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Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy

Environmental law may be the one institution standing between us and planetary exhaustion. It is also an institution that needs to be reconciled with human liberty and economic aspirations. This course considers these issues and provides a tour though existing legal regimes governing pollution, water law, endangered species, toxic substances, environmental impact analyses, and environmental risk. Note: The Environmental Law & Policy Course will close for new learner enrollment on February 22, 2019. Learners who have already enrolled will continue to see it on their Coursera Dashboard as long as they remain enrolled in the course. If you are currently enrolled in this course, please see the announcement sent on February 19, 2019, for additional details.
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Rating 4.8 based on 296 ratings
Length 8 weeks
Effort 4-6 hours/week
Starts Jul 14 (41 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill via Coursera
Instructor Donald Hornstein
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Language English
Subjects Social Sciences Engineering Science
Tags Social Sciences Law Physical Science And Engineering Environmental Science And Sustainability

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Professor Hornstein was very enthusiastic and honestly, this course felt more personal than some of my classes as an undergrad in 400+ lecture halls.

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Professor Hornstein brings in good insight and knowledge of law and policy that shaped the very environment we cherish today, and tops it with good wits and cheer which makes the course quite enjoyable.

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An introduction to environmental law that I think will be comprehensible for people without any background in law while at the same time will also be able to hold their interest because of the relevance of the issues presented to current environmental problems.

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The course follows a logical sequence and each of the very short readings of court cases builds on, or is referenced in later readings which makes the course easy to follow.

The professor is so enthusiastic and easy to follow, and I feel like I have the basic background knowledge that I need for my job now.

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Although my current degree is in Environmental Management and I'm a Healthcare Sustainability Specialist for an International regulated medical waste disposal firm, the course inspired me so much, i'm actually considering going to Law School to specialize in Environmental Law!!

Thank you so much Prof for guiding us through a difficult yet an interesting topic.

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Being an environmentalist in any form, weather an activist, engineer, or scientist, in case of me, being an engineer, its very important to understand environmental laws and policies.

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Out of that, I intend to engage myself more fruitfully in matters of the environment; the laws and policies that should govern how human being interact with the environment.

It was a very nice course which teaches about various environmental laws and policies.

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But overall I would recommend for everyone interested in environmental issues as it was a great introduction.

The contents of this lecture are profound and can review variety cases.I recommend this course to who works as lawyer and are interested in environmental dispute cases.

I'm a trainee lawyer in the UK and have a Masters in international policy (political science) so this was a very good way for me to see if I'm genuinely interested in environmental law - which I am.

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E Excelente curso I enjoyed the course and especially enjoyed Donald Hornstein's teaching style - upbeat, dynamic, funny at times and interesting always.

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An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile.

Law Lecturer $50k

Law Secretary $50k

Law Enforcement 3 $52k

Law & Contracts $67k

Staff Environmental Law Extern $85k

Law Editor $86k

Student-At-Law $87k

Law Ambassador $87k

Professor of Law, Lecturer in Law $101k

School of Law $116k

Environmental Law Extern $121k

Law Extern $126k

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Rating 4.8 based on 296 ratings
Length 8 weeks
Effort 4-6 hours/week
Starts Jul 14 (41 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill via Coursera
Instructor Donald Hornstein
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Social Sciences Engineering Science
Tags Social Sciences Law Physical Science And Engineering Environmental Science And Sustainability

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