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

Population Growth over Human History

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

Human Appropriation of the World's Food Supply

Allan

 

2/4

wed

Human Appropriation of the World's Water Supply

Allan

 

2/6

fri

Declining World Fisheries

Allan

6

2/9

mon

Desertification

Allan

 

2/11

wed

Global Deforestation

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

Energy 1: Today

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

Global Climate Change

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:
Biodiversity Conservation

 

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