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Global Change 2 Winter
Schedule of 2008 Lectures
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Week
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Day
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Module: Introduction
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1
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1/4
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fri
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Introduction to
Course and Staff
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Allan
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2
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1/7
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mon
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Cultures
and Histories of Global Change
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Hardin
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1/9
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wed
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Population Growth over Human History
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Allan
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1/11
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fri
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Demographic Transition: An Historical
Sociological Perspective
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Allan
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3
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1/14
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mon
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Global Sustainable
Development
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Gladwin
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Module One: Social Cultural Forces
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1/16
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wed
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Systems Thinking
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Gladwin
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1/18
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fri
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Ethics of Global
Change
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Gladwin
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4
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1/21
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mon
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MLK day NO CLASS
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1/23
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wed
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Cultural Ecologies
of Subsistence and Trade
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Hardin
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1/25
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fri
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Gender,
exchange, status and social change
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Hardin
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5
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1/28
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mon
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Modernity,
Management, Militarization
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Hardin
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Module
Two: Human Impacts
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Allan
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1/30
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wed
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Human Appropriation of the World's Food Supply
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2/1
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fri
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Human Appropriation of the World's
Water Supply
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Allan
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6
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2/4
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mon
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Declining World
Fisheries
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Allan
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2/6
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wed
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Desertification
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2/8
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fri
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Global Deforestation
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Allan
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7
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2/11
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mon
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World
Dams: Ecological and Social Consequences
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Allan
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2/13
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wed
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Midterm #1 (Inrto and Modules 1-2)
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Module Three: Histories of Change
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2/15
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fri
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Empire
in environmental and health history
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Hardin
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8
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2/18
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mon
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Colonialism
and control of natural resources
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Hardin
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2/20
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wed
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Postcolonial
roots of International Environmental Governance
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Hardin
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2/22
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fri
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Discussion
and Review
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Hardin
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2/23-3/2
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No Class-
Spring Break
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Module Four:
Biodiversity Conservation
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9
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3/3
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mon
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Conservation of
biodiversity 1: Threats Threats to
Biodiversity
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Allan
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3/5
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wed
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Conservation of
biodiversity 3: Alternatives/Complements to Parks
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Hardin
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3/7
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fri
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Conservation
of biodiversity 2: Nature reserves Parks and Protected Areas
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Allan
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Module
Five: Energy
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10
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3/10
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mon
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Energy 1: Today
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van
der Pluijm
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3/12
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wed
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Energy 2: Tomorrow (same notes as energy1)
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van
der Pluijm
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3/14
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fri
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Energy 3: Systems and Policy (same notes as
energy1)
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van der Pluijm
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11
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3/17
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mon
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Global Climate Change
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van der Pluijm
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3/19
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wed
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Mechanisms and Scenarios of Climate
Forecasting (same notes as above)
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van der Pluijm
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3/21
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fri
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Potential Impacts and Mitigation
Strategies (same
notes as above)
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van
der Pluijm
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12
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3/24
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mon
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Global
Connectivity: Capitalism and Communication
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Gladwin
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3/26
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wed
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Midterm #2 (Modules 3-5)
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Module
Six:
Global
Megaforces
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3/28
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fri
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Global Density:
Urban Dynamics
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Gladwin
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13
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3/31
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mon
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Global Health: Emergence of Infectious Diseases
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Allan
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4/2
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wed
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Global Cultures: traditions and transformations
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Hardin
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4/4
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fri
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Global Velocity:
Technological Acceleration
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Gladwin
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14
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4/7
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mon
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Global
Scarcity: Human Consumption
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Gladwin
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4/9
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wed
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Global
Inequality: Persistent Poverty
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Gladwin
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4/11
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fri
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Global
Extremity: Human Security and Conflict
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Gladwin
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15/Summary
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4/14
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mon
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Global
Sustainability; Future Scenarios
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Gladwin
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Final
Exam Review: Thursday April 17, 3-4 pm in 1040 DANA
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all
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Final Exam: Friday, April 18 1:30-3:30 in Angell C
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