Global
Change 2:Human Impacts
Lecture Schedule: Winter 2009 |
||||
|
Week |
Date |
Day |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Module: Introduction |
|
|
1 |
1/7 |
wed |
Introduction to Course and Staff |
Allan |
|
|
1/9 |
fri |
Cultures and
Histories of Global Change |
Hardin |
|
2 |
1/12 |
Mon |
Allan |
|
|
|
1/14 |
wed |
Demographic Transition: A Historical
Sociological Perspective |
Allan |
|
|
1/16 |
fri |
Global Sustainability |
Gladwin |
|
|
|
|
Module One: Social Cultural Forces |
|
|
3 |
1/19 |
mon |
MLK
day NO CLASS |
|
|
|
1/21 |
wed |
Global Systems Thinking |
Gladwin |
|
|
1/23 |
fri |
Global Ethics and Justice |
Gladwin |
|
4 |
1/26 |
mon |
Cultural Ecologies of Subsistence |
Hardin |
|
|
1/28 |
wed |
Political Economics of Trade |
Hardin |
|
|
1/30 |
fri |
Cultural Politics of Development |
Hardin |
|
|
|
|
Module
Two: Human Impacts |
|
|
5 |
2/2 |
mon |
Allan |
|
|
|
2/4 |
wed |
Allan |
|
|
|
2/6 |
fri |
Declining World Fisheries |
Allan |
|
6 |
2/9 |
mon |
Allan |
|
|
|
2/11 |
wed |
Allan |
|
|
|
2/13 |
fri |
World Dams:
Ecological and Social Consequences |
Allan |
|
7 |
2/16 |
mon |
Global Health: Emergence of Infectious Diseases |
Allan |
|
|
2/17 |
tues |
Exam
Review 5:30-6:30 pm in 1040 DANA |
|
|
|
2/18 |
wed |
Midterm
#1 (Intro and Modules 1-2) |
|
|
|
2/20 |
fri |
Discussion; Human
Impacts |
|
|
|
2/23-3/1 |
|
No Class- Spring Break |
|
|
|
|
|
Module Three: Energy |
|
|
9 |
3/2 |
mon |
van der Pluijm |
|
|
|
3/4 |
wed |
Energy 2: Tomorrow (same notes as
energy1) |
van der Pluijm |
|
|
3/6 |
fri |
Energy 3: Systems and Policy (same
notes as energy1) |
van der Pluijm |
|
10 |
3/9 |
mon |
van der Pluijm |
|
|
|
3/11 |
wed |
Mechanisms
and Scenarios of Climate Forecasting (same notes
as above) |
van der Pluijm |
|
|
3/13 |
fri |
Potential Impacts and
Mitigation Strategies (same notes as above) |
van der Pluijm |
|
|
|
|
Module
Four: |
|
|
11 |
3/16 |
mon |
Conservation of
biodiversity: Threats to
Biodiversity |
Allan |
|
|
3/18 |
wed |
Cultural Sovereignty, Managerial Ecology, and Emerging Conservation Paradigms |
Hardin |
|
|
3/20 |
fri |
Conservation of biodiversity: Nature reserves Parks and Protected Areas |
Allan |
|
12 |
3/23 |
mon |
Midterm #2 (Modules
3-5) |
|
|
|
|
|
Module Five: Political Ecology and Environmental History |
|
|
|
3/25 |
wed |
Empire in
environmental and health history |
Hardin |
|
|
3/27 |
fri |
Colonialism and
control of natural resources |
Hardin |
|
13 |
3/30 |
mon |
Postcolonial
roots of International Environmental Governance |
Hardin |
|
|
4/1 |
wed |
Global Cultures:
traditions and transformations |
Hardin |
|
|
|
|
Module Six:
Global Megaforces |
|
|
|
4/3 |
fri |
Global Connectivity: Future of Interdependence |
Gladwin |
|
14 |
4/6 |
mon |
Global Liberality: Future of Freedom |
Gladwin |
|
|
4/8 |
wed |
Global Intensity: Future of Biocapacity |
Gladwin |
|
|
4/10 |
fri |
Global Velocity: Future of Technology |
Gladwin |
|
15/Summary |
4/13 |
mon |
Global Scarcity: Future of Resource Economics |
Gladwin |
|
|
4/15 |
wed |
Global Density: Future of Urbanization |
Gladwin |
|
|
4/17 |
fri |
Global Equality: Future of Human Opportunity |
Gladwin |
|
16 |
4/20 |
mon |
Global Stability: Future of Human Security |
Gladwin |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Final Exam Review: Wednesday, April 22 12-1 Angell C |
all |
|
Early-Bird Final Exam: Thursday, April 23 4-6 in 1040 DANA |
||||
|
|
|
|
Final Exam: Monday, April 27 1:30-3:30 in Angell C |
|