FACULTY & STUDENT RESOURCES
Environmental Courses
Tufts University
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Tufts University—Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Course Catalogue
ILO L223: Seminar on International Environmental Law
D. Wirth Fall W, 5:30-7:30
This course will address the nature, content and structure of international environmental law. The course will begin with an introduction and overview designed to familiarize students with international environmental problems and basic principles of international law and environmental regulation. The course will then take up various specific topics, such as global warming, stratospheric ozone depletion, and exports of hazardous substances. Other topics likely to be addressed are marine pollution, trans-boundary pollution, trade and environment, and development and environment. Throughout, the course will explore the role of international and non-governmental organizations in the development of international environmental law and policy; the interrelationship between international legal process and domestic law; and the difficulties of negotiating, concluding, and implementing international environmental agreements.
DHP H203: Contemporary Issues in Oceanic Studies
J. Perry Fall M, 3:20-5:20
A study of global uses of the ocean cutting across disciplines, including – but not only- the anthropological, economic, environmental, geographic, and strategic. We may consider key regions, cities, and chokepoints, and examine such matters as territorial disputes, marine disasters, piracy, whaling, mineral and energy extraction, and mariculture among others in an attempt to develop an overall view of the challenges and opportunities offered by 70% of the planet. The course is in seminar format emphasizing discussion and student research.
DHP P250: Elements of International Environmental Policy
W. Moomaw Fall Tu, Th 9:40-10:55
This course is designed to provide an introduction to international environmental policy development beginning with the scientific identification of the problem, the assessment of its economic and social impact, and the political forces that shape international agreements. It is recommended that students intending to concentrate in the environment and resource field take this course unless they have a solid environmental background. Following a short introduction to some of the basic scientific and economic factors that characterize most environmental problems, the course examines five case studies that illustrate the range of international problems facing diplomats and corporations. Bilateral, multilateral and commons issues are studied using examples of air, climate, hazardous waste, fisheries, and biological diversity. The emphasis is on the development of effective policy solutions based on sound scientific and economic information that meet the often-divergent political positions of nations.
DHP P257: Corporate Management of Environmental Issues
A. Rappaport Fall Tu, Th 12:30-1:15
This objective of this course is to examine environmental issues from the point of view of large corporations. Corporations are critical players affecting the environment because they control vast resources, and changes in their mode of doing business can have significant impacts on air, water, waste production, and raw material use. Public policy makers concerned with environmental issues seek to change corporate behavior with respect to the environment, but often have an inadequate understanding of how companies work. As a consequence, policies may be ineffective or unnecessarily contentious. Topics include: strategy and organization; staffing for environment; health and safety; accountability for environmental performance; ethics; corporate environmental policies; pollution prevention; management tools; accident response; companies and non-governmental organizations; response to laws and regulations; international issues; environmental accounting; corporate social responsibility; and voluntary codes of conduct. Note: This course is cross-listed as CEE/UEP 265.
DHP P258: Clean Energy Technologies and Policy
W. Moomaw, Flyntzani-Stephanopolous Spring Tu, Th 9:40-10:55
This course identifies the major environmental, security and economic issues associated with the continued use of traditional energy sources such as fossil fuels. It then explores alternative technologies that are capable of providing essential energy services in both developed and developing countries. Woven into the assessment of each technology is a determination of the present policies and factors that lock-in current technology and lock-out new alternatives. Types of regulatory, market, contractual and voluntary policies and practices are identified that can facilitate the introduction of new, clean energy technologies. The major emphasis is on electricity production, transportation and building energy conservation. Examples of technologies include solar, wind, biomass and high efficiency end use appliances, hybrid and fuel cell vehicles, transport fuels from biomass, efficiency gains in conventional vehicles, and integrated building and campus design.
EIB B284: Petroleum in the Global Economy
B. Everett Fall Th, 3:20-5:20
This course will introduce students to the basics of the international petroleum industry and its role of the international economy. The first part of the course will establish the basics and background of the industry. Students will be introduced to the economics of petroleum exploration and production, refining, marketing and use, including natural gas and alternatives forms of energy, and to the basic business models of the international petroleum industry. Drawing on this knowledge base, the second part of the course will examine the history of the petroleum industry, the global petroleum resource base, the structure and dynamics of the international petroleum market, the impact of petroleum on the environment and an overview of energy policies. Open to students who have completed EIB E200, EIB E201, or EIB B200.
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