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3.00 Credits
Descriptive and inferential statistics for spatial data as encountered in community and landscape ecology. Course covers spatial point patterns (e.g., clustering in plant communities), geostatistical samples (e.g., species-environment relationships inferred from spatially distributed samples), and lattices (e.g., maps, networks). Emphasis on hands-on applications with ecological data sets. Students may analyze their own datasets as a term project. Prerequisites: Introductory statistics, basic ecology, or consent of instructor. Taught in alternate, odd-numbered years, spring semester. Instructor: Urban
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Small groups of students working together to complete a project in landscape analysis integrating remote sensing, geographic information systems, spatial analysis, and simulation modeling. Expectation is that each student will have experience in at least one of these areas. Consent of instructor required. Offered on demand. Instructors: Halpin and Urban
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3.00 Credits
This course explores applications of geographic and spatial analysis to conservation management issues such as habitat analysis, biodiversity protection assessments, and nature reserve design. The primary goals of the course are: (1) to critically assess the theoretical underpinnings of conservation analysis techniques; and (2) to develop a high level of proficiency in the application of geographic and spatial analysis techniques for conservation management problems. Prior experience with GIS systems and consent of instructor required. Instructors: Halpin and Urban
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2.00 Credits
This seminar will focus on the process of international law as it relates to the environment, and on the implications for international law generally that follow from the legal political advances of environmental lawmaking. The seminar will examine samples of the environmental issues that have provoked international lawmaking regarding freshwater oceans, the atmosphere, and biodiversity (including endangered species and habitats). Attention will be paid to the interplay of international law including human rights, law of war and international trade law. Instructor: Lathrop
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4.00 Credits
Environmental analysis using primarily satellite remote sensing. Theoretical and technical underpinnings of remote sensing (georectification, image analysis, classification) coupled with practical applications (land cover mapping, change analysis, ground truth techniques). Strong emphasis on hands-on processing and analysis. Will include variety of image types: multi-spectral, hyper-spectral, radar and others. Prerequisite: Environ 259 or consent of instructor. Instructor: Swenson
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3.00 Credits
All of nature is multivariate, and this course embraces this richness. Two general approaches include classification (creating discrete groups) and ordination (emphasizing continuous trends in data). Ecological applications include habitat classification and species distribution modeling, clustering (i.e., community classification), and ordination-based approaches to integrated assessment. Prerequisites: Introductory statistics, basic ecology, or consent of instructor. Taught alternate (even-numbered) years, spring semester. Instructor: Urban
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3.00 Credits
Provide training in more advanced skills such as: GIS database programming, modeling applications, spatial decision support systems and Internet map server technologies. The course requires a fundamental knowledge of geospatial analysis theory, analysis tools, and applications. Consent of instructor required. Prerequisites: Environment 259 and Environment 282 or 286. Instructor: Halpin
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3.00 Credits
Seminar to examine concept of political ecology as means of conceptualizing conservation and development conflicts and solutions. Intended to engage students with political ecology to strengthen usefulness, enrich possibilities, and improve participants ongoing research, collaborations and critical inquiries. Enrollment limited to graduate students. Taught at Beaufort. Instructor: Campbell
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3.00 Credits
Topics vary each semester offered. Instructor: Staff
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3.00 Credits
Students are introduced to the multidisciplinary theories and techniques for assessing and addressing infectious, chronic, and behavioral health problems in less wealthy areas of the world. The course addresses global health issues from disciplines such as: epidemiology, biology, engineering, environment, business, human rights, nursing, psychology, law, public policy, and economics. For example, obesity can be examined in terms of: differential rates around the world; biological and psychological causes; environmental differences; ethics of subsidizing nutritious foods; policies limiting the availability of wealthy nation fast food; the economics consequences of the disease, and intervention. Instructor: Staff
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