Forest Policy

Course Code:
FOR 350
Course Group(s):
Degree Applicable, ENST: Environment & Society Cluster, FOR: Forestry Minor Electives, FWSW - Wildlife Concentration: Policy, Admin & Law Elective, Integrative Studies: ENST Program Options, Integrative Studies: FOR Program Options, Integrative Studies: NRCM Program Options, Integrative Studies: PACM Program Options, NRCM: Ecosystem Management Cluster, Responsibility & Expression - Integrated, Social & Cultural Engagement - Integrated
Course Description:
This course will examine the evolution of forestry as an applied science. Emphasis will be placed on identifying the major scientific and social drivers which have created the emergence of new paradigms in forestry. Policy and actual forestry practices will be examined concurrently to better understand how land-use decisions are made. The scope of this course will range from local forestry issues within the Adirondack Park, to global issues faced in the developing world which, strive to strike a balance between development and preservation. General topics will include historical land-use shifts, environmentalism, economic shifts, interagency conflict, conservation mechanisms, and cross-border forest policies. Prerequisites: NRS 110 Introduction to Environment and Society or FOR 101 Introduction to Forestry Completes General Education Requirements:RE-I, SC-I.
Credit:
3
Prerequisites:
Prereq: NRS 110 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or FOR 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or NRS 110 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00
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