L A 285. The National Parks: Culture and Nature. (Cross-listed with NREM). (1-0) Cr. 1. S. Reviews cultural setting for park establishment and management, ideas about wilderness, and philosophy of parks as types of land use. History of landscape architecture in the National Park Service, the development of American parks, the history of park wildlife management and nature interpretation. Recent initiatives in ecosystem management, community conservation, and international points of comparison. Readings, discussion, exercises.

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L A 591. Environmental Law and Planning. (Cross-listed with C R P, Dsn S). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Graduate classification. Environmental law and policy as applied in planning at the local and state levels. Brownfields, environmental justice, water quality, air quality, wetland and floodplain management, and local government involvement in ecological protection through land use planning and other programs.