ES 620 Natural Resource Planning & Politics

SC 420 Natural Resource & Environmental Planning

General Information:

Course Syllabus

Course Syllabus

 

Class Outline

FALL SESSION 2002

Class

Topic

Readings

Sept. 26

Introduction

Plan Critique Assignment

Public Meeting Assignment

Goals and Objectives Assignment

 

Oct. 1,3

Planning Theory & Public Land Laws and Agencies

Loomis Chapter 1 Notes

Loomis Chapter 2 Notes

Loomis, Chapters 1,2

Reading: The Terrain of Planning Theory

Reading: Goals and Objectives

 

Oct. 8,10

Decision Techniques for Public Lands

Loomis Chapter 3 Notes

Loomis Chapter 4 Notes

Loomis, Chapters 3,4

Reading: “Transactive Planning”

Oct. 15,17

Models and Economic Efficiency

Loomis Chapter 5 Notes

Loomis Chapter 6 Notes

Loomis, Chapters 5,6

Video: "Killing Coyote"

Case Study: The Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan

Oct. 22,24

Regional Economic Analysis & Multiple-Use Management

Loomis Chapter 7 Notes

Loomis Chapter 8 Notes

Loomis, Chapters 7,8

Wilkinson, Part I, pp. 3-104

Oct. 29,31

Planning in National Forest Management

Loomis, Chapter 9

Case Study: The Quincy Library Group

Video: “The God Squad and the Case of the Spotted Owl”

Nov. 5,7

Planning in the BLM

Loomis, Chapters 10,11
Wilkinson, Part II, pp. 105-250

Video: "El Caballo"

Nov. 12,14

Planning in Fish and Wildlife Service and
National Park Service

Loomis, Chapters 12,13

Nov. 19,21

Decision Theory

Allison's Decision Paradigms(pdf)

Loomis, Chapters 14
Wilkinson, Part III, pp. 251-349
Case Study: The Campo Indian Landfill

Nov. 26

Nov. 28 Thanksgiving

Political Analysis

The Political Factor Notes(pdf)

Readings: "A Grizzly Future", "The Political Factor"

 

Dec. 3,5

Special topics/TBA

Plan Critiques & Public Meeting Assignments: Due Dec. 5th

 

Readings

Dec. 10,13

Special topics

Final Exam