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Discussion sessions locations
| Section | Day | Day/Time | Location/Room | Disc Leader |
| 1 | Thursday | 9:30-10:20 | BEL 116 | Sara |
| 2 | Thursday | 10:30-11:20 | BEL 118 | Chad |
| 3 | Thursday | 2:30-3:20 | CNR 203B | Chad |
| 4 | Friday | 8:30-9:20 | BEL 116 | Sara |
| 5 | Friday | 9:30-10:20 | BEL 116 | Sara |
| 6 | Friday | 11:30-12:20 | CNR 25 | Dr. Fins |
| 7 | Friday | 11:30-1:20 | BEL 118 | Chad |
| 8 | Friday | 12:30-1:20 | BEL 118 | Chad |
| 9 | Friday | 12:30-1:20 | BEL 116 | Sara |
| 10 | Friday | 12:30-1:20 | CNR 25 | Dr. Fins |
1. Assignments are due on the dates they appear in the table below.
Writing assignments are due by 5 p.m.
2. Click on the week you want to view on the table.
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12
Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17
3. To access READING ASSIGNMENTS - CLICK HERE
4. To access Blackboard quizzes - CLICK HERE
5. Table below shows topics and assignments through the first exam
| MOD 1 | ||||
| Week | Dates | Theme | Topic to be Discussed |
Homework Assignments NOTE: Assignments are shown on due dates |
| 1 |
Mon Aug 24 |
Introduction |
Welcome, introductions, course objectives, policies Connecting the three elements of environment, economics and government policy; reflecting on our values as a society |
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| 1 |
Wed Aug 26 |
Understanding Ourselves - Understanding Natural Resources |
Course overview - topics to be covered; the "arc" of the
course |
Read syllabus; familiarize yourself with course website http//www.cnr.uidaho.edu/for235 and the course Blackboard page http://www.blackboard.uidaho.edu |
| 1 |
Fri Aug 28 |
Understanding Ourselves - Understanding Natural Resources | The Human Predicament - Starting from where we are… |
1. Complete NEP Survey on Blackboard 2. Read Speth - Preface and Introduction |
| 2 |
Mon Aug 31 |
The Human Predicament cont’d |
1. Read Speth - Ch. 1 2. Blackboard quiz on 3 Speth readings |
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| 2 |
Wed Sept 2 |
Understanding Ourselves - Understanding Natural Resources | Values and attitudes - What is nature? What is society? What are natural resources? What do we hold dear and why? What does any of that have to do with natural resources and their management? |
1. Kellert - Ch. 3 2. Blackboard quiz |
| 2 |
Th/Fri Sept 3-4 |
Understanding Ourselves - Understanding Natural Resources | First discussion sessions – expectations, introductions, discuss readings; values exercises |
1. Read Giono - all 2. One-page response to Giono |
| 3 |
Mon Sept 7 |
Labor Day – No Class | No reading assignment | |
| 3 |
Wed Sept 9 |
Understanding Ourselves - Understanding Natural Resources | Why do we need "nature"? Why do we need natural resources? The value of nature and nature's services |
1. Read Daily - pp 1-6 2. Read Daily and Ellison - Ch. 10 3. Blackboard quiz (on both readings) |
| 3 |
Th/Fri Sept 10-11 |
Understanding Ourselves - Understanding Natural Resources | Human Nature and Nature - The Tragedy of the Commons - What is it? Is it inevitable? If not, when not and why not? - Discuss readings and lecture |
1. Read Hardin 2. Blackboard quiz 3. Read Berkes et al. 4. Response paper to Berkes et al. article |
| 4 |
Mon Sept 14 |
Understanding Ourselves - Understanding Natural Resources | Who manages our public lands and resources? Roots of our public land management institutions - The Wilderness Idea – film – first half |
1. Read Mann - 2. Begin response paper |
| 4 |
Wed Sept 16 |
Understanding Ourselves - Understanding Natural Resources | Roots of our Public Institutions - The Wilderness Idea – film – second half |
1. Read Cronon 2. Blackboard quiz |
| 4 |
Th/Fri Sept 17-18 |
Understanding Ourselves - Understanding Natural Resources | Discuss roots of and evolution of conservation in U.S.; philosophy and questions raised by Mann and Cronon - What did you discover? What do you think about their arguments? |
1. Response paper to Mann article
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| 5 |
Mon Sept 21 |
Understanding Ourselves - Understanding Natural Resources |
Beyond Leopold - Ethical Resource Use - What Does It Mean
for the Modern World? Bio-ethics and a Bridge to the Future – guest speaker - Jason Johnstone-Yellin |
