The California Coast: Science, Policy, and Law

3 credits · Law

(Same as EARTHSYS 175, EARTHSYS 275, CEE 175A, CEE 275A.) Interdisciplinary. The legal, science, and policy dimensions of managing California's coastal resources. Coastal land use and marine resource decision making. The physics, chemistry, and biology of the coastal zone, tools for exploring data from the coastal ocean, and the institutional framework that shapes public and private decision making. Field work: how experts from different disciplines work to resolve coastal policy questions.