CENTERS >CCELP >

CALIFORNIA AND THE FUTURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
A Conference Co-Sponsored by

The Boalt Hall School of Law’s California Center for Environmental Policy and
The Goldman School of Public Policy’s Center for Environmental Public Policy

California’s geography, economy, and demographics have made it a unique laboratory for environmental protection. As a result, California has often led the nation in identifying environmental problems and in finding creative solutions. This conference will bring leading scholars together to address California’s continuing role as an environmental pioneer.

We hope to combine the insights of legal academics, economists, ecologists, and planners to begin to map California’s environmental agenda for the next 20 years. This is not simply a matter of local concern. California’s environmental problems are a microcosm of those faced by the world as a whole, from urban pollution to biodiversity to water management. The solutions we devise in California will potentially have national or global impacts.

We anticipate publication of a conference volume, as well as possible publication of individual papers in the Ecology Law Quarterly.