ERS 101 Issue Analysis and Problem Solving for Environmental Studies 2

Environment and Resource Studies (2009-2010)

Application of the principles presented in ERS 100 in a role-playing simulation. Background to a current environmental dispute and pertinent issues of science, governance, and resolution will be presented. Directed and self-guided work using the internet as a source of information and communication. Student groups take on the personae of stakeholders; prepare position papers and evidence, and participate in a major exercise of dispute resolution in the presence of invited experts.