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ARE 309
Environmental Law and Economic Policy

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  1. Warning
  2. Using Vista
  3. File Formats
  4. My Course Reserves (E-Reserves) and Readings
  5. Help
  6. Lecture Materials (Listing of all Lecture Notes, Handouts, and other required materials.)

Warning

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Using Vista (formerly WebCT)

Vista will be used for functions and activities. Some browsers may not initially work with Vista or be configured properly. For example, to access quizzes in Vista you will need to disable the pop-up blocking capability of your browser before you use Vista.

You may check your browser's compatibility with Vista, and make adjustments to your browser so that you can use it in Vista by going to the Vista browser tune up page at http://www.webct.com/tuneup (must have javascript enabled) or go to the Vista tune-up information page at the following URL:
http://www.webct.com/tuneup/viewpage?name=tuneup_browser_tuneup_information.

File Formats

All unit handouts, lecture notes, PowerPoint® presentation, E-reserve files and other files are available in Portable Document Format (PDF) unless otherwise indicated and require the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader® which is available by clicking on the following link: Adobe Acrobat Reader. PowerPoint and Microsoft Word files are may also be viewed in the PPT or MSWord viewers, which are available from Microsoft's Download Center. Click on the following link to download the PPT Viewer: PowerPoint Viewer 2003. Click on the following link to download the MSWord Viewer: Microsoft Word Viewer 2003.

E-Reserves and Readings

Many of the following reading materials listed are available through N.C. State University's E-reserves. Click on the following link to go to the E-reserve's section for this course: ARE 309 E-Reserves (Select ARE 309 and then select " Feitshans, Theodore).

Important Note: Students must either access E-Reserve materials through an on-campus machine or through the NCSU libraries website by logging in with their Unity ID and Password when prompted before accessing an E-Reserve material. Students may also find E-Reserve materials for this and other courses by clicking on the link and logging into "My Course Reserves" on the NCSU libraries website.

Help

If you have questions or concerns regarding the following assignments or materials please e-mail the instructor, Ted Feitshans at ted_feitshans@ncsu.edu. Technical assistance may be also be obtained by contacting Brandon King at brandon_king@ncsu.edu.

Lecture Materials

***Please note that additional cases and readings may be assigned during the semester other than those listed below. Please refer to your course schedule to determine which units will be covered in class.***


Unit 1
Introduction, Administrative Matters, and Final Project



Unit 2
Sources of Law



Unit 3
Regulation Legislation, and the Political Process



Unit 4
Conflict Resolution: Administrative, Judicial, Mediation & Arbitration



Unit 5
Common Law Solutions/Nuisance/Economic Basis For Modification of the Common Law



Unit 6
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)/SEPA



Unit 7
Constitutional limitations: Regulatory Takings



Unit 8
Risk Management Concepts and Practices



Unit 9
Contaminated Real Property/ Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA/Superfund)



Unit 10
Hazardous waste: Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)



Unit 11
Solid Waste Disposal: Economic Challenges



Unit 12
Underground Storage Tanks



Unit 13
Economic Poisons: The Regulation of Pesticides: The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)



Unit 14
Toxic Substances



Unit 15
Community Right-to-Know, Risk Management & Environmental Protection



Unit 16
Occupational Safety and Health



Unit 17
Clean Water: Point Source Control



Unit 18
Clean Water: Nonpoint Source Control



Unit 19
Safe Drinking Water



Unit 20
Wetlands Protection



Unit 21
Preserving Biodiversity: Endangered Species; Germ Plasm Banking



Unit 22
Clean Air: Tradable Permits and Other Market-Based Solutions



Unit 23
Land Preservation, Land Use Management, and Preservation of Agricultural, Forestry, and Tourism Resources



Unit 24
International Environmental Law



Last Updated: January 2, 2009 12:55