GEO 162: Global Environmental Issues: Topics & Readings Mutersbaugh
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BIODIVERSITY Week 1: Intro: Syllabus; Readings; Course Organization |
W1
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Course introduction: syllabus, expectations, TA introductions, argument of course, exams, grading, etc. |
Boris Worm et al., "Impacts of Biodiversity Loss on Ocean Ecosystem," Science (November 3, 2006) data projects global collapse of all taxa currently fished by the mid-21st |
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Biodiversity types of biodiversity, Evolutionary Processes, biodiversity loss
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United Nations 2010 Global Biodiversity Outlook (For Quiz, read ALL of Biodiversity 101, but for the UN reading, check figures only -- the readings quiz lists page numbers with questions) |
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, from Ecosystems and Human Well-Being (Island Press, 2005) "Over the past 50 years, humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly and extensively than in any comparable period of time in human history, largely to meet rapidly growing demands for food, fresh water, timber, fiber, and fuel." |
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How do we (Westerners) understand nature? Bacon, Jaws, and Avatar: Techno-science, rationality, and nature History: Colonialism: where to environmental inequities arise? |
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Neumann Colonialism and the Serengeti (East Africa)
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Gould 1999. Bacon, brought home: philosophy of Francis Bacon about natural world. Natural History 108 (June): 28-33, 72-78. READER Cronin 'The Wealth of Nature: Lumber' pg: 148-159 AND 200-206 |
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| CONCEPTS Environmental Justice & Environmental Racism | W4 | Cronon: Nature's Metropolis, excerpts on logging Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice: chapter 43 (just the first 3 paragraphs if pressed for time, although chapter 43 in its entirety does a nice job of weaving together notions of nature, beauty, character, improvement and love) Osprey Orielle Lake: Recognizing the Rights of Nature and the Living Forest |
US historic expansion and the environment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZVOU5bfHrM Harvey, D. Population and Resources Gonzalez: Zapotec Science 'Maize has a soul' (Mexico) Yoon: East Asian ideas of nature (second part of article) Videos: Iskay Yachay - Two Kinds of Knowledge |
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W5
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Mini-Exam 1 TUESDAY (Thursday no class) |
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Neo-Malthusianism vs. Consumerism |
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Robert D. Bullard, from "Environmental Justice for All," The Crisis (January/February 2003)
Chico Mendes: Amazon Rubber-Tappers Union Singer: Animal Liberation |
Bunyan Bryant: Environmental Justice overview Davis. 'Dead West: Ecocide in Marlboro Country' Fate of the Forest by Hecht and Cockburn animal rights: the cove |
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CLIMATE AND ENERGY CO2, climate and Ocean Acidification Commodity Chains and Environmental Analysis, Introduction |
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IPCC, 2013:
Summary for Policymakers. The Physical Science Basis.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPCC 2013 also available: http://www.climate2013.org/images/report/WG1AR5_SPM_FINAL.pdf |
The Ecological Footprint: (large document, takes a while to download!) READ pp. 8-10; 13-14, 18-23 How do we measure Atmospheric CO2? Germany's energiewende policy in disarray NewScientist: 'Replumbing the planet' Hard Paths: Fukushima: tsunamis, nuclear power and environmental catastrophes |
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| Project Part 1 A Due Friday | |||||||
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Herald-Leader: Lexington Carbon Read pages 13-27, and also figures 1-3: Footprint/Brookings Carbon Footprint report Climate Justice
Thursday IN-CLASS EXERCISE: Big Blue Carbon Footprint |
Marilyn A. Brown and Elise Logan: The Residential Energy and Carbon Footprints of the 100 Largest U.S. Metropolitan Areas | ||||
| ENERGY Nuclear and Mountaintop Removal vs. Sustainable Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Conservation:Finish up Hard versus Soft Paths | W9
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Baer, 'The Clothesline Paradox' US Midrange Abatement CURVE -- 2030
Brazil CO2 abatement CURVE -- 2030 Tuesday IN-CLASS EXERCISE: Personal Abatement curve
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Mini-Exam 2 Thursday |
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WEEK 10 : SPRING BREAK10/23 |
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| Commodity Chains and Consumption | W11 | Food
Nation AVAILABLE IN CANVAS FOLDER!p.111-147 ('why the fries taste good') & p. 193-222 (what's in the meat?)
the shrimp commodity chain Guns, Money and Cell Phones (lecture material) Electronic E-Waste: The Story of Stuff Ghana accuses British Recycling Firm of Toxic Waste Dumping
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Fairtrade-Organic Networks in New Geographies of Conservation Pollan M. 2000. 'The Organic-Industrial Complex' Sears, Padoch et al. Sustainable Agriculture in the Amazon Flowers in Colombia: Pesticides: http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=H2hTTkr2KuQ&NR=1 worker's rights http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=y12Vc_hPes8 |
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| Project Part 2B Due Friday | |||||||
POLLUTION: Toxicsin a commodity chain context Toxics: Dead Zones: Fracking, Anoxia, Tar Sands, Nuclear wastelands, War Zones... |
W12 |
Alternatives: Certified Organic, Fair-Trade, Sustainable agriculture, Locally-Grown Organic Agriculture: Thursday, IN-CLASS EXERCISE: Product Certification
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Congo, My Precious. The Curse of the coltan mines in Congo(note: short video, there are many)
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Territorial and non-territorial conservation/combining strategies; a bit of theory: metapopulations and island geography |
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Conservation
TERRITORIALLY-FOCUSED/ EXCLUSIONARY VERSUS PARTICIPATORY CONSERVATION Watch Film: Milking the Rhino (Available on Vimeo at this link) |
Susanna Hecht: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Murder of Peruvian anti-logging activists: Commodity-Chains: Illegal Logging: Peru |
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Geography Conference, Project part 2A Due Friday |
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Non-Territorial Strategies:
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W15
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GEOGRAPHICALLY-DISPERSED/EXCLUSIONARY Versus PARTICIPATORY Mutersbaugh territorial vs. non-territorial conservation strategies
GEOGRAPHICALLY-DISPERSED/PARTICIPATORY
Sea Shepard anti-Whaling Campaign
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REDD Menace (http://sdep.beckman.illinois.edu/files/adding-insult-to-injury-intro-editorial.pdf). Imposing carbon conservation around the world
Edward Abbey: Monkeywrench Gang |
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| Biodiversity Revisited: Science and Politics | W16
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DEAD WEEK!!!!!!!!! Urban Ecologies
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Korea: Urban Environmental Struggles: Short video detail Korean debate over hyper-urban 'ubiquitous city'development versus environmental conservation.
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Mini-Exam 3 Thursday | ||||||
| Finals Week: Project Part 2 B pages 4-7 Due Monday of Finals week 11:59 pm | |||||||
