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ENVIR 300: Environmental Analysis
Spring 2009

Course Materials

Readings

Course Introduction

Tuesday, Mar 31: No readings

Thursday, Apr 2: "The Environment and the 'Two Cultures' Divide", Leo Marx (pdf); "Thin Simplification", James Scott (pdf); [Optional Reading: "Beyond the Scientific Method", Mark Windschitl & others (doc) - This accompanies Sonya's Lecture for today on The Scientific Way of Knowing, Focus is on pages 1 - 5 of this optional reading.]

Makah Whaling

Tuesday, Apr 7: Cultural Sovereignty, Animal Rights and Endangered Species

Thursday, Apr 9: Thanks to Pat Gearin for the wonderful talk today. If you have additional questions for Pat, he has kindly provided us with his e-mail address: Pat.Gearin@noaa.gov

Tuesday, Apr 14:

Makah. "Negotiating Global Nature and Local Culture." Mary Beth Martello (pdf)

Makah Assignments

Hetch Hetchy

Thursday, Apr 16: "Scientific Objectivity, Value Systems, and Policymaking", Edward Rykiel (pdf); Case packet (doc); Water Sources Maps and Background (pdf) [OPTIONAL: An recent article related to our discussion today of values (weblink)]

Tuesday, Apr 21: Mendell Report, Freeman Report; Report Summary for in-class work (doc); Compiled answers to questions from today's in-class work: Section I, Section II, Section III, Section IV, Section V; Mini-lecture on regulatory agencies (pdf); Mini-case study on Jeff Debonis and his experience as an expert in the USFS (doc)

Thursday, Apr 23: Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Dam!: Water, Power, Politics, and Preservation in Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite National Park by John Warfield Simpson (This book is available at the University Bookstore.) - Each person hands in a timeline of events.

Tuesday, Apr 28: No readings. Group presentations. Nice work everyone! Here are the group presentations for your reference: Presentation 1, Presentation 2, Presentation 3, Presentation 4, Presentation 5, Presentation 6

Amazon - Acre, Brazil

Sources of information to aid you in preparation for the Acre State Forum are available in the Amazon On-line Library.

Thursday, Apr 30: Pages 179 - 184 of "What Values? Whoses Values?", Jean Hillier (pdf); Case packet (doc); In-class worksheet (doc)

Tuesday, May 5: Chapters 1, 3, 4 and 6 of The Burning Season by Andrew Revkin (This book is available at the University Bookstore.)
[Optional reading: "Rainforests are regrowing: Will displaced species return?" (weblink)] Stakeholder-value matrix from in-class work today (doc)

Thursday, May 7: Guest Speaker: Dr. Marcus Oliviera, EMBRAPA, Forest Manager and Conservationist. Marcus's talk (pdf). Selected readings from Working Forests in the Neotropics: Conservation Through Sustainable Management?: (1)"Are you a conservationist or a logging advocate?", Francis Putz (pdf), (2) "Economic values and the environment of Amazonia", Pearce & Myers (pdf), (3) "Making Markets Work for Forest Communities", Sara Scherr & others (pdf), (4) "Selective Logging, Forest Fragmentation, and Fire Disturbance", Mark Cochrane & others (pdf) Thanks to Marcus for a great talk today! Here is his power point presentation. (pdf) Here are audio files of his talk (1mp3, 2mp3, 3mp3)

Tuesday, May 12: Guest Speaker: Dr. Laura Zanotti, Cultural Anthropologist. (1) "Cultural survival and conservation lessons from the past twenty years", Jason Clay (pdf), (2) "Communities, Forests, Markets, and Conservation", Marianne Schmink (pdf), (3) "Cows versus rubber changing livelihoods among Amazonian extractivists", Salisbury & Schmink (pdf) [Optional reading: A recent World Forum concerning indigeneous people and their role in saving the Amazon rainforest (weblink)] Laura's lecture is on course reserve in the Odegaard Media Center.

Thursday, May 14: Acre State Forum. Good job today! Here are the presentations for your viewing pleasure: Carbon Markets, Ecosystem Services, Ecotourism, NTFPs, RIL, Protected Areas

ANWR
Tuesday, May 19: ANWR.All.Assn Meet at the Suzzallo Instructional Lab. Enter Suzzallo on the Red Square side. Take an immediate left and the instructional lab is at the back of the exhibit space.

Thursday, May 21: Discussion of films. Watch "Malcolm the Birder Boy" (pro-environmentalist), and (pro drilling video clips). Mapping of the issue.

