China Environment Class Schedule

CLASS SCHEDULE

UNIT	DAILY TOPICS
I. HERE'S A STATE OF THINGS READINGS	Tuesday, March 29: Organization of the class The current wisdom about China's environment Thursday, March 31: Two films about China's environment
II. LOCAL ECOLOGIES READINGS PAPER ASSIGNMENT	Tuesday, April 5: Han Farmers Thursday, April 7: Zomian Peoples *Monday, April 11: Review of Border Landscapes* due 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 12: Central Asian Pastoralistsn Monday, April 18: Paper for Local Ecologies Due 5:00 p.m.**
III. GRAND HISTORIES READINGS PAPER ASSIGNMENT	Thursday, April 14: Philosophies of Nature Tuesday, April 19:Basic Facts Quiz The Expansion of Han Civilization Thursday, April 21: The Qing Population Explosion Tuesday, April 26: Agricultural Development (Intensification I) Thursday, April 28: Water Control and the Limits of Resilience Tuesday, May 3: Cities, War, and Deforestation
IV.MODERN PREDICAMENTS READINGS PAPER ASSIGNMENT	Thursday, May 5: Socialism, Reform, and Intensification II Tuesday, May 10: Energy and Water Thursday, May 12: Food, Agriculture, and Soil Tuesday, May 17: Environmental Health Thursday, May19: Forests, Deserts, and Landscapes
V. WHAT NEXT? READINGS PAPER ASSIGNMENT	Tuesday, May 24: Rural Reorganization Thursday, May 26: Minority Ecologies Now Tuesday, May 31: Environmentalism and Conservation Now Thursday, June 1: China and the World Environment