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POLS 340: Environmental Policy: Costa Rica Travel Study -- Making Peace with Nature
Summer Term, 2010
Course Objective
The purpose of this course is to examine the relationship between ecological problems and public policy. The emphasis of this travel study application of the course is to explore these relationships in Costa Rica and to compare and contrast these observations with those in the United States.
Environmental policy is typically organized according to different types of ecological problems and/or different substantive areas of environmental law. Since it is impossible to address all environmental problems thoroughly in this course, there will be a relatively heavier focus on water, air, public lands and parks, and wildlife topics in Costa Rica and the United States.
Whether you are already committed to a profession in natural resource management or if you are simply concerned about the future of the environment, this course is, in short, an introduction to the challenges and opportunities that beset future progress in environmental policy.
Personnel:
Teaching Faculty: Darrell Downs ddowns@winona.edu
Librarian or Library Staff: Kendall Larson klarson@winona.edu
Table of Contents:
Costa Rica: Making Peace Informational Pamplet
WSU E-Reserves
The E-Reserves site provides online access to articles and other materials put on reserve by your professor. For off-campus access you will need to login with your WSU 14 digit barcode (ex. 20106000******) and your password (your last name).
Select Websites: Costa Rica
- U.S. Department of State : Background Note Costa Rica (1/08)
The U.S. Government site provides introductory information on the Costa Rican geography, people, government, economy, history, government, government officials, political conditions, foreign relations, U.S. relations, and business and traveller's information.
- Inter-American Development Bank
The IDB is today the main source of multilateral financing for sustainable economic, social and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as for regional integration. It provides loans, grants, guarantees, policy advice and technical assistance to the public and private sectors in its Latin American and Caribbean borrowing member countries. Check out the articles on Costa Rica for recent sustainability projects and financing information.
- CAFTA: Text
"The Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement, which was signed on August 5, 2004, is designed to eliminate tariffs and trade barriers and expand regional opportunities for the workers, manufacturers, consumers, farmers, ranchers and service providers of all the countries."
Find Articles
The WSU databases provide a tool to find articles on your topic. You will find a variety of levels of access: some full-text, abstract or citation information only. You will need to search several different database to find resources on your topic. You can use the WSU "Find it!" button or InterLibrary Loan links to request an article if we do not have the full-text. See Interlibrary loan section for more information.
- WSU Databases: Environmental Science & Policy Related Content
- ScienceDirect
This database has all scholarly articles, mostly from sciences, though some in the social sciences and environmental policy. Citations from 1980 to present. Some full text starting in 1993, more full text from 1997 to the present.
- Agricola
Primarily Agricultural research. Citations only. A database provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- Academic Search Premier
Broad database with both Academic and general periodicals articles. Many fulltext, though some citation only. Provided by Electronic Library for Minnesota.
- Lexis-Nexis
Use Lexis-Nexis for recent international news and newspaper articles. It provides the full text for over 5,900 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications. You will find newspapers, court opinions, statistical tables, congressional documents, and business trade journals. The 5,900 sources include: National and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources.
- OxResearch
Provides analytical articles covering world and regional economic and political developments of major significance. Evaluates issues and events within a coherent political, social, and economic framework. Contains objective, multi-disciplinary articles compiled by an extensive international network of over 1,000 faculty members at Oxford and other leading universities around the world, as well as think-tanks and institutes of international standing.
- PAIS
PAIS covers publications from 1915 - present which are a wide range of areas such as public affairs, public and social policies, international relations. "The PAIS International database contains references to more than 553,300 journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, and more. Newspapers and newsletters are not indexed.
PAIS International includes publications from over 120 countries throughout the world.
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