International Environmental Negotiation OpenCourseWare: MIT's Graduate Level Free Online Course on the Study of Global Environmental Sustainability

Published Jan 29, 2009

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Discover the various challenges of attaining environmental protection and sustainability in this free Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) seminar. This free OpenCourseWare, 'International Environmental Negotiation,' explores the challenges in maintaining the balance between economic and social developmental needs. The free online information could be appropriate for someone pursuing a graduate degree in city planning.

International Environmental Negotiation: Course Specifics

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International Environmental Negotiation: Course Description

Learn how to overcome the difficulties of shared resources and achieve pollution control in this OpenCourseWare taught by Professor Lawrence Susskind. The course focuses on ways to address environmental issues through international dialogue. Further class content concentrates on balancing science, politics and voting issues. The course functions as a research seminar, and students present an analysis of a global environmental negotiation. The seminar concludes with the examination of the Climate Change Convention implementations and treaty negotiations. The course is presented by MIT in cooperation with Harvard Law School.

This course includes a detailed reading list, seminar assignments and downloadable course materials. If you're interested in taking this online course, visit the environment course page.

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