Environmental Science
EVS 610

Multidisciplinary
Problem Solving
in Coastal Ecosystems

A Coastal Institute
IGERT Project Class
Fall 2009
3 credits of lecture and lab

Last Updated 11/12/09 12:00

 


 

 

 

 

 

 




THEME: Climate Change and Conservation

SYLLABUS

TIME: The lecture/discussion portion of the class will take place on Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Supplemental sessions will occur Fridays from 9:00 am to noon. In addition, you are expected to attend the special Wednesday or Friday 12:00 noon lectures when they occur over the semester (noted below). The links describe various aspects of the course. Field trips are as noted.

 LOCATION: All meetings are in the Coastal Institute Kingston Room 201(second floor, NW corner of the building) unless otherwise noted.

Please note -- this schedule is still being developed. Please check in often for updates.

Date/Venue

Activity

Wed.
September 9

CIK Room 201

Munchie Detail

Orientation

9 to 9:45 Introduction to IGERT.org (Pete)
9:45 to 10:45 Semester Overview with Faculty.
11:00 to ? T competency exercise.


Fri.
September 11

CIK Room 201

Judith


Introduction to workshop modules and discussion of background readings

Readings (download papers from IGERT.org web site):
Anthony et al. 2008. Coastal lagoons and climate change: ecological and social ramifications in U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coast ecosystems. Ecology and Society 14(1):8.

McLeod, E., R. Salm, A. Green, and J. Almany. 2008. Designing marine protected area networks to address the impacts of climate change. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 7:362-370.

Rahmstorf, S., A. Cazenave, J.A. Church, J.E. Hansen, R.F. Keeling, D.E. Parker, and R.C.J. Somerville. 2007. Recent climate observations compared to projections. Science 316:709.

Rahmstorf, S. 2007. A semi-empirical approach to projecting future sea-level rise. Science 315:368-370.

Godschalk, D.R., A. Rose, E. Mittler, K. Porter, and C.T. West. 2009. Estimating the value of foresight: aggregate analysis of natural hazard mitigation benefits and costs. J. Env. Planning & Mgt. 52:739-756.
Wed.
September 16

CI Narragansett
Hazard Room

Q

Guest Scholar: Dr. Ivor van Heerden, LSU Hurricane Center

Readings (download from IGERT.org):
van Heerden, I. Ll., et al. In press. How a navigation channel contributed to most of the flooding of New Orleans during Hurrican Katrina.

van Heerden. 2007. The failure of the New Orleans levee system following Hurricane Katrina and the pathway forward. Public Administration Review.


Public Lecture
2:30 - 3:30 Coastal Institute Auditorium, Bay Campus
Dr. Ivor van Heerden

Hurricane Katrina and the Use of Computer Models
to Understand This Man-Made Catastrophe

Fri.
September 18

CIK Room 201

Jim

 
Team Building Workshop

Faculty are welcome participants.

Wed.
September 23

CIK Room 201

Pete


Guest Collaborator: Kathleen Wainwright, The Nature Conservancy

Introduction to and discussion of potential topics for the upcoming workshop

Fri.
September 25

CIK Room 201

Bogdan


Planning begins:
Develop strategy for research and delivery of topics in workshop

Wed.
September 30

CIK Room 201

Brita

 

Recap of Friday September 25 Planning Session by Co-08s
Fri.
October 2

CIK Room 201

Donald

9 to 10:30 Introduction to Dreamweaver (Pete)

10:30 to noon Preparation for visit to Block Island

Wed.
October 7

CIK Room 201

Julia

Formulation of questions for Land Trusts; Strategic Planning for upcoming sessions

Fri.
October 9

CIK Room 201

Trisha

Presentation of literature on stressors due to climate change
- changes in ocean temperature, air temperature, sea level, precipitation patterns, pH status of oceans
Development of Glossary

Wed.
October 14

CIK Room 201

Rob
Nicole Rohr: Discussion of workshop logistics

Fri.
October 16

CIK Room 201

Cheryl
Formulation of questions to local land trusts about current strategies to prioritize land acquisitions

Moderator: Brita

Wed.
October 21

CIK Room 201

Candace
Guests: Rob Hancock and Dr. Frank Golet
Mapping saltmarsh migration routes under accelerated sea level rise

Moderator: Rob

Fri.
October 23

CIK Room 201

Judith

Development of workshop questions

Moderator: Donald

Wed.
October 28

CIK Room 201

Q
Stressor recap, articulation of workshop goals and final product(s), finalizing agenda

Moderator: Trisha

Fri.
October 30

CIK Room 201

Jim
Definition of responsibilities, post-conference synthesis plans
Block Island logistics

Moderator: Julia

Sun.
November 1

Trip to Block Island
Arrive at Galilee no later than 10:45 am for 11:00 am Ferry; Return via 5:15 pm Ferry.
See FAQs at BI Ferry website for directions & information on parking. Consider carpooling.

Wed.
November 4

CIK Room 201

Pete

BI report to group
Agenda finalization, workshop discussion

Moderator: Bogdan

Fri.
November 6

CIK Room 201

Bogdan
8:30 - 10:30 Dreamweaver Workshop with Charles Cofone
10:30 - 12:00 Meet to prepare for Dr. Boothroyd's visit
1:30 - 2:30 Dr. Jon Boothroyd, URI Dept. of Geosciences

Moderator: Rob

Wed.
November 11

CIK Room 201

Guest Scholar: Dr. Charley Roman
Research Coordinator North Atlantic Coast, National Park Service

11:00 Dreamweaver Workshop, Part 2

Moderator: Brita

Fri.
November 13

CIK Room 201

Brita


- Progress report on workshop preparations - revisit deadlines
- Establish specific workshop goals and reach concensus on questions for workshop posted on IGERT.ORG by Brita
- Interview Pete as a land trust representative

Moderator: Trisha

Wed.
November 18

CIK Room 201

Donald

Moderator: Julia

Fri.
November 20

CIK Room 201

Julia

Moderator: Bogdan

Wed.
November 25


No Class

Fri.
November 27

Thanksgiving Break

Wed.
December 2

CIK Room 201

Rob

 
Moderator: Donald

Fri.
December 4

CIK Room 201

Trisha

Moderator: Julia

Wed.
December 9

CIK Room 201

Q

Moderator: Donald

Fri.
December 11

CIK Room 201

Judith
Reflection and Synthesis

Moderator: Rob
Wed.
December 15

Jim

TNC Workshop: Coastal Conservation in the Context of Climate Change: Implications for Habitat