1. Read Leopold 2. Blackboard quiz 3. Read Potter (2 readings – Preface and Chapter 1) 4. Blackboard quiz (on both Potter readings) 5. Study for Exam 1 |
| 5 |
Wed Sept 23 |
EXAM 1 | Review all readings, lectures, films notes, discussion notes | |
| 5 |
Th/Fri Sept 24-25 |
Understanding Ourselves - Understanding Natural Resources |
Introduce first writing assignment What are the short-term and long-term implications of bioethics and the land ethic? How did you respond to these ideas? |
Review and discuss Potter and Leopold readings
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| Week | Dates | Theme | Topic to be Discussed |
Homework Assignments NOTE: Assignments are shown on due dates |
| 6 |
Mon Sept 28 |
Using Library Resources | Finding appropriate sources of information - refereed journals vs popular press; citing sources; how to avoid plagiarism – guest speaker Rochelle Smith, UI Resource Librarian | Read: CNR and UI policies on plagiarism and academic dishonesty |
| 6 |
Wed Sept 30 |
Society, Culture and Natural Resources |
Assessing cultural differences using social science
methods Results of NEP Survey - an example of the application of a social science research method |
1. Read Haider and Morford 2. Blackboard quiz 3. Click here to access and read definitions and descriptions of social sciences research tools |
| 6 |
Th/Fri Oct 1-2 |
Society, Culture and Natural Resources |
Discussion sessions Discuss cultural differences in natural resource views and values |
1. Read Burton 2. One-page response to Burton |
| 7 |
Mon 5-Oct |
Society, Culture and Environmental Economics |
Environmental Economics, Stakeholders and Culture Salmon as a case study |
1. Speth - Ch. 4 2. Blackboard quiz |
| 7 |
Wed 7-Oct |
Economics, Culture and Natural Resources Management | Environmental Economics of Dam Breaching - guest speaker - Joel Hamilton |
1. Read McKibben 2. Blackboard quiz |
| 7 |
Th/Fri Oct 8-9 |
Society, Culture, Natural Resources Management, Economics and Happiness |
Discussion sessions Discuss environmental economics, wealth and happiness . Who are the stakeholders in resource management disputes? What do they want and value? How shall we calculate the value of resources and their use? |
Journal article review due today |
| 8 |
Mon 12-Oct |
Including People in Management Decisions | Natural Resources Policy and Law; Mandates for public involvement; Do public agencies need to solicit citizen input? If you care about an issue on public lands, how do you get your voice heard? – guest speaker – Philip Cook |
1. Read Rikoon 2. Blackboard quiz |
| 8 |
Wed 14-Oct |
Including People in Management Decisions | Citizen collaboration – guest speaker – Ed Krumpe |
1. Read Dickson 2. Blackboard quiz |
| 8 |
Th/Fri Oct 15-16 |
Including People in Management Decisions |
Discussion sessions What are the pros and cons of stakeholder involvement in resource management decisions? Who decides how much stakeholders get to be involved in resource management decisions? Role-playing exercise on citizen collaboration |
1. Read Greider and Garkovich 2. One page response to Greider and Garkovich |
| 9 |
Mon 19-Oct |
Including People in Management Decisions | Video – Troubled Waters |
1. Read Lackey 2. Blackboard quiz |
| 9 |
Wed 21-Oct |
People, Culture, Economics and Natural Resources | EXAM 2 | |
| 9 |
Th/Fri Oct 22-23 |
People, Culture, Economics and Natural Resources |
Discussion sessions Discuss Monday’s film and its connection with concepts introduced earlier in semester – stakeholders, economics, politics, ecological issues; Reassessing where we are and where we're going; Discuss second writing assignment - introduce idea of Life Cycle Analysis |
1. Read Duda and Shaw 2. Blackboard quiz
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| MOD 3 | ||||
| Week | Dates | Theme | Topic to be Discussed |
Homework Assignments NOTE: Assignments are shown on due dates |
| 10 |
Mon 26-Oct |
Issues and Solutions Sustaining Natural Capital Managing Forests Sustainably |
Where have all the forests gone? What is the state of forests around the world in the 21st century? |
Read White Blackboard quiz |
| 10 |
Wed 28-Oct |
Issues and Solutions Sustaining Natural Capital Managing Forests Sustainably |
