Professor Kay is the best! She is an extremely kind, caring, and intelligent professor, and this class was engaging and a well-designed introduction to the intersection of policy, politics, geography, and the environment. This class fundamentally changed my career ambitions for the better.
There is an open-ended group project at the end of the quarter, and 5 or 6 written/recorded responses to prompts due at the end of some weeks, based on the readings (which are really really good!).
The workload is very manageable, and the material is super interesting. I highly recommend this course as a an upper-div geography elective or to students who need more upper-div credits in general.

very easy & sooo interesting. prof is great & really cares about the material which makes it more enjoyable for everybody. only 5 homework assignments, weekly short quizzes, and a group project -- super easy workload and can be easy to get a good grade. attendance at lectures is mandatory.

Professor Kay is one of the sweetest professors in the geography department. It was an enjoyable experience to have her as my professor. The topics and readings were interesting; we explored many facets of environmental policies. However, the first few weeks were very theoretical, which may be challenging to understand. After the shifts to explore deeper issues, I immensely enjoyed the readings and the class. There were six reading reflections, weekly reading quizzes, lecture attendance, and a final group project with a presentation. During my quarter, the reading reflections varied by week in either video recordings or writings. The project took a lot of time and workload, but you will get to explore the topics of interest, and they suggested you present in a more creative way instead of doing a simple slide presentation, which may require more time and effort. Nevertheless, I personally think this is a good elective for a geography major, and getting to know Professor Kay is worthwhile.