Introductions

Review syllabus & assignments

Becoming a reflective practitioner

Importance of stories

Learning from those around you

Focusing on problems to find solutions

Characteristics of envtl. problems

Developing a problem orientation

Problem framing

Elements of social processes

Mapping social processes

Lesson drawing

Using history

Contingencies of lesson drawing

IAD framework

Important contextual variables

Choosing among policy instruments

Dealing with difficult people

Managing scientific & technical personnel

Managing contracts & grants

Adapting to envtl. challenges

Policy process

Decision processes

Multiple methods of analysis

Analysis as argument & craft

Working with politicians & governing boards

Changing institutional constraints

Science vs. transscience

Scientific vs. time & place information

Role of science in the policy process

Communicating risk

Policy paradoxes

Adaptive management

Public involvement & education

Working with the media

Working with communities

Working towards a civil society

Positions vs. interests

Separating problems from people

BATNA

Looking for win-win solutions

Generating innovations

Attributes of innovations & their rate of adoption

Innovation decision process

Innovativeness of individuals and organizations

Diffusion networks

Change agents & opinion leaders

Performance measures

Examples from other states

Designing effective envtl. mgt. systems

Building strategic envtl. information systems

Learning theories

Policy-oriented professionalism

Ethical decisions & analysis