Publically available readings are included as links on the website. Readings with distribution restrictions are listed, but not linked on the site. Articles from journals of the Ecological Society of America are used by permission.
Week 1
Introduction
Required readings:
· Meinig, D. W. 1979. The beholding eye: ten versions of the same scene.
· Kaplan, R. 2002. The social values of forests and trees in urbanized societies. In: Konijnendijk CC, Koch NE, Hoyer KH, Schipperijn J, eds. Forestry Serving Urbanised Societies. (Proceedings of the IUFRO European Regional Conference, 27–30 August 2002, Copenhagen). Hoersholm, Denmark: Skov & Landskab
· The University of Washington plant association master plan
Recommended readings:
· Sample criteria for evaluating the sustainability of community ideas and projects. Excerpts from draft documents from Sustainable Seattle.
Week 2
Forested environments along the urban to wildland gradient
Required Readings:
· Alberti, M, Marzluff, J. Shulenberger, E. Bradley, G. Ryan, C. and Zumbrunnen, C. Integrating Humans into Ecology: Opportunities and Challenges for Studying Urban Ecosystems. BioScience. Vol. 53. No. 12 Pp. 1169-1179
· Clawson, M. 1987. Achieving agreement on natural resource use. The XXVII Horace M. Albright Lectureship in Conservation. Berkeley, California.
· Dwyer, J.F., E.G. McPherson, H.W.Schroeder, and R.A. Rowntree. 1992. Assessing the benefits and costs of the urban forest. Journal of Arboriculture 18: 227-234.
Recommended readings:
· Sustainability indicators: The Cascadia Scorecard and beyond
Week 3
Settlement history of the Puget Sound region
Required Readings:
· Lawrence, H. W. 1995. Changing forms and persistent values: historical perspectives on the urban forest. Pages 17-40 in Bradley, G. A. (editor) Urban Forest Landscapes: Integrating Multidisciplinary Perspectives. University of Washington Press, Seattle, Washington.
· Andranovich, G. and Lovrich, N. P. Jr. Local government then and now: the growth management challenge in the 1990s. Pages 159-179 in Nice, D. C, Pierce, J. C. and Sheldon, C. H. Government and Politics in the Evergreen State. Washington State University Press.
Recommended readings:
· Gordon, S. 2007. State might need a new nickname. The News Tribune, April 1, 2007.
Week 4
Landscape Types—Street trees and local parks
Required Readings:
· Kaplan, R., J.E. Ivancich and R. De Young. 2007. Nearby nature in the city: preserving and enhancing livability. Ann Arbor, MI 48109: School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Retrievable from DeepBlue: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/48784 Warning: 27 MB file
· Ames, B. and S. Dewald. 2003. Working proactively with developers to preserve urban trees. Cities 20: 95-100.
· Lasser, T.J. Bellevue Downtown Park
Recommended readings:
· Kuo, F. E. 2003. The role of arboriculture in a healthy social ecology. Journal of Arboriculture 29: 148-155.
· Schroeder, H., Flannigan, J., and Coles, R. 2006. Residents’ attitudes toward street trees in the UK and U.S. communities. Arboriculture and Urban Forestry 32: 236-246.
· McPherson, E. G. 2007. Benefit-based tree valuation. Arboriculture and Urban Forestry 33: 1-11.
Week 5
Landscape Types– Small subdivisions and Master Planned Communities
Required Readings:
· Clark, J. R. 1995. Fire-safe landscapes. Pages 164-172 in Bradley, G. A. (editor) Urban Forest Landscapes: Integrating Multidisciplinary Perspectives. University of Washington Press, Seattle, Washington.
· Natural Lands Trust. 2001. Growing greener: conservation by design. Natural Lands Trust. Media, PA 19063. http://www.natlands.org
· Miller, R.W. 1997. Planning and urban forestry. Pages 167-185 in Urban Forestry: Planning and Managing Urban Greenspaces. Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.
Recommended readings:
· McFarland, K. 1994. Community Forestry and Urban Growth. Washington State Department of Natural Resources. Olympia, Washington.
Week 6
Managing for sustainability in a global context: a comparative look
Required Readings:
· For Tuesday:
· Ghana Forest and Wildlife Policy, Ministry of Lands and Forestry, Accra, 24th November, 1994. If this link is broken, try here.
