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Mitigation and Adaptation Studies
Course: IDS/BIOL/OEAS 466 (three credits)
Course title: Introduction to Mitigation and Adaptation Studies
Instructors: Dr. Hans-Peter Plag and Dr. Tatyana Lobova
Term: Fall 2016
| Class | Date | Topic | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08/30/2016 | Introductory Class: The Challenge we are Facing | Class Page |
| 2 | 09/01/2016 | The Holocene: A Period of Comfortable Stability | Class Page, Homework due: Answers to questions for class, due on 08/31/2016, 8:00 PM |
| 3 | 09/06/2016 | Entering the Post-Holocene | Class Page |
| 4 | 09/08/2016 | Attempting a Diagnosis: Degradation of the Earth's Life-Support System | Class Page, Homework due: Answers to questions for class, due on 09/07/2016, 8:00 PM |
| 5 | 09/13/2016 | What is the Prognosis? Is there a Therapy? | Class Page, Homework due: Selection of topic for student project and research paper. See Topics for a list of the available topics. |
| 6 | 09/15/2016 | Knowing the Hazards: Extinction | Class Page, Homework due: Answers to questions for class, due on 09/14/2016, 8:00 PM |
| 7 | 09/20/2016 | Knowing the Hazards: Climate and coastal hazards | Class Page |
| 8 | 09/22/2016 | Knowing the Hazards: Public Health, Food-Water-Energy Nexus | Class Page, Homework due: Answers to questions for class, due on 09/21/2016, 8:00 PM |
| 9 | 09/27/2016 | Knowing the Hazards: Ecosystem Services | Class Page |
| 10 | 09/29/2016 | Knowing the Hazards: Summary | Class Page, Homework due: Answers to questions for class, due on 09/28/2016, 8:00 PM |
| 11 | 10/04/2016 | Knowing the Hazards | Class Page |
| 12 | 10/06/2016 | Vulnerabilities of natural and human built Environment | Class Page, Homework due: Answers to questions for class, due on 10/05/2016, 8:00 PM |
| 13 | 10/11/2016 | No Class, Fall Break | |
| 14 | 10/13/2016 | Genetic Work and Conservation, Student Project | Class Page |
| 15 | 10/18/2016 | Vulnerabilities: Economy, Inequality and Injustice | Class Page, Homework due: Draft bibliography, concept and summary of project and research paper, due on 10/17/2016, 8:00 PM |
| 16 | 10/20/2016 | Foresight: Understanding Uncertainty | Class Page, Homework due: Answers to questions for class, due on 10/19/2016, 8:00 PM |
| 17 | 10/25/2016 | Foresight: Evidence-Based Policy Development | Class Page |
| 18 | 10/27/2016 | Decision-Making: Socio-Economic and Political Contexts | Class Page, Homework due: Answers to questions for class, due on 10/26/2016, 8:00 PM |
| 19 | 11/01/2016 | Decision-Making: Human Nature | Class Page |
| 20 | 11/03/2016 | Decision-Making: Facing Threats | Class Page, Homework due: Answers to questions for class, due on 11/02/2016, 8:00 PM |
| 21 | 11/08/2016 | Student Project | Class Page |
| 22 | 11/10/2016 | Student Project | Class Page, Homework due: Draft research paper, due on 11/10/2016, 11:00 AM |
| 23 | 11/15/2016 | Developing options: Avoiding Adaptation | Class Page |
| 24 | 11/17/2016 | Developing Options: Changing paradigms | Class PageHomework due: Answers to questions for class, due on 11/16/2016, 8:00 PM |
| 25 | 11/29/2016 | Developing Options: Mitigating the Degradation of the Life-Support System | Class Page |
| 26 | 12/01/2016 | Developing Options: Economy and Governance | Class Page, Homework due: Answers to questions for class, due on 11/30/2016, 8:00 PM |
| 27 | 12/06/2016 | Student Presentations | Class PageHomework due: Final presentation, due on 12/05/2016, 8:00 PM (for those presenting on 12/06/2016) |
| 28 | 12/15/2016 | Student Presentation | Class Page, Homework due: Final research papers are due on 12/13/2016. Presentations are due on 12/14/2016, 8:00 PM (for those presenting on 12/15/2016) |