ENV221H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Environmental Policy, Ecological Footprint, Cuyahoga River
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Policy that specifically pertains to human interactions with the environment. Requires input form science, ethic and economics. Definition: formal set of plans and principles intended to address problems and guide decision making. We are concerned about public policy: policy made by government and can consists of. Goal of canadian government: peace, order and good government. What make things happen? ( what questions do environmental policy makers ask?) Whose interest is being represented in those policies, What are the disciplinary contribution to the study of environment. Develope formal set of plans and principles intended to address problems and guide decision making to promote societal welfare with respect to the environment. Use input from science, ethics and economics to guide creation of best policies. 1780s-late 1800s: intended to promote settlement and resource extraction. Late 1800s: regulate resource use and mitigate some of the environmental impacts of westward migration.