Is it possible to harvest wood and continue to sustain healthy forest ecosystems? What solutions are possible with growing populations |
Read Brockerhoff selections: pp 927-936 and 945-946 Write reading response |
| 10 |
Th/Fri Oct 29-30 |
Issues and Solutions Sustaining Natural Capital Forests |
Discussion sessions |
One-page reading response - to Brockerhoff (relate response to article by White) [Back to top] |
| 11 |
Mon 2-Nov |
Issues and Solutions Sustaining Natural Capital Ecosystem Services |
Finish lecture on forests, certification, chain of
custody and precautionary principle. Begin lecture on ecosystem services. What are they? Why are they important? Who has rights to them? Lecture and documentary excerpts |
Read Ehrlich and Ehrlich – Ch 15 Blackboard quiz |
| 11 |
Wed 4-Nov |
Issues and Solutions Sustaining Natural Capital |
Finish lecture on ecosystem services; documentary |
Read Gertner Blackboard quiz |
| 11 |
Th/Fri Nov 5-6 |
Sustaining Natural Capital | Discuss water allocation laws and regulations in the western U.S.; discuss ocean resources; include in discussions - stakeholders, economics, ethics, policies |
"Do-nothing exercise" write-up due
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| 12 |
Mon 9-Nov |
Issues and Solutions Sustaining Natural Capital Water Resources |
Water Resources and Sustainability |
McQuaid Blackboard quiz |
| 12 |
Wed 11-Nov |
Issues and Solutions Sustaining Natural Capital Managing and Recreating on Public Lands |
Who manages our public lands, our "common properties?" How shall we manage those lands sustainably? How can we accommodate alternative recreational uses and maintain long-term sustainable use? Controversy over ATVs on public lands in Utah |
Read Hull Blackboard quiz |
| 12 |
Th/Fri Nov 12-13 |
Issues and Solutions Sustaining Natural Capital |
Discuss readings, documentaries and lectures | Life cycle analysis papers due Friday - 5 p.m |
| 13 |
Mon 16-Nov |
Issues and Solutions Sustaining Natural Capital Valuing Our Private Lands and The Food We Grow On It |
Sustainable Agriculture – You are what you eat – lecture; excerpts from documentaries "King Korn" and "Good Food" |
Read Pollan Blackboard quiz |
| 13 |
Wed 18-Nov |
Sustaining Natural Capital | EXAM 3 | |
| 13 |
Th/Fri Nov 19-20 |
Sustaining Natural Capital |
Return exams and LCA papers. Prepare for in-class presentations | No homework assignment. Drive home safely |
| 14 | Nov 23-27 | Thanksgiving Break | No Classes | No Assignments |
| 15 |
Mon 30-Nov |
Issues and Solutions Broadening Our View Ecotourism - Here and There |
Using natural capital to best advantage - Is ecotourism an option? Is it the answer? Excerpts from documentary - "Milking the Rhino" | No reading assignment; no quiz |
| 15 |
Wed 2-Dec |
Issues and Solutions Sustaining Natural Capital Environmental Justice |
How can we manage natural capital equitably? Who has rights to natural capital? Are natural resources distributed equitably? What about the wastes we create when we use natural resources to our benefit? |
Read Bliss and Baily Blackboard quiz |
| 15 |
Th/Fri Dec 3-4 |
Current Issues in Resource Management – Student Reports | Final discussion sessions of semester |
Team reports on Life Cycle Analyses Click here for instructions on how to prepare presentations Click here for presentation evaluation criteria |
| 16 |
Mon 7-Dec |
Issues and Solutions Sustaining Natural Capital Climate Change |
Climate Change and Natural Resource Sustainability - A Global Issue
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Read Kreitzman |
| 16 |
Wed 9-Dec |
Current Issues in Resource Management – The Future: A New Consciousness | Living Sustainably - The Future of Resource Use – Our Ecological Footprint and Creative Solutions to Sustainable Resource Management |
Read Louv, Chapter 19 Complete Ecological Footprint questionnaire online http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/ index.php/GFN/ |
| 16 |
Fri 11-Dec |
Conclusion The Bridge to the Edge of the World Wrap-up |
What part will you play? How will you help to build and maintain the bridge to the future? |
Read Speth, Chapters 10 and 12
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| 17 |
Mon 14-Dec |
FINAL EXAM (Comprehensive) 12:30 - 2:30 |
Study readings, lecture notes, films, discussion session notes |
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