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PSC 403G - Land and Water Resource Policy

(3 units)
Issues surrounding the allocation and use of land and water resources in the United States. Emphasis on issues affecting Western states. (Formerly PSC 458/658; implemented Fall 2004.)

Units of Lecture: 3
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to articulate and evaluate the constitutional basis and historical development of natural resource policies dealing with land and water in the United States.
2. Students will be able to relate land and water policy to the development of art, culture and literature in the United States.
3. Students will be able to describe the political movements that have embraced and/or opposed land and water policy in the United States.
4. Students will be able to discuss factors which shape support and/or opposition for land and water policies at the national state and local level of American politics.
5. Students will be able to describe current conflicts associated with land and water resource policy.
6. Students will be able to articulate the institutional structures that create and administer national land and water policies.
7. Students will be able to describe the role of states in land and water natural resource policy.


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