3 courses with the subject SDEV UN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
SDEV UN2000INTRO TO ENVIRONMENTAL LAW3.00
The course provides an overview of environmental law for students without a legal background. It examines U.S. statutes and regulations regarding air, water, hazardous and toxic materials, land use, climate change, endangered species, and the like, as well as international environmental issues. After completing the course students should be equipped to understand how the environmental laws operate, the role of the courts, international treaties and government agencies in implementing environmental protection, and techniques used in addressing these issues
- Subject
- SDEV UN
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Points
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.barnard.edu
SDEV UN2050ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND GOVERNANCE3.00
Sustainability is a powerful framework for thinking about business, economics, politics and environmental impacts. An overview course, Environmental Policy ＆ Governance will focus specifically on the policy elements of sustainability. With an emphasis on the American political system, the course will begin by exploring the way the American bureaucracy addresses environmental challenges. We will then use the foundations established through our understanding of the US system to study sustainable governance at the international level. With both US and international perspectives in place, we will then address a range of specific sustainability issues including land use, climate change, food and agriculture, air quality, water quality, and energy. Over the course of the semester, we will study current events through the lens of sustainability policy to help illustrate course concepts and theories
- Subject
- SDEV UN
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Points
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.barnard.edu
SDEV UN3355CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAW3.00
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a broad introduction to the field of climate law in the United States and at the international level. The course begins with an overview of the causes and effects of global climate change and the methods available to control and adapt to it. We then examine the negotiation, implementation and current status of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol, and the Copenhagen Accord. The focus then turns to the past and proposed actions of the U.S. Congress, the executive branch and the courts, as well as regional, state and municipal efforts. The Clean Air Act, the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act will receive special attention. We evaluate the various legal tools that are available to address climate change, including cap-and-trade schemes; carbon taxation; command-and-control regulation; litigation; securities disclosures; and voluntary action. The roles of energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, carbon capture and sequestration, and forestry and agriculture each receive close attention. Implications for international human rights, international trade, environmental justice, and international and intergenerational equity are discussed. The course concludes with examination of the special challenges posed by China; proposals for adaptation and geoengineering; and business opportunities and the role of lawyers. Offered in the Spring
- Subject
- SDEV UN
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Points
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026
- Source
- catalog.barnard.edu
Source: Barnard College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
