Strange Bedfellows: Science and Environmental Policy

Calendar

Lec #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction
2	Science, Policy, and the Environment
3	Overview of Case Studies I and II: Biopreserves and Nuclear Waste Disposal
4	Overview of Case Studies III and IV: Climate Change and the Role of DDT in Malaria Control
5	Building Research Skills
6	Laws, Regulations, and International Treaties
7	Players, Problem Framing, and Science I
8	Players, Problem Framing, and Science II	Assignment 1 due
9	Players, Problem Framing, and Science III
10	Players, Problem Framing, and Science IV
11	The Role of Modeling in Science and Policy
12	Modeling and Prediction I
13	Modeling and Prediction II
14	Modeling and Prediction III
15	Modeling and Prediction IV
16	Probability and Risk	Assignment 2 due
17	Scientific Uncertainty I
18	Scientific Uncertainty II
19	Scientific Uncertainty III
20	Scientific Uncertainty IV	Assignment 3 due three days after Lec #20
21	Looking Back
22	Is There A Better Way?
23-24	Final Reports	Full report due
25	Final Discussion