Instructor -  Sara Adlerstein

Fri 2-5PM

3CR

Messing with messy data" is a course that will actively engage students in topics where data exploration and modern regression techniques are used to approach a variety of issues, in particular dealing with ecological questions. The course will improve student learning by promoting educated and intuitive approaches to working with data. The combination of skills provided by this course will help the student in conceptualizing, solving and communicating data analysis.

Instructors - Emilia Askari and Julie Halpert

Time - Fridays 1-4PM

1.5CR

Specific skills to be covered include:

1.     Understanding how the media industry is evolving and how that affects public discourse on environmental issues.

2.     How to choose and develop environmental story ideas that will appeal to large audiences.

Instructor - Prof. Michael Moore

MW  11:30-1PM

3CR

An intermediate level review of Natural Resource Economics. Topics include basic optimization techniques, resource scarcity, cost-benefit analysis, depletion or exhaustible resources, harvesting of renewable resources and common property problems.

Instructor - Prof. Allen Burton

TTh 1-2:30PM

3CR

Instructor - Kathleen Bergen

NRE 541.001  (lec) - TTh 10-11:30AM

NRE 541.002  (lab) - Mon 10-12PM

4CR

Instructor - Lauren Persha

Time - TBD

3CR

Instructor -  John DeCicco

Time - TBD

3CR

Instructor - Prof. MaryCarol Hunter

Thu 3-5PM

2CR

Course Description:

This course considers integrative aspects of sustainable site design through lecture and discussion of readings and evaluation of built works.  You will learn about the premises and methods for achieving the ecological, aesthetic and engineering goals of sustainable site design. Social and economic aspects will be considered where relevant.  The semester will proceed in the topical sequence below.

Instructor - Prof. Chris Ellis

NRE 501/791.022 (combined lec) - 6-7PM

NRE 501.023 (lab) - Tu 8-10PM

NRE 791.023 (lab) - Thu 6-8PM

2CR

Instructor - Prof. Ines Ibanez

MW 1-2:30PM

3CR

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
In this course we will cover from the basic concepts in ecology that apply to forests to the challenges that forests face due to global change (climate change, landscape fragmentation, invasions). We will study the ecological mechanisms behind individuals, populations, communities and whole ecosystems together with the dynamic processes associated to forests (succession, disturbances). We will also review the role and impact of humans on these communities.