· Crime and Persuasion: Tackling Illegal Logging, Improving Forest Governance , Department for International Development, UK. **Focus on Ghana section, but review all 3 cases
· Dauphine, N. 2010. Research Project Report: A bird’s eye view of logging in Ghana. Zoological Society of London
· For Thursday:
· Ball, A.M., et al. 2008. Questions and Reflections for the Practice of International Planning and Development. Planning, Practice and Research, 23(4):559-567
· Smith, E. and M. Winshie, 2000. Conservation and Subsistence in Small-Scale Societies. Annual Review of Anthropology, 29:493-524
· Optional, but recommended: Brashares, J., et al. 2004. Bushmeat Hunting, Wildlife Declines, and Fish Supply in West Africa. Science, 306(5699):1180-1183
Week 7
Landscape Types—Commercial Forest Plantations
Required Readings:
· Washington Department of Natural Resources. The Future of Washington’s Forests Download and read the entire report. You can also download it here (16 MB file).
Recommended readings:
· Ribe, R.G. 1989. The aesthetics of forestry: what has empirical preference research taught us? Environmental Management 13: 55-74.
Week 8
Landscape Types—State and Federal Lands
Required Readings:
· Washington State Department of Natural Resources 2009 Annual Report (download it from the DNR website)
· Washington State Parks, Resource Stewardship, http://www.parks.wa.gov/stewardship/
· Congressional Research Service. 2004. Federal Land Management Agencies: Background on Land and Resource Management. Library of Congress. Washington D.C. pp. 1-81. You can also download from website here: http://www.nationalaglawcenter.org/assets/crs/RL32393.pdf
· Beatley, T. 2000. Preserving biodiversity: challenges for planners. Journal of the American Planning Association 66: 5-20.
Recommended readings:
· Margules, C. R., and R. L. Pressey. 2000. Systematic conservation planning. Nature 405: 243-253.
· The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended
Week 9
Group Presentations
Week 10
Group Presentations
Background Information—Background Reading
Pages 294—306 in Diamond, J. 2005. Collapse: how societies choose to fail or succeed. Penguin Group. New York, New York, USA.
IPCC, 2007: Summary for Policymakers. In: Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, M.L. Parry, O.F. Canziani, J.P. Palutikof, P.J. van der Linden and C. E. Hanson, Eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 7-22.
IPCC, 2007: Summary for Policymakers. In: Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, S. Solomon, D. Qin, M. Manning, Z. Chen, M. Marquis, K.B. Averyt, M. Tignor and H.L. Miller, Eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
McPherson, E.G. 2001. Urban forestry: forestry’s final frontier? Presentation at the 2001 Starker Lecture Series, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Franklin, J. F. 1993. Preserving biodiversity: species, ecosystems, or landscapes? Ecological Applications 3:202-205.
Kaplan, S. 1992. The restorative environment: nature and the human experience. Pages 134-142 in The Role of Horticulture in Human Well-Being and Social Development. Timber Press. Portland, Oregon.
Haines, A. 2002. An innovative tool for managing rural residential development: a look at conservation subdivisions. The Land Use Tracker, Volume 2. Center for Land Use Education, WI. http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/landcenter/Default.htm
Dwyer, J.F. D.J. Nowak, M.H. Noble, S.M. Sisinni. 2000. Connecting people with ecosystems in the 21st century: an assessment of our nation’s urban forests. Gneral Technical Report PNW-GTR-490. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 483p. Note: Read Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 (pages 47—73).
Cloud, J. 2007. My search for the perfect apple. Time: March 2, 2007, pp. 43-50.
Heimlich, R.E. and W.D. Anderson. 2001. Development at the urban fringe and beyond: impacts on agriculture and rural land. Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Economic Report No. 803. USDA, Washington, D.C.
Seattle Green Factor brochure
The Endangered Species Act of 1973
The Health Forests Restoration Act of 2003
Background Information—Related Organizations
Urban and suburban landscape issues
1) Washington State Growth Management Act
2) King County Comprehensive Plan (and related ordinances)
3) Seattle City Parks Urban Forest Management Plan
4) Shoreline Master Plans
5) Sustainable Seattle
6) Seattle Green Factor
7) The Sightline Institute
8) Sustainable Measures Consulting
9) US Sustainable Development Indicators
10) Seattle Public Utilities Restoration Projects
11) Bellevue Park and Natural Resources Management Plan
12) Master Plan Development Covenants and Restrictions
Exurban and rural landscape issues
1. King County Rural Forestry Commission
2. Agriculture Protection District
