ESPM 1011 / Fall 2006
Handouts, lecture notes, and additional readings will be posted below as needed.
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A PDF version of the syllabus may be downloaded here.
For more information about the major in Environmental Science, Policy and Management, check out the program web site.
Sept. 11: Science, Values, and Sustainability
Sept. 13: Understanding and Managing the Commons
- lecture notes
- Garrett Hardin, "The Tragedy of the Commons"
- Thomas Dietz, Elinor Ostrom, and Paul C. Stern, "The Struggle to Govern the Commons"
Sept. 18: Conservation Economics
Sept. 20: Ecosystem Principles
Sept. 25: Population Growth and Resource Consumption
Sept. 27: Video: "World in the Balance: Part One: The People Paradox"
Oct. 2: Tools for Change: Education and Religion
Oct. 4: Tools for Change: Technology and Politics
Oct. 8: Energy and the Environment
Oct. 16: Global Climate Change
Oct. 23: Your Ecological Footprint
Oct. 30: Forestry Science, Policy, and Management
Nov. 1: Science, Policy, and Management of Tribal Lands
Nov. 6: The Green Revolution and Silent Spring
Nov. 8: Soil Science, Policy, and Management
Nov. 13: Water Science, Policy, and Management
Nov. 15: Endocrine Disruption: Fact or Fiction?
Nov. 20: Fisheries Science, Policy, and Management
Nov. 22: Video: "Empty Oceans, Empty Nets"
Nov. 27: Species Extinction and Biodiversity Loss
Nov. 29: Wildlife Science, Policy, and Management
Dec. 4: Invasive Species
Dec. 6: Restoration Science, Policy, and Management
Last Modified: 6 December 2006