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Stockholm University Date: August 5, 2014 Department of Biology Education Please check Mondo for most updated schedule 1 A PARTNER WITH Master’s Programme: Social-Ecological Resilience for Sustainable Development Course 1: Social-ecological systems: challenges & approaches (15hp) Course leader: Miriam Huitric IMPORTANT!!! These books should have been read prior to course McNeill, J. R. (2000). Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World W.W. Norton & Company. New York, NY. Walker, B.H. and D. Salt. 2006. Resilience Thinking: Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing World. 174p. Island Press, Washington, D.C., USA. Course Content This course introduces students to the Anthropocene, one of several proposed terms for the new geological era in which we live, in which humanity has become the dominant force structuring the biosphere. It will address what this means for critical subsystems in the earth system, for humanity, and for the development of earth system governance. This course will define the research challenges that the Master’s Programme Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems will address. The course will then explore alternative approaches to coupled social- ecological systems from several disciplinary backgrounds in, for example, anthropology, geography, economics, and ecology. Then the course will look at current approaches to measuring and monitoring how ecosystems support human wellbeing. Students will be introduced to theoretical concepts, methods for analysis, and conduct group and individual research projects that utilize these concepts and methods. Course Learning outcomes It is expected that the student, after taking the course, will be able to: • understand and explain how humanity has changed the functioning of the earth system • explain what key research areas for sustainability science are • compare and contrast different disciplinary approaches to social-ecological systems, and explain in what contexts they are more or less useful • apply methods for estimating human support from ecosystems, such as ecosystem services. Course Modules The course includes the following three modules, which are detailed in the following pages: Module 1: Challenges of the Anthropocene (4 hp), Module 2: Linking theory to research questions and design (4 hp), Module 3: Ecosystem support of humanity (7hp).
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Stockholm University Date: August 5, 2014 Department of Biology Education Please check Mondo for most updated schedule
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A PARTNER WITH
Master’s Programme: Social-Ecological Resilience for Sustainable Development
Course 1: Social-ecological systems: challenges & approaches (15hp) Course leader: Miriam Huitric
IMPORTANT!!! These books should have been read prior to course McNeill, J. R. (2000). Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the
Twentieth-Century World W.W. Norton & Company. New York, NY. Walker, B.H. and D. Salt. 2006. Resilience Thinking: Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a
Changing World. 174p. Island Press, Washington, D.C., USA.
Course Content This course introduces students to the Anthropocene, one of several proposed terms for the new geological era in which we live, in which humanity has become the dominant force structuring the biosphere. It will address what this means for critical subsystems in the earth system, for humanity, and for the development of earth system governance. This course will define the research challenges that the Master’s Programme Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems will address. The course will then explore alternative approaches to coupled social-ecological systems from several disciplinary backgrounds in, for example, anthropology, geography, economics, and ecology. Then the course will look at current approaches to measuring and monitoring how ecosystems support human wellbeing. Students will be introduced to theoretical concepts, methods for analysis, and conduct group and individual research projects that utilize these concepts and methods. Course Learning outcomes It is expected that the student, after taking the course, will be able to: • understand and explain how humanity has changed the functioning of the earth system • explain what key research areas for sustainability science are • compare and contrast different disciplinary approaches to social-ecological systems, and explain in what contexts they are more or less useful • apply methods for estimating human support from ecosystems, such as ecosystem services. Course Modules The course includes the following three modules, which are detailed in the following pages: Module 1: Challenges of the Anthropocene (4 hp), Module 2: Linking theory to research questions and design (4 hp), Module 3: Ecosystem support of humanity (7hp).
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Module 1: Challenges of the Anthropocene (4 hp)
Module leader: Garry Peterson Class Schedule - All lectures are in room 251 unless otherwise noted Lectures Class exercises Home work
Week 1: Introducting the Anthropocene
SEPTEMBER Mon 1 9:30-10:00
AM: Roll call for independent students [MH] READING DAY
Readings
Tues 2 10:00-12:00 13:00-15:00
AM: What is the Anthropocene? [1 hr, GP] PM: Resilience in anthopocene [GP]
AM: Discussion and questions in small groups based on lecture and readings PM: What does resilience mean in anthopocene?
