Draft Time Table and Topics (subject to change; discussion sessions on Friday) 1/25 Introductions (1/27) Syllabus, Overview The Great Recession: ‘Inside job’ ) 1/30 The Great Recession: Analysis and Discussion 2/01 Case study: Drivers of the US CO2 emissions 1997–2013 (2/03) Read Chapter 1 2/06, 08 Population (Chapter 1) (2/10) () ‘Population dynamics’ 2/13, 15 Carrying capacity (2/17) do by Jared Diamond () “Why societies collapse?” Read Chapter 2 2/20, 22 Wealth and Distribution-1 (Chapter 2) (2/24) Inequality within and between countries; World systems theory and global trade; Markets and ’free markets’; maybe ultimatum game 2/27 Wealth and Distribution-2 3/01 Stratification in the US (3/03) Case study: Economic gains and environmental losses of US consumption: A world-systems and input-output approach Read Chapter 3 3/06 Food (Chapter 3) 3/08 World Food Production; Development and 3 of Food; Future Food Supplies “A”s Case study: Global Implications of Future Food Consumption China’s Read Chapter 4 3/13 Energy (Chapter 4) 3/15 Arithmetic, Population and Energy () The Energy-Climate Crisis; Energy Use and Development; The Energy Transition Handout assignment for paper ‘Sustainable Consumption’ 3/17 Midterm exam 3/20-24 Chapter 5) Spring Break (Read 3/27, 29 Climate change (Chapter 5) (3/31) A Global () “Meltdown Warming Journey” The Antarctic Ozone Hole: From Discovery to Recovery, a Scientific Journey () Read Chapter 6 Environment-1 (Chapter 6) 4/03, 07 Planetary boundaries; Tragedy of the commons; The Ecological Footprint (4/07) of Complex Societies by () “Collapse Dr. Joseph Tainter” Read Chapter 7 4/10, 12 Environment-2 (Chapter 7) (4/13) Workplace and the Home; Managing Waste; Responsible Use of Resources; Environmental Politics Read Chapter 8 4/13 Submit assignment for paper on ELMS by 10.00am. ‘Sustainable Consumption’ 4/17, 19 Technology (Chapter 8) (7/21) Energy Sources of the () “Top 10 Future” The future of () “Earth 2050: energy”
Draft Time Table and Topics (subject to change; discussion sessions on Friday) 1/25 (1/27) Introductions Syllabus, Overview The Great Recession: ‘Inside job’ ) 1/30 2/01 (2/03) The Great Recession: Analysis and Discussion Case study: Drivers of the US CO2 emissions 1997–2013 Read Chapter 1 2/06, 08 (2/10) Population (Chapter 1) ‘Population dynamics’ () 2/13, 15 (2/17) Carrying capacity “Why do societies collapse?” by Jared Diamond () Read Chapter 2 2/20, 22 (2/24) Wealth and Distribution-1 (Chapter 2) Inequality within and between countries; World systems theory and global trade; Markets and ’free markets’; maybe ultimatum game 2/27 3/01 (3/03) Wealth and Distribution-2 Stratification in the US Case study: Economic gains and environmental losses of US consumption: A world-systems and input-output approach Read Chapter 3 3/06 3/08 Food (Chapter 3) World Food Production; Development and 3 “A”s of Food; Future Food Supplies Case study: Global Implications of China’s Future Food Consumption Read Chapter 4 3/13 3/15 Energy (Chapter 4) Arithmetic, Population and Energy () The Energy-Climate Crisis; Energy Use and Development; The Energy Transition Handout assignment for ‘Sustainable Consumption’ paper 3/17 Midterm exam 3/20-24 Spring Break (Read Chapter 5) 3/27, 29 (3/31) Climate change (Chapter 5) “Meltdown A Global Warming Journey” () The Antarctic Ozone Hole: From Discovery to Recovery, a Scientific Journey () Read Chapter 6 4/03, 07 (4/07) Environment-1 (Chapter 6) Planetary boundaries; Tragedy of the commons; The Ecological Footprint “Collapse of Complex Societies by Dr. Joseph Tainter” () Read Chapter 7 4/10, 12 (4/13) Environment-2 (Chapter 7) Workplace and the Home; Managing Waste; Responsible Use of Resources; Environmental Politics Read Chapter 8 4/13 Submit assignment for ‘Sustainable Consumption’ paper on ELMS by 10.00am. 4/17, 19 (7/21) Technology (Chapter 8) “Top 10 Energy Sources of the Future” () “Earth 2050: The future of energy” ()