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Course Goal and
Learning Objectives
At the
completion of CSS 490, students will have an in-depth knowledge and
understanding of wilderness and wilderness management. This knowledge and
understanding will include the philosophical, historical, and legal
background of wilderness, wilderness management problems and ecological and
sociological approaches to their solution, current issues, and current
research related to wilderness.
Having successfully
completed this course you will:
1. Be able to trace the roots and origin
of the concept of wilderness in the old world.
2. Understand and be able to explain how
the concept of wilderness emerged and developed in North America.
3. Understand the roots of the major
philosophical arguments both for and against wilderness in America.
4. Be able to explain the legal
underpinnings of wilderness in America and the relationship of legally
designated Wilderness to wild and scenic rivers, national parks, wildlife
refuges, and other management designations.
5. Be able to describe how carrying
capacity, limits of acceptable change, public involvement, and NEPA are
incorporated into modern wilderness planning.
6. Be able to explain the basic
principles of wilderness management.
7. Be able to provide a synopsis of your
own semester term project to the class in a concise, understandable fashion.
8.
Be able to demonstrate an
understanding of wilderness management issues and potential management
actions, and the potential effects on the physical, biological, and social
conditions of modern wilderness.
Two Required
Texts
Nash, Roderick. 2001. Wilderness
and the American mind. (newest edition). New Haven, CT. Yale Univ. Press. 413 pp. ISBN
0-300-09122-2
Dawson, Chad P.,
and J.C. Hendee. 2009.
Wilderness management. Fourth Edition, Revised. North American
Press, Fulcrum Publishing, Golden, CO. 525 pp.
ISBN 978-1-55591-682-4 (pbk)
Reading Assignments and Course Outline
The required readings for the course are
listed below. It is your responsibility to have read and studied the
material prior to the class date listed and to be ready to contribute
to class discussion based on the material. The lectures will generally
parallel the readings, however, several guest speakers will be worked in at
their convenience. Likewise, students will be encouraged to present their
semester projects throughout the semester. ("Nash" refers to Wilderness
and the American Mind and the "Chapters" refer to Wilderness
Management by Hendee and Dawson, the required texts.)
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