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Mitigation and Adaptation Studies

Course: BIOL/OEAS 466; BIOL/OEAS 595 (three credits)
Course title: Introduction to Mitigation and Adaptation Studies
Instructors: Dr. Hans-Peter Plag and Dr. Tatyana Lobova
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Ms. Harmony Hancock hhanc003@odu.edu
Term: Spring 2017
Time: Mondays and Wednesday, 3:00-4:14 PM
Location: NEW ED BUILDING 1104

Note that all homeworks and other project documents (draft bibliography, draft paper, final paper, presentation) have to be submitted by e-mail to the two instructors and the graduate teaching assistant.


Class Date Topic Comments
101/11/2017 The Challenge of Conservation in Times of Change Class Page
X01/16/2017 No Class
201/18/2017 The Challenge we are Facing Class Page
301/23/2017 The Holocene: A Period of Comfortable Stability Class Page
401/25/2017 Entering the Post-Holocene Class Page, Homework 1 due: Answers to questions for class, due on 01/24/2017, 8:00 PM
501/30/2017 Attempting a Diagnosis: Degradation of the Earth's Life-Support System Class Page
602/01/2017 Attempting a Diagnosis: Ecosystem Services Class Page, Homework 2 due: Answers to questions for class, due on 01/31/2017, 8:00 PM
702/06/2017 System of Systems View. What is the Prognosis? Class Page, Selection of topic for student project and research paper due. See Topics for a list of the available topics.
802/08/2017 What is the Prognosis? Is there a Therapy? Class Page, Homework 3 due: Answers to questions for class, due on 02/07/2017, 8:00 PM
902/13/2017 Knowing the hazards: Extinction Class Page
1002/15/2017 Knowing the Hazards: Ecosystem Services Class Page, Homework 4 due: Answers to questions for class, due on 02/14/2017, 8:00 PM
1102/20/2017 Knowing the Hazards: Ecosystem Services (continued) Class Page
1202/22/2017 Student Project Class Page, Homework 5 due: Answers to questions for class, due on 02/21/2017, 8:00 PM
1302/27/2017 Knowing the Hazards: Climate Hazards, Public Health, Food-Water-Energy Nexus Class Page, Draft bibliography, concept and summary of project and research paper, due on 02/27/2017, 10:00 AM
1403/01/2017 Vulnerabilities of natural and human built environment; Economy, Inequality and Injustice Class Page, Homework 6 due: Answers to questions for class, due on 02/28/2017, 8:00 PM
X03/06/2017 Spring Break
X03/08/2017 Spring Break
1503/13/2017 Developing Foresight Class Page
1603/15/2017 Decision-Making: Socio-Economic and Political Contexts Class Page, Homework 7 due: Answers to questions for class, due on 03/14/2017, 8:00 PM
1703/20/2017 Decision-Making: Human Nature Class Page
1803/22/2017 Decision-Making: Facing Threats Class Page, Homework 8 due: Answers to questions for class, due on 03/21/2017, 8:00 PM
1903/27/2017 Student Project Class Page
2003/29/2017 Student Project Class Page, Draft research paper, due on 03/30/2017, 6:00 PM
2104/03/2017 Developing options: Avoiding Adaptation or changing paradigms? Class Page
2204/05/2017 Developing Options: Resilience and Anti-Fragility Class Page, Homework 9 due: Answers to questions for class, due on 04/04/2017, 8:00 PM
2304/10/2017 Developing Options: Economy and Governance Class Page
2404/12/2017 Developing Options: Mitigating the Degradation of the Life-Support System Class Page, Homework 10 due: Answers to questions for class, due on 04/11/2016, 8:00 PM
2504/17/2017 Student Presentation Class Page, Final research papers are due on 04/16/2017. Presentation due on 04/16/2017, 8:00 PM (for those presenting on 04/17/2017)
2604/19/2017 Student Presentations Class Page, Presentations are due on 12/18/2016, 8:00 PM (for those presenting on 04/19/2017)