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Spring 2007. ALLEN L. SPRINGER. Examines the complex relationship between law and policy in international relations by focusing on two important and rapidly developing areas of international concern: environmental protection and humanitarian rights. Fulfills the ES senior seminar requirement. (Same as Government 363.) Prerequisite: Government 260, 261, or 263, or permission of the instructor.
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Fall 2006. LINDA DOCHERTY. Examines images of American nature from the age of discovery to the present day. Views of nature as wilderness, landscape, and environment are studied in historical context. Students work with original paintings, prints, and photographs in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art and special collections. (Same as Art History 365.) Prerequisite: Art History 101 or Environmental Studies 101, or permission of the instructor.
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Spring 2008. DEWITT JOHN. Around the world and in the Gulf of Maine, overfishing and threats to habitat are putting marine ecosystems and coastal communities under great stress. An interdisciplinary senior seminar exploring the causes and scope of pressures on the marine environment; the potential for restoring ecosystems and fisheries; political conflicts over fisheries and related issues; federal, state, and community-based approaches to managing marine ecosystems; and strategies for coping with scientific and management uncertainties.
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Fall 2006. LAWRENCE H. SIMON. Examines philosophical, moral, political, and policy questions regarding various environmental issues. Possible topics include the ethics of climate change policy, our obligations to future generations, benefit-cost analysis vs. the precautionary principle as a decision making instrument, and the relationship between justice and sustainability. (Same as Philosophy 392.)
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3.00 Credits
Every spring. Spring 2007 and Spring 2008. EDWARD LAINE. Offers the opportunity to synthesize work done in geology courses, to critically read and discuss articles, to listen to speakers prominent in the discipline, and to write scientific essays. Specific topic varies by year; possible topics include global environmental changes in the oceans, estuaries, and mountain belts. Required for the major in geology. Open to junior or senior geology majors or interdisciplinary majors in geology-chemistry and geology-physics. (Same as Geology 393.) Prerequisite: Grade of C- or better in Geology 101 and 202, and either 275 or 276, or by permission of the instructor.
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Fall 2008. JOHN LICHTER. Merrymeeting Bay, a globally rare, inland freshwater river delta and estuary that supports productive and diverse biological communities, is home to numerous rare and endangered species and is critical habitat for migratory and resident waterfowl, as well as anadromous fish. Explores the ecology and environmental history of Merrymeeting Bay in order to understand how its rare natural habitats might best be managed. Students participate in a thorough review of the scientific and historical literature related to Merrymeeting Bay, and help plan, conduct, and analyze a group study investigating some aspect of the ecology and/or environmental history of the bay, with the intent of submitting a manuscript for publication in an appropriate scientific journal. (Same as Biology 394.) Prerequisite: One of the following: Biology 158, 215, Environmental Studies 201, or 215.
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3.00 Credits
Spring 2007. NATHANIEL WHEELWRIGHT. Exploration of advanced concepts in ecology and evolutionary biology, and the natural history of plants, animals, and ecosystems in winter in Maine. Structured around group research projects in the field. Each week, field trips focus on a different study site, set of questions, and taxon (e.g., host specificity in wood fungi, foraging behavior of aquatic insects, estimation of mammal population densities, winter flocking behavior in birds). Students learn to identify local winter flora and fauna, evaluate readings from the primary literature, analyze data from field research projects, and present their results each week in a research seminar. Field trip to the Bowdoin Scientific Station on Kent Island. (Same as Biology 397.) Prerequisite: Biology 215 or 258 or permission of the instructor.
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Fall 2007. BARRY LOGAN. Though nearly all people presently living on earth depend upon some form of agriculture to feed themselves, farming is a recent innovation when considered in the context of human evolution. The last century witnessed profound changes in agricultural technology and practices. Examines the ecological forces that influenced the establishment and proliferation of agriculture, and studies the scientific underpinnings of the "Green Revolution" andcontemporary methods of genetic modification. Compares "high-input" conventional farmingwith organic approaches in terms of productivity and ecological impacts. (Same as Biology 79.)
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3.00 Credits
Spring 2007. MARK BATTLE. An introduction to the physics of environmental issues, including past climates, anthropogenic climate change, ozone destruction, and energy production and efficiency. (Same as Physics 81.)
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