Applied Theory and Methods in Urban Ecology

Spring 2004

CFR 476/576 URBDP 598  GEOG 487  ENVIR 487

Anderson 306, Tue 3:30-3:50 – Thu 2:30-5:50

Announcements:

27 April - updated links for Carol Wessman, this week's guest speaker, under readings and seminars.  

Instructors

Marina Alberti Department of Urban Design and Planning Office: Gould 410H Tel: 616-8667 E-mail: malberti@u.washington.edu	John Marzluff College of Forest Resources Office: Anderson 123E Tel: 616-6883 E-mail: corvid@u.washington.edu
Gordon A Bradley Office: Anderson 123G College of Forest Resources Tel: 685-0881 E-mail: gbradley@u.washington.edu	Craig ZumBrunnen Department of Geography Office: Smith 416D Tel: 543-4915 E-mail: craigzb@u.washington.edu
Clare Ryan                                            Office: Anderson Hall 123H College of Forest Resources Telephone: (206) 616-3987 Email: cmryan@u.washington.edu	Eric Shulenberger Office of Research Office: 204 Winkenwerder Hall Tel: 685-1457 E-mail: ericshul@u.washington.edu
Jeff Hepinstall Urban Ecology Tel: 293-3237 Office: Anderson 301/Gould410F E-mail: jahwash@u.washington.edu	Robert Reineke Urban Ecology Office: Anderson 301 Tel: 616-2874 E-mail: picapica@u.washington.edu

Description

 The goal of this class is to move the student teams forward on their projects by providing class work time and access to faculty and post-docs on an as-needed basis. PhD teams will work on pilot projects and the Masters and Undergraduate groups will conduct their field work and write up their results!

 Class Meetings

 There will be several scheduled class meetings, including presentations to the UE seminar speakers and a final presentation to the class. Final class presentations will be on the last class, June 3rd, with final papers due the following Tuesday, June 8th by 5pm.

Readings

Readings will be assigned for each week we have a visiting speaker.

Kent Portney Reading

Carol Wessman Reading

Paul Robbins Readings (2): Producing and Consuming Chemicals, and Turfgrass Revolution

Seminars

April 15th: Kent Portney, Tufts University

April 29th: Carol Wessman - Associate Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, and the Center for the Study of Earth from Space (CSES), University of Colorado at Boulder: "Ecological Systems from a Bird's-Eye View: Pattern in Process" - Seminar Flier, reading link above under readings.

May 13th: Paul Robbins, Associate Professor, Geography, Ohio State University: “Producing and Consuming Chemicals: The Moral Economy of the American Lawn”, 430pm 201 Wink Hall.

Dr. Robbins will also be presenting a seminar entitled, "The Politics of 'Barstool Biology': Knowledge, power, and elk in greater northern Yellowstone" at 1230 pm in Room 258 Mary Gates Hall

May 20th: Laurie Wayborn: Pacific Forest Trust

Group's Individual Schedules for Spring Quarter 

Food Group Timeline

Second Homes Timeline

Indicators Timeline

Shoreline Timeline

Bear Creek Timeline