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Course
Home Class schedule E-mail the class READING Here's a state of things How did it get this way? Local Communities Dev Rev Modernity Environmental Problems The Future WRITING How did it get this way? Local Communities Dev Rev Modernity Environmental Problems |
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| UNIT | DAILY TOPICS |
| I. HERE'S A STATE OF THINGS READINGS |
Wednesday, September 30: Organization of the class The current wisdom about China's environment |
| II. HOW DID IT GET THIS WAY? READINGS PAPER ASSIGNMENT |
Monday, October 3: Sustainability and Resilience Wednesday, October 5 Population Monday, October 10 Agricultural Expansion and Intensification Wednesday, October 12 Water and Waterworks Monday, October 17 Cities, War, and Deforestation Wednesday, October 19 Quiz on Basic Facts Philosophy, Politics, and Nature |
| III. THE ECOLOGY OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES READINGS PAPER ASSIGNMENT |
Monday, October 24: Han Chinese Farmers Unit II Paper Due 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 26: Upland Minority Mixed Economy Monday, October 31 Central Asian Pastoralists |
| IV. DEVELOPMENT, REVOLUTION, MODERNITY READINGS PAPER ASSIGNMENT |
Wednesday, November 2: Socialism, Capitalism, and the Environment Monday, November 7: Han Chinese Farmers Now Now Unit III Paper Due 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 9: Upland Minorities Now Monday, November 14: Central Asian Pastoralists Now |
| V. CURRENT PROBLEMS READINGS PAPER ASSIGNMENT |
Wednesday, November 16: Food and Diet
Monday, November 21: Water Tuesday, November 22: Unit IV Paper Due 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 23: Deserts and Forests Monday, November 28: Pollution and Health Wednesday, November 30: Energy Monday, December 5: Conservation and Enviornmentalism |
| VI. The Future READINGS | Wednesday, December 7: Hope Friday, December 9: Unit V Paper Due 5:00 p.m. |