Tuesday, May 26: Guest Speaker Gordon Orians

Thursday, May 28: Plotting out the most important points in a formal presentation

Tuesday, Jun 2: Group Presentation

Thursday, Jun 4: Group Presentation, Evals, Course Wrap-Up



	ENVIR 300: Environmental Analysis Spring 2009 Course Materials Syllabus Grading Scale Readings Course Introduction Tuesday, Mar 31: No readings Thursday, Apr 2: "The Environment and the 'Two Cultures' Divide", Leo Marx (pdf); "Thin Simplification", James Scott (pdf); [Optional Reading: "Beyond the Scientific Method", Mark Windschitl & others (doc) - This accompanies Sonya's Lecture for today on The Scientific Way of Knowing, Focus is on pages 1 - 5 of this optional reading.] Makah Whaling Tuesday, Apr 7: Cultural Sovereignty, Animal Rights and Endangered Species Thursday, Apr 9: Thanks to Pat Gearin for the wonderful talk today. If you have additional questions for Pat, he has kindly provided us with his e-mail address: Pat.Gearin@noaa.gov Tuesday, Apr 14: Makah. "Negotiating Global Nature and Local Culture." Mary Beth Martello (pdf) Makah Assignments Hetch Hetchy Thursday, Apr 16: "Scientific Objectivity, Value Systems, and Policymaking", Edward Rykiel (pdf); Case packet (doc); Water Sources Maps and Background (pdf) [OPTIONAL: An recent article related to our discussion today of values (weblink)] Tuesday, Apr 21: Mendell Report, Freeman Report; Report Summary for in-class work (doc); Compiled answers to questions from today's in-class work: Section I, Section II, Section III, Section IV, Section V; Mini-lecture on regulatory agencies (pdf); Mini-case study on Jeff Debonis and his experience as an expert in the USFS (doc) Thursday, Apr 23: Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Dam!: Water, Power, Politics, and Preservation in Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite National Park by John Warfield Simpson (This book is available at the University Bookstore.) - Each person hands in a timeline of events. Tuesday, Apr 28: No readings. Group presentations. Nice work everyone! Here are the group presentations for your reference: Presentation 1, Presentation 2, Presentation 3, Presentation 4, Presentation 5, Presentation 6 Amazon - Acre, Brazil Sources of information to aid you in preparation for the Acre State Forum are available in the Amazon On-line Library. Thursday, Apr 30: Pages 179 - 184 of "What Values? Whoses Values?", Jean Hillier (pdf); Case packet (doc); In-class worksheet (doc) Tuesday, May 5: Chapters 1, 3, 4 and 6 of The Burning Season by Andrew Revkin (This book is available at the University Bookstore.) [Optional reading: "Rainforests are regrowing: Will displaced species return?" (weblink)] Stakeholder-value matrix from in-class work today (doc) Thursday, May 7: Guest Speaker: Dr. Marcus Oliviera, EMBRAPA, Forest Manager and Conservationist. Marcus's talk (pdf). Selected readings from Working Forests in the Neotropics: Conservation Through Sustainable Management?: (1)"Are you a conservationist or a logging advocate?", Francis Putz (pdf), (2) "Economic values and the environment of Amazonia", Pearce & Myers (pdf), (3) "Making Markets Work for Forest Communities", Sara Scherr & others (pdf), (4) "Selective Logging, Forest Fragmentation, and Fire Disturbance", Mark Cochrane & others (pdf) Thanks to Marcus for a great talk today! Here is his power point presentation. (pdf) Here are audio files of his talk (1mp3, 2mp3, 3mp3) Tuesday, May 12: Guest Speaker: Dr. Laura Zanotti, Cultural Anthropologist. (1) "Cultural survival and conservation lessons from the past twenty years", Jason Clay (pdf), (2) "Communities, Forests, Markets, and Conservation", Marianne Schmink (pdf), (3) "Cows versus rubber changing livelihoods among Amazonian extractivists", Salisbury & Schmink (pdf) [Optional reading: A recent World Forum concerning indigeneous people and their role in saving the Amazon rainforest (weblink)] Laura's lecture is on course reserve in the Odegaard Media Center. Thursday, May 14: Acre State Forum. Good job today! Here are the presentations for your viewing pleasure: Carbon Markets, Ecosystem Services, Ecotourism, NTFPs, RIL, Protected Areas ANWR Tuesday, May 19: ANWR.All.Assn Meet at the Suzzallo Instructional Lab. Enter Suzzallo on the Red Square side. Take an immediate left and the instructional lab is at the back of the exhibit space. Thursday, May 21: Discussion of films. Watch "Malcolm the Birder Boy" (pro-environmentalist), and (pro drilling video clips). Mapping of the issue. Tuesday, May 26: Guest Speaker Gordon Orians Thursday, May 28: Plotting out the most important points in a formal presentation Tuesday, Jun 2: Group Presentation Thursday, Jun 4: Group Presentation, Evals, Course Wrap-Up
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