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4.00 Credits
This course develops the concepts and skills needed to design effective public policy for managing interactions between environmental, social and economic systems. The course is organized around cases of real-world policy analysis, some from the US and some involving developing countries. We will examine the environmental, social and economic substance of the cases, the interests of stakeholders, the policy and political processes, the ways in which trade-offs are perceived and evaluated, and the outcomes and impacts.
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4.00 Credits
Investigation of how local and regional human activities such as housing, agriculture, water supply, and natural resource use can be arranged in the landscape so that environmental processes are not disrupted and ecosystems are maintained for the long term. The focus is on learning and applying spatial and ecological principles to land-use planning with the intention of regional biodiversity conservation, maintenance of water quality, and addressing other environmental issues.
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4.00 Credits
Conservation biology strives to describe, understand, and preserve biodiversity by applying ecological and evolutionary theory. This course will explore the moral and scientific underpinnings guiding the management of the oceans, exemplified by the large whales. Case studies focus on contemporary issues such as endangered species protection, over-harvesting and sustainable development. In particular, the course will show how genetic methods have been applied to inform the management of whales.
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4.00 Credits
Global consequences of increasing human population and our consumption of natural resources include extensive changes in many natural ecosystems and in the composition of Earth's atmosphere. In the last decade, geographic ranges of certain well known infectious diseases have expanded and new diseases have become threats to human health. This seminar explores hypothesized linkages between changes in ecosystems, climate, and the epidemiology of certain infectious diseases.
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4.00 Credits
While biotechnology holds the promise to meet a variety of economic needs, it is also a major source of ecological concern. Current debates over biotechnology have focused on its potential negative impacts. However, the same techniques can contribute to ecological management. This seminar examines the implications of biotechnology for global environmental management. The seminar will draw from specific case studies of the application of biotechnology and focuses on their policy and institutional implications for global environmental management. It addresses the following themes: (1) scientific and technological advances in biotechnology and sustainability; (2) social responses to the use of biotechnology; (3) application of biotechnology specific sectors such as agriculture; industry; bioenergy; bioremediation and species conservation; (4) socio-economic impacts; and (5) policy and institutional considerations. The seminar will include lectures, discussions and guest speakers from the world of practice.
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4.00 Credits
Traditionally, conservation biologists have assumed that evolution was not an important issue. However, recent realization that evolutionary change can occur rapidly has led to investigation of the importance of evolution for conservation. Additionally, other aspects of modern evolutionary biology, including genome sequencing and consideration of the phylogenetic tree-of-life, are increasingly seen as relevant. This course will explore the extent to which conservation and evolutionary biology need to be integrated to preserve the world?s biological diversity.
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4.00 Credits
Energy is the lifeblood of economic activity, and there is little prospect of this changing. However, the planet's stores of easily accessed fossil fuels are limited, and the climatological cost of continuing to rely on fossil fuels is high. This course examines the long run and short run prospects for renewable energy. We start by understanding the technology of hydro, solar, wind, and biomass. We then examine the economics of these technologies, and how subsidies and taxes affect their viability. Special attention will be paid to the interaction of technology, economics, and public policy.
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4.00 Credits
Supervised reading and research on topics not covered by regular courses of instruction. Students must complete a registration form, including permission from their faculty sponsor, with the concentration office before course enrollment. A final paper describing the research/reading completed during the term is due in duplicate to the Head Tutor on the first day of reading period.
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8.00 Credits
Research and writing of the senior thesis under faculty direction. Senior honors candidates must take at least one term of this course while writing a thesis. The signature of the faculty adviser is required.
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4.00 Credits
What are human rights? Why would individuals have such rights? How can rights be universal, and what rights are universal? How can human rights rhetoric be criticized? This course will approach these and related questions philosophically, but with an eye to international politics.
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