Date Day Topic Activity Reading/class prep Work due Study questions 5-9- Mar Spring Break Measurement - How do we measure and assess ecosystem services across landscapes? Short lecture; Discuss reading What are production functions and how are they Revisit paper outline; NC: Tallis & Polasky (Ch 3); InVEST used to measure ESS? How do production functions Measuring ES across landscapes; revisit research brochure; Arkema et al. 2015; differ from other types of ESS methods? How does 13- wk 9 March T Trip Prep assignments Belize case study Invest work? •Final project proposal: Outline final paper; Map Outline organization of final paper – in particular include topic, team due dates for final members, scope, intended project; give initial research, intended outputs. Turn assignments to people in a hard copy in class (and email (working groups); create me one). Be ready to discuss this scenarios 15-Mar Th Final paper workshop; Trip prep with class Trip to Stanford for NatCap Attend seminars and Symposium workshops focused on current topics in ESS & NatCap’s INVEST software wk 18-23 Sun- platform 10 Fri Mar Presentations •Students that went to Student presentations NatCap: 5-7 minute from NatCap experience presentation on something Internet you learned about ESS at Internet search: Find two organizations that are using search NatCap ecosystem services in their work. These can be non- presentations •Students that didn’t: 5-7 profits, consulting firms, govt agencies, etc. What are Wk Nat Cap Review; Final Paper final paper workshop – minute presentation on their goals? How are they applying ESS concepts in 11 27-Mar T workshop plan working groups and Internet Search their work? what will present on TH Find 2-3 current papers that measure ESS production at What is the current state of the science in regards to local or landscape scales & measuring ESS across landscapes?; Who is doing this explain the methods to the kind of work?; What technologies are being used? class in a 5-7 min presentation. State of the science: Measuring 29-Mar Th ESS Research roundtable #3 individually selected paper Progress report on •Final project update projects—working gps Wk report on progress in 12 3-April T Final paper workshop research areas
Date Day Topic Activity Reading/class prep Work due Study questions 5-9- Mar Spring Break Measurement - How do we measure and assess ecosystem services across landscapes? wk 9 13- March T Measuring ES across landscapes; Trip Prep Short lecture; Discuss reading Revisit paper outline; revisit research assignments NC: Tallis & Polasky (Ch 3); InVEST brochure; Arkema et al. 2015; Belize case study What are production functions and how are they used to measure ESS? How do production functions differ from other types of ESS methods? How does Invest work? 15-Mar Th Final paper workshop; Trip prep Outline final paper; Map due dates for final project; give initial assignments to people (working groups); create scenarios •Final project proposal: Outline organization of final paper – in particular include topic, team members, scope, intended research, intended outputs. Turn in a hard copy in class (and email me one). Be ready to discuss this with class wk 10 18-23 Mar Sun- Fri Trip to Stanford for NatCap Symposium Attend seminars and workshops focused on current topics in ESS & NatCap’s INVEST software platform Wk 11 27-Mar T Nat Cap Review; Final Paper workshop Student presentations from NatCap experience Internet search presentations final paper workshop – plan working groups and what will present on TH Presentations •Students that went to NatCap: 5-7 minute presentation on something you learned about ESS at NatCap •Students that didn’t: 5-7 minute presentation on Internet Search Internet search: Find two organizations that are using ecosystem services in their work. These can be non- profits, consulting firms, govt agencies, etc. What are their goals? How are they applying ESS concepts in their work? 29-Mar Th State of the science: Measuring ESS Research roundtable #3 individually selected paper Find 2-3 current papers that measure ESS production at local or landscape scales & explain the methods to the class in a 5-7 min presentation. What is the current state of the science in regards to measuring ESS across landscapes?; Who is doing this kind of work?; What technologies are being used? Wk 12 3-April T Final paper workshop Progress report on projects—working gps report on progress in research areas •Final project update
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