Environmental Science 1st sem 2008-09 syllabus

Topics

1. Harvey, Introduction to the circulation (June 13)
2. Descartes, Rules for the direction of (June 17)
3. (June 20)
4. Thomas, World’s biggest membrane (June 24)
5. Tansley, The ecosystem (June 27)
6. Vernadsky, The biosphere (July 1)
7. Leopold, Odyssey (July 4)
8. Commoner, The closing circle (July 8)
9. Lovelock, The recognition of Gaia (July 11)
10. Free cut (July 14)
11. Free cut (July 18)
12. LONG EXAM 1 (July 22)
13. Miller, Dimensions of deformity (July 25)
14. (July 29)
15. Clemens, The climax concept (Aug 1)
16. Boulding, Economics of spaceship (Aug 5)
17. Dillard, Intricacy (Aug 8)
18. Hardin, The tragedy of the commons (Aug 12)
19. Leopold, The land ethic (Aug 15)
20. Broome, The ethics of climate change (Aug 19)
21. Marsh, Man and nature (Aug 22)
22. (Aug 26)
23. LONG EXAM 2 (Aug 29)
24. McKibben, The end of nature (Sep 2)
25. (Sep 5)
26. Grumbine, The politics of wilderness (Sep 9)
27. (Sep 12)
28. DEBATE 1 (Sep 16)
29. DEBATE 2 (Sep 19)
30. DEBATE 3 (Sep 23)
31. DEBATE 4 (Sep 26)
32. DEBATE 5 (Sep 30)
33. DEBATE 6 (Oct 3)

Reference: Selections from Keeping Things Whole: Readings in Environmental Science, 2003. The Great Books Foundation, Chicago, 298 pp.