1. Tuesday, August 24, Introduction to the Course
-Assignment: Read the course syllabus carefully; get books.
2. Thursday, August 26, Geography and the Environment
-Read: On the Electronic Reserve Readings site for the course, Joe Hobbs, "GeographyÕs Concepts About Environment." See your syllabus about ERES.
3. Tuesday, August 31, People and Ecosystems
-Read (and give yourself plenty of time for this long one): Living in the Environment, pp. 59-60 (Section 3-7), 64-82 (Chapter 4, sections 1-5), 180 187 (Sections 8-5, 8-6); pp.44-47 (Section 3-2).
4. Thursday, September 2, The Tropical Rain Forest Ecosystem
Living in the Environment, pp. 103-104 (Section 5-3 on niches) and 134-137 (on tropical rain forest).
-Know Maps: Living in the Environment, p. 136 (tropical forest distribution); and Peters World Atlas p. 108 (top one on woodland) & pages 26-27 (Amazon)
5. Tuesday, September 7, The Arctic Ecosystem
-Read: On ERES for the course, Barry LopezÕ ÒArtikosÓ
-and Living in the Environment, pages 132-134 (on tundra).
-Know Maps: Arctic Map on page 40 in your course manual; Peters World Atlas page 92.
6. Thursday, September 9, The African Savanna Ecosystem
-Read: HobbsÕ field essay on Zimbabwe. It takes some clicking to get there: Go to my home page (http://web.missouri.edu/~grcjh). Scroll down to section on Geography Two: Regions and Nations of the World. Click on the link entitled ÒWeb Site for your Textbook.Ó When it opens, look to the left under ÔBook ResourcesÕ and click on ÒField Essays.Ó When it loads, choose ÒAfricaÓ at the bottom of the screen.
-and Living in the Environment, page 128 on savanna, and pages 165 and 172 on keystone species
-Know Maps: Savanna distribution in Living in the Environment Figure 6-27 on page 129; African Elephant and Rhino distributions in Living in the Environment page 573; Peters Atlas page 49.
7, 8. Tuesday, September 14 and 16. No class (due to Conference in Vietnam). This is a good time to review your past work and read ahead in preparation for the first test on September 20.
9. Tuesday, September 21, Cave Ecosystems
-Read, on ERES: Halliday, William, ÓAll in Fun, The Story of Missouri Caves.Ó
10. Thursday, September 23, The Environments of Development and Underdevelopment
-Read: Living in the Environment, pages 22-25 (Section 2-1), pages 1-8(and pages 12-18 (including essay on natural capital) and pages 60-61 (ÒConnections: Matter and Energy Change LawsÓ).
-Know Maps: in your Atlas, pages 120-121 (Literacy), 132-135, 138-139, 156, 158, 159, 162-169, 178-179
11. Tuesday, September 28, Human Population Growth: A Bomb?
-Read: Living in the Environment, pages 254-274
-Know Maps: in your Atlas, pages 110-111, 130, 131, 182-183
12. Thursday, September 30, TEST ONE
Environmental Geography (Geography 2660), Fall 2004, Readings Pt. II
13. Tuesday, October 5: Some Paradoxes of Population
-Read Lester BrownÕs ÒVoices of ConcernÓ on this web page: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/voic-brow.html
-After watching the film, take the ÒGlobal TrendÓ quiz on this web page: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/trends.html
14. Thursday, October 7: Marginalization in the Tropics
-Read: Living in the Environment pages 612-619 on deforestation
15. Tuesday, October 12: Marginalization in the Himalaya
-Read, on electronic reserve: Ives, Jack D. And Bruno Messerli, 1989, ÒThe Theory of Himalayan Environmental Degradation.Ó
16. Thursday, October 14: The Tragedy of the Commons and the Ethics of the Lifeboat
-Read: Living in the Environment, pages190-198 (Sections 9-1 through 9-3 on population biology); be sure you have read Guest Essay by Garrett Hardin on pages 272-273, pages 9-12 (be sure to read box on tragedy of the commons),
17. Tuesday, October 19: Sustainable Development, "Ecodevelopment"
-Read: Living in the Environment, page 10 on Sustainable Development, pages 9-12 (especially the section on "Tragedy of the Commons"); page 617 (figure 23-24 on Debt for Nature Swap in Bolivia); and Chapter 26 on Economics & Environment (especially section 26-3 on external costs, and essay on Steady State Economy pp. 698-699).
