These weekly notes are designed as questions on the weekly topic, to which the students must write their response papers.
| LEC # | TOPICS |
|---|---|
| Part I: What is Science? | |
| 1 | Introduction to the Course (PDF) |
| 2 | The Policy Process and the Political Debate Over "Sound Science" (PDF) |
| 3 | The Scientific Method and the Production of Scientific Knowledge (PDF) |
| 4 | Environmental (Regulatory) Science, Experts, and Expertise (PDF) |
| Part II: How is Science Filtered Through the Policy Process? | |
| 5 | Environmental Advocacy: Using Science to Define Problems (PDF) |
| 6 | Media Coverage of Science and Environmental Risk (PDF) |
| 7 | The Public's Perception of Science and Environmental Risk (PDF) |
| 8 | Science in Legislative Decision Making (PDF) |
| 9 | Science in Administrative and Judicial Decision Making (PDF) |
| 10 | Science in the International Arena (PDF) |
| 11 | Advocacy Science vs. Collaborative Science (PDF) |
| 12 | Local Knowledge (PDF) |
| 13 | Uncertainty, Adaptive Management and the Precautionary Principle (PDF) |