本课程探讨科学在美国环境政策制定过程中的角色。它检视了科学家了解自然世界的方法、科学知识累积的途径、宣扬者和传媒对科学的态度，以及科学在立法、行政和司法决策中的角色。作为与美国方法的一个比较，课程也将涉及到在其他政治体系下科学的运用。
This class examines the role of science in the US environmental policymaking process. It investigates the methods scientists use to learn about the natural world, the way scientific knowledge accumulates, the treatment of science by advocates and the media, and the role of science in legislative, administrative and judicial decision making. It also considers how other political systems use science in an effort to put the US approach in comparative perspective.
