ESRM 300 : Principles of Sustainability

Learning Goals
  • How organizations currently interpret sustainability principles in the practical management of natural resources.
  • The principles of sustainability and how they apply to natural resources science and management.
  • How these principles will be evident in further studies within the ESRM curriculum.
  • What tools and methods are being used to assess sustainability.

    • Winter 2009 Weekly Schedule

    WeekDateTopicSpeakerReading Assignment
    11/9 Foundations of SustainabilityProfessor B. Bruce BareFedkiw: Intro & Ch 1; Floyd: p vii-11;
    Edwards: Intro & Ch 1; & Lecture 1 ppt
    21/16Sustainable Forestry Professor Greg Ettl Floyd: p 12-49; Edwards: Ch 4; &
    Lecture 2 ppt
    31/23Ecological Sustainability Professor Jerry Franklin Fedkiw: Ch 3 & Edwards: Ch 6; &
    Lecture 3 ppt
    41/30Economic Sustainability Professor Sergey Rabotyagov Edwards: Ch 3; Howarth paper;
    RFF paper; Lecture 4 ppt
    52/6Social Sustainability Professor Clare Ryan Edwards: Ch 2 and See doc and case
    62/13WA DNR & Sustainability Ms. Gretchen NicholasEdwards: Ch 7; Lecture 6 ppt
    72/20Corporate Sustainability Dr. Edie Sonne-Hall Edwards: Ch 3; Lecture 7 ppt
    92/27Sustainability of World Forests Dr. Indroneil GangulyFloyd: p 50-77; Lecture 8 ppt
    83/6Urban Sustainability Dr. Kathy Wolf See link; Lecture 9 ppt
    103/13Sustainable Urban Ecology Professor John Marzluff Fedkiw: Ch 2 & link Lecture 10 ppt
    Note: All term papers are due in Week Eight.
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