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Envir 220, Winter Quarter
Urban Ecology - Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Class Schedule

Lecture Schedule

Week Date Class Reading Lead
1 3-Jan Introduction to the course   J. Withey
  5-Jan What is Urban Ecology?   G. Simon
  7-Jan Concepts in Urban Ecology   J. Withey
2 10-Jan Introduction to Systems Daniels & Walker 2001 D. Oleyar
  12-Jan Systems: Natural and Human   D. Oleyar
  14-Jan Hydrologic cycle and Water Quantity

Hydrologic Cycle

Sewage Blending

Colorado's Front Range

A. Greve
3 17-Jan Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day   Holiday
  19-Jan Water Quantity Duwamish River A. Greve
  21-Jan Aquatic Habitat   A. Greve
4 24-Jan Salmon in the City Salmon-Friendly Seattle A. Greve
  26-Jan The Urban Atmosphere   G. Simon
  28-Jan Air Quality/ Environmental Justice Air Pollution G. Simon
5 31-Jan Climate Change/ Transportation   G. Simon
  2-Feb Synthesis and Review   J. Withey
  4-Feb MIDTERM 1    
6 7-Feb Ecosystems Miller Chapter 4 J. Withey
  9-Feb Ecosystems & Biodiversity Miller Chapter 6 J. Withey
  11-Feb

Finish Ecosystems & Biodiversity

Discuss midterms and Final Assignment

Miller Chapter 5 J. Withey
7 14-Feb Endangered Species Czech & Krausman 2001 J. Withey
  16-Feb Habitat & Ecological Succession Miller Chapter 7 J. Withey
  18-Feb Urban Ecosystems   J. Withey
8 21-Feb Happy President’s Day   Holiday
  23-Feb

 

Urban Economics and Development

 

Sprawl_PartA

Sprawl_PartB

A. Bjorn
  25-Feb Urban Sprawl   A. Bjorn
9 28-Feb Urban Problems and Solutions Johnson & Hill K. Yocom
  2-Mar Growth Management Sprawl_Property_Rights A. Bjorn
  4-Mar Environmental planning Condem-nation A. Bjorn
10 7-Mar Environmental planning   A. Bjorn
  9-Mar Synthesis & Review   J. Withey
  11-Mar MIDTERM 2    
Final 15-Mar Final Assignment due at 4:30   AND 30

Discussion Schedule

Date Readings Class
Jan 4/6   1. What is a City?
Jan 11/13   2. What is a System?
Jan 18/20   3. Water & Aquatic Life
Jan 25/27   4. SEA streets field trip
Feb 1/3   5. Pollution & Env. Justice
Feb 8/10   6. Ecosystems
Feb 15/17   7. Terrestrial Ecology
Feb 22/24   8. Environmental Planning
Mar 1/3   9. Environmental Planning
Mar 8/10   10. Final City Assignments
15-Mar   Final assignment due

 

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2/4/05