Regulators and administrators continually struggle with the sometimes opposing needs of economic development and the environment. These struggles are manifest in the areas of water scarcity, air and water quality, and natural resource conservation as related to land-use, transportation and agricultural policies. These programs will provide students with a background in legal, economic and social policy tools that may be used to manage these competing demands on the environment. The courses are designed to cover a broad array of environmental applications, and as such, students with specific interests (such as water management, land-use or transportation management) are encouraged to work with faculty advisors to tailor the program to meet their needs.

The programs will serve two main groups of professionals: those currently working on environmental issues within government agencies, non-profit organizations and the private sector, and those wishing to enter in to environmental management. The programs are designed to appeal to professionals with primarily technical, scientific backgrounds or those with management backgrounds who wish to expand their skills with knowledge of the relevant legal, economic and institutional issues necessary to be a effective decision maker in the policy-arena.

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Natural Resource Management courses