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Course DescriptionGlobaliza tion and the Natur al En viro nm entEnvironmental Econ omics and P olicy (EEP ) 131Fall 2006This document gives you the following information on the course:1. Course Objectiv es2. Ho w to reach me3. Requirem ents for the course4. Road-map of the course webpage1. Objectives The environmental effect of increased globalization is apolitically c h arg ed issue. The spectrum of views range from the position thatglobalization should be opposed because (among other things) it harms theenvironment, to the view that globalization brings many general benefits, andhas a small, possible am biguous but likely positiv e, effect on the environment.This course provide background that will help students make an informedassessm ent of these kinds of views. We will study the arguments ma deb y proponen ts of different views. We will ex am in e the objectives and theprocedures of global institutions (suchastheWorldTradeOrganization)andreview the environ m ental decisions that wer e actually made, and the mannerin wh ich these decisio ns w ere reported by various groups. We will examinecase-study and statistical evidence for the relation between globalization andthe environment.2. My office is 313 Giannini Hall and m y office hours are Wednesday12.30 - 2 I am also a vailab le to meet outside office hours. To make anappoin tm ent send me email at karp@ a re.berke ley.edu or call at 642 7199. If1you have a specific, short question, the best way to get a quick answer is tosend me email. In the subject line of y our em ail alwa y s put “EE P 131 ” inaddition to whatever other information y ou w ant to include.3. The final grade is based on a final exam (40%), a writing project(45% ) and student class particip ation (principally the oral gr ou p presenta-tion) (15% ). These percentages might be adjusted slightly to put more orless w eight on class participation, depending on the size of enrollment. Classparticipation includes student presenta tion s. There is no midterm exam .Fi-nal exams for the previous three y ears are posted on the website. Separatedocuments on the webpage contain information about the term paper andabout class presen tatio ns..4. In addition to this Course Description, the webpage contains thefollowing m ateria l:• The Outline of Topics contains readings grouped in 14 topics. The k eyon the syllabus tells y ou whether the reading is online (downloadablefrom this webpage) or in one of the two textbooks. The bibliographyattached to the Ou tlin e of Topics contains full cites. We will not getto all of the topics on this syllabus.• The Sch edule for Reading con tains a week-by-week schedu le of the whaty o u should plan to rea d. This sc he du le will be updated periodically.• The Description of Term Paper pro vid es information on the term paperthat comprises 45% of your grade. Th is docum ent also includes theschedule for the final project and for progress reports, and the penaltiesfor late work.• The document Student Presentations describes the panel presentationsthat eac h student is required to take part in.• The final exams for the last three years are posted.2• A table contains links to all of the online readings. There are additionalreadings (those in the main text, the course reader, and in the library)that are not online. You need to chec k the Sc hedule of Reading andthe Syllabus to know wh at you should be reading, and when.• A table contains some notable studen t papers written for this course in2004 and 2005. These provide sources of information, and


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