This course will challenge students to incorporate disparate perspectives and methodologies as they participate in the analysis of environmental problems. While the course serves as an introduction to the theories and practices of environmental planning, it also draws upon the student's past curricular and extracurricular experiences in working on a contemporary project. The course commences with case studies that exemplify various methodologies of environmental analysis and then proceeds to hands-on participation in an environmental design project. The approach will be to assemble diverse teams of students who together will undertake an interdisciplinary process in exploring alternative outcomes to a specific environmental problem. Requirements: midterm exam, short written exercises, workshop presentations, and a final group project. Prerequisites: Environmental Studies 101 and Biology/Environmental Studies 203, or permission of instructors. Open only to juniors and seniors. Required course for students wishing to complete the Environmental Studies Program.