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Stanley D Rullman
ENVIR 220
Seattle Campus
Examines nature-society interactions in urban settings. Drivers, patterns, processes, impacts and consequences of urban and urbanizing ecosystems. Presents the state of our knowledge of urban ecology in its interdisciplinary format. Offered: W.
Class description
This team-lead course will focus on how human and natural systems function and how they are related to one another in an urban setting. This introductory course will move through topics such planning, environmental health, environmental justice, consumption, urban wildlife, landscape ecology, geology and hydrology. Emphasis will be on the Seattle-Puget Sound Region, to increase students’ understanding of the human and natural systems of which they are a part. By the end of the quarter, students will be able to identify key concepts in each of the topic areas, discuss how the various topics relate to one another, and articulate specific issues these topics present in the Puget Sound Region.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
The class will be taught in a lecture and discussion format, supplemented with five field trips throughout the quarter (held on Friday afternoons from approximately 1:30 to 4:30, though some field trips may run longer in the afternoon). Field trips will be enhanced by interactive learning, such as field surveys and observations.
Recommended preparation
Class assignments and grading
Grading will be based on in-class and field trip participation, weekly assignments, and final project.
