Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy
Explore fundamental principles of environmental law, including pollution control, property rights, and environmental protection policies.
Explore fundamental principles of environmental law, including pollution control, property rights, and environmental protection policies.
This comprehensive course examines the legal frameworks governing environmental protection and resource management. Students learn about common law approaches, property rights, endangered species protection, risk analysis, and current environmental challenges. The curriculum covers key legislation, case studies, and theoretical foundations of environmental regulation, with special attention to water law, pollution control, and climate change.
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What you'll learn
Understand common law approaches to environmental problems
Analyze property rights in environmental context
Evaluate environmental impact analysis methods
Assess risk regulation in environmental law
Examine water pollution control measures
Analyze climate change policy and regulation
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This course includes:
6.8 Hours PreRecorded video
7 assignments
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There are 7 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to environmental law through seven detailed modules. Students explore legal approaches to environmental protection, from common law principles to modern regulatory frameworks. The curriculum examines key topics including property rights, endangered species protection, toxic substances regulation, water law, and climate change policy.
Common-Law Approaches to Environmental Problems
Module 1 · 1 Hours to complete
Property and the Environment
Module 2 · 3 Hours to complete
Two Famous Statutory Programs: Environmental Impact Analysis and Endangered-Species Protection
Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete
Risk Analysis and Toxic Substances: Pesticides, Trade Disputes over Synthetic Hormones, and the Cleanup of Contaminated Sites
Module 4 · 2 Hours to complete
Environmental Justice, Water Pollution, Claims to a Human Right to Drinking Water, Fracking, and Insights from an Economic Model
Module 5 · 2 Hours to complete
Pollution, Climate Change and Course Conclusion
Module 6 · 2 Hours to complete
(Optional) Research Exercise
Module 7 · 1 Hours to complete
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Environmental Law Scholar and Distinguished Legal Educator
Dr. Donald Hornstein serves as the Aubrey L. Brooks Professor at the University of North Carolina School of Law, where he has established himself as one of the nation's leading environmental law scholars. His excellence in teaching is evidenced by winning the Law School's McCall Award for Teaching Excellence a record eight times and three additional university-wide teaching awards. His academic impact was recognized in Harvard University Press's "What the Best Law Teachers Do," which featured him among 26 of the nation's finest law instructors. As a Fulbright scholar with research experience in East Africa, his environmental law scholarship has twice been recognized in the annual Top 10 national articles, with publications in prestigious journals including the Columbia Law Review and Yale Journal on Regulation. His expertise extends to catastrophic risk insurance, serving on the Board of Directors of North Carolina's Wind Pool. Through his Coursera course "Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy," he shares his expertise in environmental regulation and policy with a global audience. Before academia, he worked at the Department of Justice's Environmental Law Division and represented environmental organizations before the U.S. Supreme Court while at Arnold & Porter.
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