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Spring 2008. CONNIE CHIANG. Seminar. Sunshine, beaches, shopping malls, and movie stars are the popular stereotypes of California, but social conflicts and environmental degradation have long tarnished the state's golden image. Unravels the myth of the California dream by examining the state'ssocial and environmental history from the end of Mexican rule and the discovery of gold in 1848 to the 2003 election of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Major topics include immigration and racial violence, radical and conservative politics, extractive and high tech industries, environmental disasters, urban, suburban, and rural divides, and California in American popular culture. (Same as History 250.)
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Physical Oceanography
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d-IP.Environment and Society in Latin America
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3.00 Credits
Environmental Archaeology
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3.00 Credits
Spring 2007. LAWRENCE H. SIMON. What things in nature have moral standing What are our obligations to them How should we resolve conflicts among our obligations After an introduction to ethical theory, topics to be covered include anthropocentrism, the moral status of nonhuman sentient beings and of non-sentient living beings, preservation of endangered species and the wilderness, holism versus individualism, the land ethic, and deep ecology. (Same as Philosophy 258.)
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Fall 2006. MARK BATTLE. The physics of atmospheres is explored, including treatment of general and local circulation, thermodynamics, cloud formation, radiative transfer, and energy budgets. Meteorology and climatology are also discussed. (Same as Geology 256 and Physics 256.) Prerequisite: Physics 104 or permission of the instructor.
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Every other year. Fall 2007. DAVID COLLINGS. Examines English romantic poetry about nature, with particular emphasis on the way such poetry finds a lyric impulse already present in nature. Considers such subjects as the interplay of nature and transcendence, the supernatural dimension of nature, the boundary between the human and the natural, the contrast of urban and rural life, and the value of traditional landed society. Authors may include Clare, Coleridge, Keats, Shelley, and Wordsworth. (Same as English 246.) Prerequisite: One first-year seminar or 100-level course in English or Environmental Studies.
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3.00 Credits
Spring 2007. ALLEN L. SPRINGER. Examines the political, legal, and institutional dimension of international efforts to protect the environment. Problems discussed include transboundary and marine pollution, maintaining biodiversity, and global climate change. (Same as Government 263.)
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3.00 Credits
Spring 2007. DEWITT JOHN. Examines how the federal government in the United States, as well as states, communities, businesses, and nonprofits, can address climate change and energy issues. Compares American policies and politics with efforts in other countries and examines the links between American policies and efforts in other nations. (Same as Government 264.) Prerequisite: One environmental studies course or one government course with a grade of C- or better, or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Spring 2008. EDWARD LAINE. Principles and problems in coastal oceanography, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary inquiry. Topics include circulation and sediment transport within estuaries and on the continental shelf, impact of human systems on the marine environment, and issues and controversies of eutrophication and hypoxia in the coastal environment. (Same as Geology 267.) Prerequisite: Previous course in geology or permission of the instructor.
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