• Describe and understand causes of environmental degradation in
developing countries in the context of each country’s culture 
and history
• Discuss public health ramifications of key environmental
concerns of selected developing countries
• Evaluate the effectiveness of governments in select countries
to protect the environment, including the existence and 
enforcement of environmental laws and regulations
• Compare remediation strategies of developed versus developing
countries and evaluate them for appropriateness and potential 
effectiveness in the developing world
• Create an infographic on a developing world issue that 
distills and conveys complex, science-based information into a 
form understandable by the public

- The Millennium development goals; progress and future needs,
impediments, and solutions.

- Major pollution sources and effects (environmental and human
health), focusing on issues specific to the developing world.  
Topics to be covered include sanitation; agriculture; mining; 
power generation; hazardous waste generation, disposal, and 
recycling; desertification; and others.

- Environmental regulations of developing world compared with
regulatory structure of developed countries.

- Effects of history, politics, economics, and culture on
environmental quality in developing countries.

- Pollution remediation strategies for developing versus
developed countries; What is appropriate and effective in 
developing world?

- Role of developed world in protecting environmental quality in
developing countries.

- Environmental justice issues.