Emphasis is placed on on the ecological impact of human activities and on the evaluation and assessment of existing and future environments. Also included is the closer examination of several substantive areas of national policy in the United States. This class is designed as an overview of environmental law including the common law practices of nuisance, negligence, and trespass. Students will become acquainted with legal research techniques. Emphasis will be on federal, state, and municipal programs addressing clear air, clean water, hazardous waste, inland wetlands, coastal zone management, and prime agricultural farm land and aquifer protection.
Emphasis is placed on issues relating to wetlands conservation and management.
This class will explore leading schools of thought, fundamental principles and concepts of law, the basic framework of legal institutions, and judicial procedure. Particular attention is devoted to the general features of American law as it affects the citizen and primary emphasis is placed on the function of law as a medium for attaining a balance of social interests in a politically organized society. This course looks at the politics of public administration. Topics include the role of administrative agencies and officials in American national, state and local governments. Coastal Issues Human Modification of Natural Environment Students review a geographical and historical interpretation of the changing relationships between culture and environment.