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USF School of Law Spring 2016 - First Assignments Course: Environmental Law Professor: Professor Alice Kaswan Course Materials: Required Text: Percival, Miller, Schroeder & Leape, Environmental Regulation: Law, Science & Policy (7th ed. 2013) Recommended Text: Robert V. Percival, Environmental Law: Statutory Supplement and Internet Guide, 2015-2016. If you choose, you may find relevant statutory and regulatory provisions online instead of buying the statutory supplement. But you must be diligent in such efforts, or your analysis will suffer! First Assignment: Review the course information sheet and syllabus on TWEN. Prepare the following reading assignment: I. Introduction to Environmental Principles and Values A. Introduction; Overview of Environmental Problems and Progress Skim Percival 1-7 B. The Tragedy of the Commons and Mechanisms for Averting It Study Guide on Tragedy of the Commons (TWEN) The Tragedy of the Commons and notes: Percival 49-53 The Coase Theorem; Polluter & Beneficiary Pays: Percival 28-29 (notes 1-4) Mechanisms for Averting the Tragedy of the Commons: Percival 136-41 Case Study: Global Climate Change: Percival 1207-13 (don’t worry about notes) Article on the December 2015 Paris climate negotiations (TWEN) (will be posted in early January) II. Sources of Environmental Law Introduction: Percival 61-63 A. Common Law Roots 1. Private Nuisance Law: Percival 64-76 Additional Notes: Please don’t hesitate to be in touch if you have any questions about the course! I look forward to seeing you in January.
