All rights reserved. We will analyze the economic, ecological, and social dimensions of food and farming policy on contemporary urban and rural issues, such as climate change, land use and livelihoods, biotechnology, national security and political instability, trade and subsidies, and human health.Your browser does not support iframes.
Finally, the course will assess both mainstream and alternative political methods of addressing environmental issues.Your browser does not support iframes. This course examines urban water systems as an integrated management challenge. This course focuses on examining how we are (and should be) constructing legal regimes and effective political institutions to conserve Earth’s endangered forms of life across multiple levels:We will examine the U.S. legal and political responses to biodiversity loss, with a focus on the Endangered Species Act, as well as the role of international law, especially treaty regimes. What has been the impact of this transition on wildlife populations? While it’s a common assumption that cities are inhospitable to non-human animal life, we have ample evidence today to indicate that not only do some wildlife species survive in urban areas—they can thrive. Infrastructure comprises two main types of systems: In an era experiencing profound change, including rapid urbanization and changing climatic conditions as well as shifting poles of power, the vulnerabilities of existing infrastructure systems are becoming more apparent. Imbalances in environmental water can cause degradation, drought, and fire or, conversely, catastrophic flooding. Conservation ecology provides insights to the many benefits and services that nature offers and explores strategies to sustain ecological integrity and plan landscapes for human use. One positive consequence is that people can directly enjoy and appreciate wildlife close to home, and feel a closer connection to the natural world by doing so.
Many businesses, governments, and civil society organizations are actively engaged in designing and building circular economies. It is an emerging interdisciplinary approach to harmonizing the interactions between people and nature at ecosystem scales.Human-wildlife conflict resolution is a rapidly growing area within the wildlife sciences that draws upon the need for multi-disciplinary approaches to resolve complex issues associated with human domination of ecosystems.
This course examines transboundary resource management through diverse lenses: global markets; state power; transnational communication and transportation systems; logistics and supply systems; resource royalties; and increasingly sophisticated and complicated international and transnational legal structures. Link to iframe content: Water is the lifeblood of cities.
People throughout the world practice urban ecology. Accordingly, students’ projects and course products are highly variable and reflect a wide variety of professional, academic, and personal interests.
In many regions of the world, the rate of urbanization is declining; however, individual cities, metropolitan regions, and urban areas continue to grow (in number, extent, and population).
These key drivers of climate vulnerability will be used, along with socio-political and policy analysis, to develop adaptation plans that are informed by science, policy, and societal considerations. Common topics include, but are not limited to, sustainability, ecology, water resources, environmental law, environmental ethics, and research methods. Who are the key stakeholders and what are the strategies they are using to achieve sustainable development goals?What is a circular economy? We will look at how law is and isn’t succeeding in preserving life on Earth, and pay particular attention to the most effective legal practices to conserve biodiversity.This course builds on the principles of biodiversity science across the many components of stewardship. Case studies drawn from cities in North America and global regions experiencing rapid urbanization are used to identify emerging problems and prescribe best practices.Faced with limited resources to confront growing challenges, conservation organizations must show that their efforts are strategic, systematic, and results-oriented.