Wed 3 10:00-12:00 13:00-15:00
PM: Sustainability science in anthropocene [GP] PM: Theory, models & data [GP]
AM: What are big question of sustainability? [GP] PM: Develop research proposals – speed.
Draft research question 1 due
Thurs 4 READING DAY
Friday 5 10:00-12:00 13:00-15:00
AM: Big picture of human development & Env. Paradox [GP] PM: Data exploration [GP]
AM: Discuss human development [GP] PM: Gapminder; discuss questions
Week 2: Navigating the Anthropocene
Mon 8 READING DAY
Tues 9
READING DAY – FOR MOD 2
Wed 10
READING DAY – FOR MOD 2
Thurs 11 10:00-12:00 13:00-14:00
AM: Introductory lecture on concept of planetary boundaries [SC]
AM: Short group presentation, class discussions and feedback [SC]
Draft research proposal due to reviewers
Fri 12 10:00-12:00 13:00-15:00
AM: Practicing Sustainability science [GP] PM: Research proposals [GP]
AM: Present Gapminder graphs [GP] PM: Peer review
Gapminder due; review comments due
Week 3: Research in the Anthropocene
Mon 15 10:00-12:00 13:00-15:00
AM: Practicing Sustainability science [GP] PM: Research proposals [GP]
AM: Present Gapminder graphs [GP] PM: Peer review
Gapminder due; review comments due
Tues 16 13:00-15:00
PM Group feedback on research proposal [GP, booked times]
Wed 17 13:00-15:00
PM: Present research proposals [GP]
Due: Written research proposals
Thurs 18 10:00-12:00
AM: Module Review [GP] AM: Question Feedback [GP]
Due: research questions
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Module 2: Linking theory to research questions and design (4 hp) Module leader: Miriam Huitric
Class Schedule - All lectures are in room 251 unless otherwise noted Lectures Class exercises Home work
Part 1: Introduction: Disciplines and ways of knowing & Understanding scientific process and the role of theory – Scientific explanation
SEPTEMBER 9-10th
READING DAYS FOR MODULE 2
Fri 19 10:00-12:00 13:00-15:00
PM: What is Theory? [MH, 1hr]
AM: Module Intro [MH, 1hr] AM/ PM: Group exercise on backgrounds and epistemology [MH, 2hr]
Exercise for class with WB.
Mon 22 10:00-15:00
AM/ PM: Workshop 1 – Dissecting published work to identify parts and process of research [MH]
17.00 Hand-in Assignment.
Tues 23 10:00-14:00
AM: Theorising: from problem to theory [WB, 1hr]
PM: Class discussion on readings [WB, 3hr]
Wed 24 9:30-12:00 13:00-15:00
AM: Components of Understanding & the process of understanding and explanation [MH, 0.5hr] AM: Multiple Evidence Base [MT, 2hr]
PM: Class discussion on readings [MH, MT, 2hr]
Thurs 25 10:00-12:00 13:00-15:00
AM: What is scientific explanation? [TH, 2hr]
PM: Exercise on scientific explanation [TH, 2hr]
Fri 26 10:00-12:00 13:00-17:00
AM: Why use statistics? – [TD, 1hr]
AM/PM: Class discussion [TD, 2hr] PM: Group work
17:00: Hand-in assignment – email to Tim Daw
Week 3: Understanding scientific process and the role of theory – Part II
Mon 29 10:00-15:00
AM: Feedback on Workshop 1 & Hand-in [MH, 1hr] AM/ PM: Workshop 2 – Dissecting published work to identify parts and process of research [MH, 3hr]
Tues 30 10:00-12:00
AM: Feedback on and discussion of group work [TD, 2hr]
Prepare Seminar
OCTOBER Wed 1 10:00-15:00
AM/ PM: Seminar: Comparative analysis of different scientific frameworks used in sustainability science [MH, 4hr]
Work on Final Assignment
Thurs 2 14:00-16:00
PM: Module Review [MH, 1hr] & Module evaluation.
