUBPOL 563/NRE686/HMP686

PUBPOL 563/NRE686/HMP686: Politics of Environmental Regulation

Barry Rabe

This course will consider the capacity of North American political institutions to shape effective environmental protection policies, devoting primary emphasis to the United States but also examining Canada and...

PUBPOL 650

PUBPOL 650: Introduction to Science and Technology Policy Analysis

As it exposes students to the landscape of science and technology policymaking in the US and abroad, this course introduces theories and methodologies for science and technology policy analysis, with literature drawn from a range of disciplines,...

PUBPOL 655

PUBPOL 655: Energy in World Politics

Pubpol 655: Energy in World Politics Instructor: Dan Plafcan, [email protected] M/W 1:00-2:30, 1210 Weill Hall This seminar course explores the development, use, and governance of energy systems throughout...

PUBPOL 564

PUBPOL 564: Government Regulation of Industry and Environment

Basic economic principles and methods are used to identify the circumstances in which government intervention can improve industrial efficiency, and to investigate successful and unsuccessful regulatory...

PUBPOL 653

PUBPOL 653: Global Environment Governance

In the past 50 years, states have signed hundreds of international environmental...

PUBPOL 754

PUBPOL 754: Research Seminar in Science, Tech and Public Policy

In memoriam: James Duderstadt

The aim of this course is to introduce students to topical issues in science and technology policy. The course will meet weekly for a formal...

PUBPOL 650

PUBPOL 650: Introduction to Science and Technology Policy Analysis

PUBPOL 754.002

PUBPOL 754.002: Research Seminar in Science, Tech and Public Policy

In memoriam: James Duderstadt

The aim of this course is to introduce students to topical issues in science and technology policy. The course will meet weekly for a formal...

PUBPOL 754.001

PUBPOL 754.001: Research Seminar in Science, Tech and Public Policy

In memoriam: James Duderstadt

The aim of this course is to introduce students to topical issues in science and technology policy. The course will meet weekly for a formal...

PUBPOL 650

PUBPOL 650: Introduction to Science and Technology Policy Analysis

Joy Rohde

PUBPOL 653

PUBPOL 653: Global Environment Governance

In the past 50 years, states have signed hundreds of international environmental...

PUBPOL 754

PUBPOL 754: Research Seminar in Science, Tech and Public Policy

In memoriam: James Duderstadt

The aim of this course is to introduce students to topical issues in science and technology policy. The course will meet weekly for a formal...

PUBPOL 759

PUBPOL 759: Genetics and Biotechnology Policy

Shobita Parthasarathy

As one of the hottest areas of scientific and technological development today, genetics and biotechnology are raising a variety of difficult and controversial policy...

PUBPOL 564

PUBPOL 564: Government Regulation of Industry and Environment

PUBPOL 754

PUBPOL 754: Research Seminar in Science, Tech and Public Policy

In memoriam: James Duderstadt

The aim of this course is to introduce students to topical issues in science and technology policy. The course will meet weekly for a formal...

PUBPOL 564

PUBPOL 564: Government Regulation of Industry and Environment

Catherine Hausman

This course examines environmental and energy policies. We discuss the sources of environmental problems and what regulations are available to remedy these problems. We also cover energy markets, including fossil fuel extraction and...

PUBPOL 668

PUBPOL 668: Topics: Emerging Science, Emerging Policy

How science drives discovery, shapes our culture, becomes visible as technological and social innovations, and influences policy decision-making in subtle...

PUBPOL 201

PUBPOL 201: Systematic Thinking About The Problems of the Day

Paul Courant

The main idea that we want to get across is implicit in the title: Systematic thinking - largely from the social sciences, but with the application of scientific methods and knowledge more generally - can make a significant difference in the way...

PubPol 250