Course # 39910 Day(s) M- W Time(s) 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM Term Fall 2017 Syllabus Syllabus The course objective is to introduce and familiarize the students with the analytical approaches and methods of environmental analysis and assessment used to support decision‑making and the development of policies and regulations at local, regional, national, and global scales. Beginning with the introduction of the “environment” as a complex system, an overview of the linkages among the various approaches for environmental analysis and assessment, and the discussion of climate change science as a complex system within the science-policy context, the course will then provide an introduction to pathway analysis of contaminant releases to the environment, and finally to lifecycle analysis as a method to assess energy, material inputs and environmental releases, and their impacts associated with all stages of a product/process’s life. Recent News More news Student Profile: Namuka Ishii, MPP Class of 2024 Thu., May 02, 2024 Student Profile: Carrie Collins, MPP Class of 2024 Tue., April 30, 2024 Alumni Profile: Eloísa Ávila-Uribe, MACRM’23 Fri., April 26, 2024 Upcoming Events More events Data and Policy Summer Scholars Program (DPSS): Deep-Dive Conversation with Jose Macias and Alexandra Sobczynski Mon., May 06, 2024 | 7:30 PM International Policy Action Lab Mini Class with Austin Wright Tue., May 07, 2024 | 6:00 AM Driving Policy Innovation in the Social Sector in India: Lunch Conversation with Luis Miranda Tue., May 07, 2024 | 12:30 PM Harris School of Public Policy (The Keller Center), Room 2112 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States