13:00: Hand-In Final Assignment – email to MH
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Module 3: Ecosystem Support of Humanity (7hp) Module leader: Lisa Deutsch
Class schedule- All lectures are in room 251 unless otherwise noted Lectures Class exercises Home work
Week 1: Ecology, biodiversity and resilience
October Fri 3 9:00- 10:00 10:00-12:00 13:00-15:00
AM: Introduction to module – LD AM: Introductory ecology – AN
PM: Review and small group discussion: main concepts in ecology – AN
Readings
Mon 6 10:00-12:00 13:00-15:00
AM: Introductory ecology - continued – AN
PM: Review and small group discussion: main concepts in ecology – AN
Readings
Tues 7 READING DAY
Wed 8 10:00-12:00 13:00-15:00
AM: Linking biodiversity and resilience – MN
PM: Review and small group discussion: basic concepts biodiversity and resilience– MN
Readings
Thurs 9 10:00-12:00 13:00-15:00
AM: Operationalizing resilience: scale and key properties of resilience – MN
PM: In-class exercise: Study design for measuring resilience Discussion and questions in small groups based on lectures – MN & AN
Study for exam
Fri 10 9:30-12:30
AM: In-class exam: Ecology, biodiversity and resilience
Lectures Class exercises Home work
Week 2: Ecosystem services and related concepts
Mon 13 9:00-11:00 11:30 – 12:30 13:30-15:30
AM: Ecosystem services (ES): Introduction & Marine systems - TD Protein for the future: sustainable aquaculture - MT PM: Feeding cities - LD
Readings
Tues 14 READING DAY
Wed 15 9:30-17:00
AM+PM: Field exercise: Ecosystem services in a city – Reimersholme – LD, MH, VM ** FIELD TRIP dress accordingly. We will be outside all day – rain or shine!! **
Readings
Thurs 16 9:00-17.00
AM: ES Bundles – VM
AM + PM: Workshop: ES Bundles in Stockholm green spaces – LD, MH, VM **Bring laptop computer for in-class individual write-up**
Readings 17:00 PM DEADLINE Written assignment based on ES bundles workshop
Fri 17 10:00-12:00 13:00-15:00
AM: Re-take ecology exam PM: Workshop: ES Bundles in Stockholm green spaces – LD, MH, VM
Readings
Lectures Class exercises Home work
Week 3: Economic approaches to analyse ecosystem support of humanity
Mon 20 10:00-12:00
AM: An introduction to
PM: Group discussion: An introduction to economic thinking -
Readings
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13:00-15:00 economic thinking – TL TL
Tues 21 10:00-12:00 13:00-15:00
AM: Welfare, markets and market failures - GE & TL
PM: Group discussion: Welfare, markets and market failures - GE & TL
Readings
Wed 22 READING DAY Readings
Thurs 23 10:00-12:00 13:00-15:00
AM: Economic approaches to valuation - GE
PM: Group discussion: Economic approaches to valuation – GE
Study for exam
Friday 24 9:00-12:00
AM: in-class Economics exam
Lectures Class exercises Home work
Week 4: Combining Economic valuation and ES bundles for analysis of HWB
Mon 27 9:00-12:00 13:00-15:00
AM: Ecology + Economics = SES analysis human well being TL/GE & TD & LD & VM
PM: Introduction & discussion of Final Assignment (FA) – LD+ TD Group assignment activity
Tues 28
Work in groups to discuss Final Assignment
Individual written FA
Wed 29 Individual written FA
Thurs 30
12:00 NOON: Hand-in individual write-up of Final Assignment Work in groups on presentation
Individual written FA Group work for FA presentation
Friday 31 12:30-15:00 15:00-16:30 17:00
COURSE DINNER!
PM: Group presentations – TL/GE & TD & LD & VM MN/AN PM: Module Review & Evaluation – LD + TD **Bring laptop computer for in-class module evaluation** COURSE PUB!
COURSE FINALE!
