This course is mostly composed of lectures (L) and recitations (R). Lectures take one of three forms, as specified in the table below: a standard lecture session, a role simulation, or a class debate.
Course calender.
| SES # |
TOPICS |
KEY DATES |
| Part I: Introduction |
| L1 |
Introduction and Overview |
|
| L2 |
Game 1: Puerto Mauricio |
Puerto Mauricio development conflict simulation parts I and II |
| R1 |
Gentle Introduction to Blogging |
|
| L3 |
Puerto Mauricio: Post-game Redux |
|
| Part II: The Environmental Policy Debate |
| L4 |
Growth vs. Scarcity |
|
| R2 |
Debates |
|
| L5 |
Utilitarianism vs. Deep Ecology |
|
| L6 |
Command-Control vs. Markets |
|
| L7 |
Expert Knowledge vs. Indigenous Knowledge |
|
| L8-L9 |
Game 2: Madrona |
Siting an asphalt plant in the city of Madrona role simulation |
| L10 |
Game 3: Joint Fact- finding |
Offshore wind farm negotiation role simulation |
| Part III: Environmental Planning Techniques and Strategies |
| L11 |
Environmental Planning and Management |
|
| L12 |
Land Use Planning and Collaborative Methods |
|
| L13 |
Land Conservation and Sustainable Design |
|
| L14 |
Growth Management |
|
| L15 |
Hazard Mitigation and Ecosystem Management |
|
| L16 |
Geospatial Data |
Quiz 1 |
| L17 |
Stormwater Management and Runoff Pollution |
|
| L18 |
Landscape Ecology |
|
| L19 |
Biodiversity and Integrated Assessment |
|
| L20 |
Game 4: Pablo-Burford |
Managing groundwater beneath the Pablo-Burford border role simulation |
| Part IV: Synthesis and Preparation for Practice |
| L21-L22 |
EPG Faculty Presentation |
|
| R3 |
Your Final Memo |
|
| L23-L24 |
EPG Faculty Presentation (cont.) |
|
| L25-L26 |
Final Memo Presentations and Discussion |
Final memo due |
