ENV 150 Environmental Issues: fall
2009 syllabus, Service-Learning & Research Paper, Research Paper
Resources for research: Getting stated, SCCC library databases, Finding Resources, Documenting Sources
Date |
9th ed. |
Topic | Additional
resources (just for fun!) |
|
Tu |
9/29 |
- |
Pacific Northwest environmental history | Global Footprint Network, Plan B 2.0 (2006) by Lester Brown |
Th |
10/1 |
1,2 |
Fundamentals of environmental science | The Diversity of Life (1992) by E. O. Wilson |
Tu |
10/6 |
3,4 |
Ecological principles | HIGHLY recommended articles on population growth ... Three Billion More by Lester Brown, No Babies NY Times |
Th |
10/8 |
4 |
Human population | IUCN Red List, Biodiversity Hotspots, The Future of Life (2002) E. O. Wilson, Living with Wildlife in the Pacific NW (2004) Russell Link |
Tu |
10/13 |
5 |
Loss of biodiversity | |
Th |
10/15 |
6 |
Forest resources & ecosystem recovery SLRP: Service Learning Agreement (pg 12) RP: Paper section 1 due |
Kenya's Green Belt Movement, Unbowed: A Memoir (2006) by Wangari Mathai |
Tu |
10/20 |
- |
Exam 1 |
|
Th |
10/22 |
7 |
Changes in agriculture in the 20th century |
KUOW Sweet Earth: Lessons from the Land, Omnivore's Dilemma (2006) Michael Pollan |
Tu |
10/27 |
6 |
Local trends in agriculture and food security The ocean ecosystem, fisheries collapse, case studies of recovery |
Letter to the Next President Michael Pollan |
Th |
10/29 |
6 |
Fisheries collapse and case studies of recovery (cont.) SLRP: Paper proposal due RP: Paper section 2 due |
WA state Salmon Recovery, State of the Salmon |
Tu |
11/3 |
8 |
Water resources Turn in/ready to discuss completed Seafood Product data sheet |
State of the Sound 2007 |
Th |
11/5 |
8
|
Water access and controversies RP: Paper section 3 due |
Washington Toxics Coalition, Pollution in people |
F |
11/6 |
Field Trip Option: UW Hatchery Tour, 9:30-11:30, meet at UW hatchery | ||
M |
11/9 |
Field Trip Option: UW Hatchery Tour, 9:30-11:30, meet at UW hatchery | ||
Tu |
11/10 |
13
|
Exam 2 | |
Th |
11/12 |
13
|
Field Trip Option: Cedar Grove Compost Tour, 11:30-3:00 | |
Sat |
11/14 |
Field Trip Option: West Point Wastewater Treatment Tour, 2:00-5:00 |
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Tu |
11/17 |
11
|
Material use and waste RP: Paper section 4 due |
Low Impact Hydro Institute, The Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook: Community Solutions to a Global Crisis (2007) Greg Pahl |
Th |
11/19 |
- |
Toxicity in the environment: Pollution in People report | Cradle to Cradle William McDonough, The Consumers Guide to Effective Environmental Choices (1999) The Union of Concerned Scientists |
Tu |
11/24 |
13
|
Green bulding and certifications Urban planning for sustainable living Due: Service-learning reflection |
Bicycle MP, Waterfront, Blue Ring, Sound Transit, Green Streets |
Th |
11/26 |
- |
Thanksgiving holiday - no class |
|
Tu |
12/1 |
9 |
Climate change science and fossil fuels RP: Paper section 5 due |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Retreating world glaciers, USGS retreat glaciers |
Th |
12/3 |
10
|
Energy alternatives and tradeoffs | |
Tu |
12/8 |
- |
Exam 3 and project work | Thorough energy primer, Solar Washington, 20% Wind by 2030 |
Th |
12/10 |
- |
Final presentations round 1 (SLRP and RP) SLRP: final paper due SLRP: s ervice-learning timesheet due RP: final paper due |
|
T 12/15 |
- |
Final
presentations round 2 (SLRP and RP) Due: SERVICE-LEARNING AND RESEARCH PAPER |
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9th Edition, Miller, Sustaining the Earth,
Chapter titles
1.
Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability.
2.
Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems.
3.
Evolution and Biodiversity.
4.
Community Ecology, Population Ecology, and the Human Population.
5.
Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach.
6.
Sustaining Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach.
7. Food,
Soil, and Pest Management.
8. Water Resources and Water Pollution.
9. Nonrenewable
Energy Resources.
10.
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
11. Environmental Hazards and Human Health.
12. Air
Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion.
13.
Urbanization and Solid and Hazardous Waste.
14.
Environmental Economics, Politics, and Worldviews
8th Edition, Miller, Sustaining
the Earth, Chapter titles
1. Environmental Problems, Their
Causes, and Sustainability.
2.
Science, Matter, Energy, and Ecosystems.
3.
Evolution and Biodiversity.
4.
Community Ecology, Population Ecology, and Sustainability.
5.
Applying Population Ecology: The Human Population
6. Sustaining Biodiversity:
The Species Approach.
7.
Sustaining Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach.
8.
Food, Soil, and Pest Management.
9.
Water Resources and Water Pollution.
10.
Energy Resources.
11.
Environmental Hazards and Human Health.
12.
Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Loss.
13.
Solid and Hazardous Waste.
14.
Economics, Politics, Worldview and the Environment
Last updated: Thursday, November 19, 2009