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Fall 2019 | PA 5790 Section 002: Topics in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy -- Env SystemsAnalysis at Nexus of Food/Energy/Water (35053)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 30
- Enrollment Status:
Open (17 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Selected topics.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?keeler+PA5790+Fall2019
- Class Description:
- Underlying all environmental issues are complex social, economic, and ecological factors whose interactions can help policy makers and advocates better diagnose root causes and identify potential solutions. This course covers historical and contemporary perspectives on agricultural, energy, and water systems that drive land use and environmental quality in the Upper Midwest. We will review key scientific concepts, governance factors, economic and social considerations, and justice and power dimensions of a range of food, energy, water issues, including pipelines, mining, food production, renewable energy, climate change, and the management of water resources. In addition to lecture and discussion, the course emphasizes professional skill development. Each week students will learn and apply a methodological skill (e.g. life cycle analysis, system dynamics modeling), communications skill (e.g. media relations, science communication), or professional skill (e.g. facilitation, leadership).
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Course is geared towards graduate students with interdisciplinary interests in the environment. Open to advanced undergraduate students with instructor permission.
- Learning Objectives:
Course objectives and learning goals:
Develop skills in systems thinking in order to better understand, diagnose, and effectively communicate complex environmental challenges.
Cultivate an awareness of the diverse viewpoints, incentive structures, and perspectives of key stakeholders affected by food-water-energy issues.
Identify social, ecological, and technological dimensions of environmental systems and how they are interlinked over time and space.
Analyze policy and governance aspects of food, energy, and water challenges, including the roles and capabilities of the market, the state, and civil society in solving these challenges.
Gain exposure to new quantitative and professional skills and develop individual expertise in one or more areas of focus.
- Class Format:
- Class periods are Tuesday evenings from 6pm to 8:45pm. Class format is a mix of lecture, discussion, and skill development.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/35053/1199
- Syllabus:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/keel0041_PA5790_Fall2019.pdf
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/keel0041_hende203_PA5790_Spring2019.pdf (Spring 2019)
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 4 August 2019
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