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ESM 270 Syllabus Version Date 01/06/2008 (under construction) |
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Week |
Topics |
Readings |
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1. Planning theory and practice |
Conceptual models of urban and regional planning; history of American landscape planning; rise of environmental planning |
Ahern (2006) Kaiser & Godschalk (1995) Foreman and Collinge (1997) |
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2. Conservation elements |
Levels of biodiversity, indicators, umbrellas, flagships and keystones, communities and landscapes |
Noss (1990) Walker (1992) Simberloff (1998) Oliver et al (2004) |
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3. Hotspots |
Global hotspots, local area ranking, multi-criterion scoring methods, scale issues |
Myers et al. (2000) Theobald et al. (2002) Stoms (1994) |
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4. Representative networks |
Gap analysis, systematic conservation planning, portfolio design, set selection methods | Groves et al. (2002) |
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5. Viable populations |
Population viability analysis, habitat conservation planning and recovery planning under the Endangered Species Act, planning for wide-ranging species |
Cabeza and Moilanen (2001) Moilanmen and Cabeza (2002) Kautz and Cox (2001) Sanderson et al. (2002) |
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6. Ecosystem services |
Conservation of food production, ecosystem services, flood control, valuation |
Chan et al. (2006) Yaffee (1999) Santelmann et al (2004) |
| 7. Climate change | Extinction risk and reserve selection under climate change | |
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8. Scenarios and alternatives |
Incorporating land use change and landscape dynamics into reserve selection models |
White et al. (1997) Meir et al. (2004) Davis et al. (2006) |
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9. Measuring success |
Performance measures, monitoring, adaptive management | |
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10. Ventura County Case Study |
Team presentations (20-30 minutes each) | |