Course Overview
This course addresses environmental regulation of various natural resources sectors in British Columbia, including forestry, mining, energy and fishing. The course covers laws regulating environmental impact assessment and environmental aspects of municipal and regional land use planning processes and the role of aboriginal rights in environmental and natural resource management.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
1.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Describe the basic laws applicable to natural resource use in the province.
- Explain the manner in which key resource sectors are regulated in BC.
- Explain the enabling provisions of the local Government Act.
- Discuss how some municipalities have used their bylaw-making power to protect the environment.
- Describe the environmental assessment processes applicable to new projects.
- Determine when federal and/or provincial environmental assessment legislation will apply to a project.
- Outline the steps required to complete an environmental assessment of a project at both the federal and provincial levels.
- Explain how environmental assessment of projects impacts on the environment or the economy.
- Discuss the interplay between aboriginal rights and environmental law.
- Explain the difference between environmental rights and title.
- Explain the duty to consult.
- Explain when governments can infringe on aboriginal rights in order to protect the environment.
- Explain avenues available for public involvement in environmental protection.
- Explain steps the public can take to have effective input in environmental matters.
- Discuss some of the barriers to public participation.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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