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Kristiina Vogt
ESRM 101
Seattle Campus
Survey course covering forest ecosystems of the world, history of forestry and forest conservation, how forest ecosystems function, wildlife in forests, environmental issues in forestry, forest management, economics and products, and new approaches to forest management. Open to majors and nonmajors. Offered: Sp.
Class description
Forests have and continue to play important roles in providing environmental services, human values and natural resources to societies around the world. Historically those groups who successfully dominated access to forests and their resources had considerable political, economic and social power. During the last three decades, highly polarized conflicts over resource uses and conservation have played out in foret landscapes because they are embedded in human landscapes. This course provides a "road map" of factors that need to be considered when making decisions in forests and uses case studies to explore these issues.
Specific topics to be covered are: * Historical and current uses of forests * Management of forests * Indigenous communities and forests * Social science of forests * Ecology and conservation of forests * Disturbances and forests * Carbon cycles of forests and climate change * New products from forests linked to energy production * How forestry problems are being resolved
Class outline for 2007: FORESTS AND SOCIETY: Sustainability and Life-Cycles of Forests in Human Landscapes
Seven topical areas to be covered in lectures: I. Historical Perceptions and Uses of Forests II. Global Societies and Forest Legacies Creating Today’s Forest Landscapes III. Human Dimensions and Ecology of Forests IV. Ecology and Conservation of Forests V. Human and Natural Disturbances Impacting Forests VI. Forests and the Carbon Cycle VII. Emerging Issues in Forests
Textbook: Vogt Kristiina A., Jon M. Honea, Daniel J. Vogt, Robert L. Edmonds, Toral Patel-Weynand, Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir, Michael G. Andreu. November 2006. Forests and Society. Sustainability and Life Cycles of Forests in Human Landscapes. CABI International, United Kingdom.
Week Date Day Topic Book page numbers I. Historical Perceptions and Uses of Forests 1 3/26 M Introduce class requirements History of Reverence for Forests 1-11 1 3/27 Tu continue History of Forest Reverence and Forest Exploitation 1-11 1 3/28 W Conservation and Regulation of Forest Uses Part 1 12-22 1 3/29 Th Questions and Answer Session; Homework 1 due in class 1 3/30 F Video
2 4/2 M Conservation and Regulation of Forest Uses Part 2 12-22 2 4/3 Tu History of Forest Protected Areas 28-29 2 4/4 W Democratization of Forest Uses and Sustainability Issues 16-18; 60-81 2 4/5 Th Questions and Answer Session; Homework 2 due in class 2 4/6 F Quiz 1
II. Global Societies and Forest Legacies Creating Today’s Forest Landscapes 3 4/9 M Characteristics of Forests and Human Survival 32-36 3 4/10 Tu Environmental Legislation: Forests, River, Insects, Fire Class lecture only 3 4/11 W Current Production of Goods and Services from Forests 37-44 3 4/12 Th Questions and Answer Session; Homework 3 due in class 3 4/13 F Video
III. Human Dimensions and Ecology of Forests 4 4/16 M Ecological Constraints on Society – the Tropical Forests 82-96 4 4/17 Tu Ecological Constraints on Society – Temperate Forests 82-93, 100-104, 106-109 4 4/18 W American Indian Tribes and Forests 105-110 4 4/19 Th Questions and Answer Session; Homework 4 due in class 4 4/20 F Quiz 2
IV. Ecology and Conservation of Forests 5 4/23 M Interconnectivity of Forest Ecosystems 111-128 5 4/24 Tu Principles of Sustainable Forestry 228-240 5 4/25 W Forest Insects: Disturbance Agents but Essential for Forest Health Class lecture only 5 4/26 Th Questions and Answer Session; Homework 5 due 5 4/27 F Video
6 4/30 M Salmon: fish of the Forest 139-142 6 5/1 Tu Puerto Rico and Hawaii: Coqui Conservation and Eradication 135-137 6 5/2 W Small Mammals and Their Relationship to Forests in the PNW 131-135 6 5/3 Th Questions and Answer Session; Homework 6 due 6 5/4 F Quiz 3
V. Human and Natural Disturbances Impacting Forests 7 5/7 M Ecological legacies of natural disturbances 143-152 7 5/8 Tu Forest health: diseases and human disturbances 144-158 7 5/9 W Acid rain/air pollution 177-179 7 5/10 Th Questions and Answer Session; Homework 7 due 7 5/11 F Video
8 5/14 M War and Forests 165-170 8 5/15 Tu Disturbances and Human Health 170-175
VI. Forests and the Carbon cycle 8 5/16 W Forests and the Carbon Cycle: How Society Manages Carbon 194-217 8 5/17 Th Questions and Answer Session; Homework 8 due 8 5/18 F Quiz 4
VII. Emerging Issues in Forests 9 5/21 M More Efficient Use of Trees to Produce Forest Products 276-279 9 5/22 Tu Economic Evaluation of Environmental and Forest Resources Class lecture only 9 5/23 W Challenge to Sustainable Forestry: Urban Wildland Interfaces, Waste Management, and Illegal Timber Logging 228-241, 273-276 9 5/24 Th Questions and Answer Session; Homework 9 due 9 5/25 F Video
10 5/28 M HOLIDAY 10 5/29 Tu International marketing of non-timber forest products: Philippine case study 276-272 10 5/30 W Synthesis: Future of Forests and Energy 242-247, 280-283 10 5/31 Th Questions and Answer Session; Homework 10 due 10 6/1 F Quiz 5
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Class assignments and grading
Weekly homeworks due every thursday and quiz every two weeks covering material presented during the 2 week period, no final exam
50% of the class grade is from weekly homework – answer 10 essay questions per week from 30+ questions provided for the lectures given during one week; Total of 10 homework assignment turned in during the quarter (due every Thursday in class) – each homework is worth 5% of your grade.
50% of the class grade is from quizzes – quiz every two weeks for a total of 5 quizzes – each quiz worth 10% of your grade; no comprehensive exam
