Assignment: Policy Challenges Presented by Environmental Problems
We have studied a diverse group of environmental issues during our course. Many of these issues can be directly linked to a variety of environmental challenges/problems. In addition, many of these issues affect various direct/indirect environmental values that are important to all people. The process to create policies that effectively and efficiently address these environmental issues is complex and difficult. In your Final Paper, you will be tasked to discuss, analyze, and evaluate one of the following environmental issues and then recommend a policy to address the issue. Select an environmental issue that interests you from the list below:
• Loss of biodiversity
• Energy
• Solid and hazardous waste
• Public land use
• Climate change
• International environmental policy
Note that air quality and water issues are not topics for the Final Paper because you wrote a short paper during Week 2, which focuses on one of those two policy areas.
For this assignment, you will complete the following sections:
1. Introduction : Introduce the thesis and provide a brief overview of the main points.
2. Explain why and how three environmental challenges/problems are associated with this issue.
3. Explain why and how direct and/or indirect environmental values are impacted by this issue.
4. Recommend a policy that will effectively and efficiently address the three environmental challenges/problems associated with your issue.
5. Evaluate the social, political, economic, and environmental pros/cons of implementing your policy.
6. Conclusion : Conclude your paper with a brief review your main points and overall argument/thesis.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.