-And, on electronic reserve: Hobbs, Joseph. ÒGlobalization: The Process and the Backlash;Ó and Hobbs, Joseph. ÒGlobal Trade Talks: No Fun at Cancun.Ó
18. Thursday, October 21: People and Parks: The Contradictions
-Read: Living in the Environment, pages 574-591; and pp.619-631
19. Tuesday, October 26: People and Parks: Some Reconciliation?
-Read: On Reserve at Ellis Library for Geography 103: Wolf, Edward C. Race to Save the Planet Study Guide, Unit 7, Remnants of Eden (note also answers to Self-Test Questions at the end of Study Guide)
-Read: Handout in class: Anderson, Terry, ÒZimbabwe Makes Living With Wildlife Pay.Ó
20. Thursday, October 28: The Environment and the Election
The Assignment for this day is to be announced. We may have a debate, some groups readings, or both.
21. Tuesday, November 2
Test 2
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY, FALL 2004, READINGS FOR PART 3
22. Thursday, October 26: Biodiversity and Madagascar
-Read: Living in the Environment, Fig. 7-8 on page 148; and review pp 612-613 on Madagascar; pages 560-574 & section on "Biodiversity,Ó p. 761.
23. Tuesday, November 9: Galapagos: A Case Study in Ecotourism
-Read: Living in the Environment, pages 119-120 including Figure 6-14 on El-Ni–o; 100 107 on Evolution and Natural Selection
24. Thursday, November 11: Traditional Environmental Knowledge and its Role in the Modern World
-Read: On Electronic Reserve: Hobbs, Joseph, ÒConservation and ConservatismÒ and Hobbs, Joseph, ÒSinaiÕs Watchmen.Ó
-And: Living in the Environment, 613-614 on Cultural Extinction
25. Tuesday, November 16: Fossil Fuels
-Read Living in the Environment, pp. 338-365 (to Nuclear Energy)
26. Thursday, November 18: Global Warming
-Read Living in the Environment, Figure 6-17 on page 121; Pages 446-469 (up to Ôwhat is being doneÕ) and Pages 471-480
Tuesday, November 23 and Thursday, November 25: Thanksgiving Break!
27. Tuesday, November 30: Alternative Energy I
-Read: Living in the Environment, pages 365-377 nd pages 380-414
-Read: on ERES, ÒHybrid Future.Ó This is a Newsweek Special Edition. Read all of the Links under the box heading ÒSpecial Report: The Energy RevolutionÓ
28. Thursday, December 2: Energy and Other Challenges for China
-Read these articles on ERES: ÒAs Fuel Use Rises, China Eyes Alternatives,Ó ÒChina Pledges to Increase Use of Alternative Energy SourcesÓ and ÒChinaÕs Energy CrunchÓ
29. Tuesday, December 7: The Earth Summits and the Climate Change Treaty: Where to From Here?
-Read: Living in the Environment, pages 469-470 and pages 731-733; and pages 107-119 in course manual
30. Thursday, December 9: Discussion and Preparation for the Final Exam
-Read Living in the Environment, pp. 740-755; you might also want to look at the section on environmental careers on p. 724;
-Please bring an issue from the above reading, or one of your own that you are concerned about, to this last class meeting, for discussion.
-Bring any questions for the final; this will be th exam review.
31. Wednesday, December 15, 10:30-12:30
Final Exam in Parker Auditorium (Stewart 100).