Global Change 2 Winter
Schedule of 2008 Lectures

Week

Date

Day

 

 

 

 

 

Module: Introduction

 

1

1/4

fri

Introduction to Course and Staff

Allan

2

1/7

mon

Cultures and Histories of Global Change

Hardin

 

1/9

wed

Population Growth over Human History

Allan

       

1/11

fri

Demographic Transition: An Historical Sociological Perspective

Allan

3

1/14

mon

Global Sustainable Development

Gladwin

 

 

 

Module One:  Social Cultural Forces

 

       

1/16

wed

Systems Thinking

Gladwin

 

1/18

fri

Ethics of Global Change

Gladwin

4

1/21

mon

 MLK day NO CLASS

 

 

1/23

wed

Cultural Ecologies of Subsistence and Trade

Hardin

 

1/25

fri

Gender, exchange, status and social change

Hardin

5

1/28

mon

Modernity, Management, Militarization

Hardin

 

 

 

Module Two: Human Impacts

Allan

 

1/30

wed

Human Appropriation of the World's Food Supply

 

 

2/1

fri

Human Appropriation of the World's Water Supply

Allan

  6

2/4

mon

Declining World Fisheries

Allan

 

2/6

wed

Desertification

 

 

2/8

fri

Global Deforestation

Allan

  7

2/11

mon

World Dams: Ecological and Social Consequences

Allan

 

2/13

wed 

Midterm #1 (Inrto and Modules 1-2)

 

 

 

 

Module Three: Histories of Change

 

 

2/15

fri

Empire in environmental and health history

Hardin

8

2/18

mon

Colonialism and control of natural resources

Hardin

 

2/20

wed

Postcolonial roots of International Environmental Governance

Hardin

 

2/22

fri

Discussion and Review

Hardin

 

2/23-3/2

 

No Class- Spring Break

 

 

 

 

Module Four:
Biodiversity Conservation

 

9

3/3

mon

Conservation of biodiversity 1: Threats Threats to Biodiversity

Allan

       

3/5

wed

Conservation of biodiversity 3: Alternatives/Complements to Parks

Hardin

 

3/7

fri

Conservation of biodiversity 2: Nature reserves Parks and Protected Areas

Allan

 

 

 

Module Five: Energy

 

10

3/10

mon

Energy 1: Today

van der Pluijm

 

3/12

wed

Energy 2: Tomorrow (same notes as energy1)

van der Pluijm

 

3/14

fri

Energy 3: Systems and Policy (same notes as energy1)

van der Pluijm

11

3/17

mon

Global Climate Change

van der Pluijm

 

3/19

wed

Mechanisms and Scenarios of Climate Forecasting (same notes as above)

van der Pluijm

 

3/21

fri

Potential Impacts and Mitigation Strategies (same notes as above)

van der Pluijm

         12

3/24

mon

 Global Connectivity: Capitalism and Communication

Gladwin

 

3/26

wed

Midterm #2 (Modules 3-5)

 

 

 

 

Module Six:

Global Megaforces

 

 

3/28

fri

Global Density: Urban Dynamics

Gladwin

13

3/31

mon

Global Health: Emergence of Infectious Diseases

Allan

 

4/2

wed

Global Cultures: traditions and transformations

Hardin

 

4/4

fri

Global Velocity: Technological Acceleration

Gladwin

14

4/7

mon

Global Scarcity: Human Consumption

Gladwin

 

4/9

wed

Global Inequality: Persistent Poverty

Gladwin

 

4/11

fri

Global Extremity: Human Security and Conflict

Gladwin

15/Summary

4/14

mon  

Global Sustainability; Future Scenarios

Gladwin

 

 

 

Final Exam Review: Thursday April 17, 3-4 pm in 1040 DANA

all

 

 

 

 

Final Exam: Friday, April 18 1:30-3:30 in Angell C