Note: You must establish a session for Fall Academic Term 2004 on wolverineaccess.umich.edu in order to use the link "Check Times, Location, and Availability". Once your session is established, the links will function. Courses in EnvironmentConsult the new Course Guide at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/lsa/cg_subjectlist/0,2030,8,00.html?show=20&termArray=f_04_1510&cgtype=gr This page was created at 10:52 PM on Mon, May 10, 2004. Fall Academic Term 2004 (September 7 - December 23)ENVIRON 370 / NRE 370 / ARCH 423 / UP 423. Introduction to Urban and Environmental Planning.Section 001.Instructor(s): Richard Kenvin NortonPrerequisites: (3). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. A comprehensive introductory course. Methods and processes in governmental planning and development of human activity systems requiring space, capital, and management components in the metropolitan environment. Major topics include: space and location planning, zoning and subdivision regulations, urban form and design, new town planning, housing urban renewal, transportation, metropolitan intergovernmental relations, comprehensive urban developmental planning, population and economic planning studies, planning techniques and methods. Emphasis is placed on recent developments and emerging problems.
ENVIRON 411 / NRE 411. Fluvial Ecosystems.Section 001.Instructor(s): J David Allan (dallan@umich.edu)Prerequisites: ENVIRON 311, and an upper-level aquatic ecology or hydrology course. (4). May not be repeated for credit. Laboratory fee ($70) required. Credits: (4). Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($70) required. Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Introduces key concepts and theory pertinent to understanding and managing fluvial ecosystems (rivers and streams). Emphasis on rivers as large-scale physical and biological systems; properties and processes. Laboratory includes intensive comparative field study of distinctive types of Michigan rivers.
ENVIRON 415 / NRE 415. Behavioral Ecology and Conservation Biology.Section 001.Instructor(s): Bobbi S Low (bobbilow@umich.edu)Prerequisites: BIOLOGY 162. (4). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Environments shape the behavior and life histories of animals, and animals' behaviors and life histories affect how we can act successfully to conserve and manage wildlife species. How can we use this knowledge? Because environments pose constraints, in any given environment, behaviors have "better" (more effective, less costly) and "worse" impacts on an organism's survival and reproduction. Understanding this complex problem requires that we generate testable hypotheses to understand the functional significance of the behaviors we see. We must consider hypotheses in at least six basic areas: the basics of selection, how the basics play out in different environments, how environments shape life history, life history strategies-mating effort, life history strategies-parental effort, and how life histories affect what conservation strategies will work.
ENVIRON 416 / NRE 416. Field Skills in Wildlife Behavior.Instructor(s): Bobbi S Low (bobbilow@umich.edu)Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in ENVIRON 415. (2). May not be repeated for credit. Laboratory fee ($40) required. Credits: (2). Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($40) required. Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. In this course, we use field observations and experiments in concert with NRE 415 lectures to examine the problem of how environmental factors influence the ways in which organisms live and behave (natural selection theory). We integrate observation and theory, always in the context of hypothesis testing. In observing organisms, you will deal with two (2) major problems: (1) How can you decipher exactly what you are seeing, quantify it, and communicate it to others so that they can repeat and expand your observations; and (2) How can you determine the functional significance of each behavior, distinguishing between proximate and ultimate causes, and testing between alternate hypotheses in a rigorous way? In this course, we will be doing animal ethograms to help answer these questions as well as graphing and statistical analyses of data.
ENVIRON 422 / EEB 440 / NRE 422. Biology of Fishes.Section 001.Instructor(s): William L Fink (wfink@umich.edu)Prerequisites: BIOLOGY 162 and one additional biology course. (3). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Lectures cover many aspects of the biology of lower vertebrates known as fishes, including evolution, physiology, functional morphology, phylogeny, bio geography, ecology, and reproduction. The systematic position of fish among vertebrates is discussed and exemplary assemblages examined. Special attention is given to the effect of the physical properties of water on form, function and mode of life of fishes. Discussions examine current papers in the primary literature.
ENVIRON 423 / EEB 441 / NRE 423. The Biology of Fishes Laboratory.Instructor(s): Kevin WehrlyPrerequisites: BIOLOGY 162 and one additional biology course. (1). May not be repeated for credit. Laboratory fee ($50) required. Credits: (1). Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($50) required. Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Optional laboratory course accompanying ENVIRON 422, providing an introduction to the field methods used in fish biology and fisheries, and examining the diversity of the Michigan ichthyofauna and major groups of world fishes.
ENVIRON 430 / EEB 489 / NRE 430. Soil Properties and Processes.Section 001.Instructor(s): Donald R Zak (drzak@umich.edu)Prerequisites: BIOLOGY 162 and chemistry. Concurrent enrollment in ENVIRON 337 and 435 highly recommended. (3). May not be repeated for credit. Laboratory fee ($30) required. Credits: (3). Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($30) required. Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Soils as central components of terrestrial ecosystems. Major emphasis is placed on physical, chemical, and biological properties and their relationships to plant growth and ecosystem processes. Understanding is developed using a combination of lectures, field- and laboratory-based exercises, and individual research. The function of soils in forested ecosystems is the primary focus; however, examples are drawn from a wide range of terrestrial ecosystems. This course centers on the overlap of soil science, forest ecology, and ecosystem ecology. Our goal is to understand:
In the field portion of the course, we will sample and describe soils of four forest ecosystems and observe first-hand how differences in landform, topography, climate, and biota influence soil development. In the laboratory we will analyze our soil samples for a number of physical, chemical, and biological properties. Using these data in conjunction with field data, each student will select two of the four ecosystems for detailed comparison in a term paper. Although we will focus our attention on local forest ecosystems of Michigan, skills learned in this course may be broadly applied within a variety of terrestrial ecosystem types in other geographic regions. Prerequisites: Students are expected to have a background in chemistry and biology. In particular, a working knowledge of chemical equilibria, ionic solution chemistry, pH, and oxidation-reduction reactions is highly recommended. Students without such background should consult with the instructor before enrolling. Also useful (although not required) is familiarity with biochemistry, plant physiology, microbiology, geology, and local flora. You will find it very helpful if you have had, or are currently enrolled in, Woody Plants (ENVIRON 337). The lectures and laboratory exercises in Soil Properties and Processes have been designed to complement Forest Ecology (ENVIRON 435), and we highly recommend that you enroll in these courses concurrently!
ENVIRON 433 / EEB 433 / NRE 433. Ornithology.Section 001.Instructor(s): Robert B Payne (rbpayne@umich.edu)Prerequisites: BIOLOGY 162. (4). May not be repeated for credit. Laboratory fee ($75) required. Credits: (4). Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($75) required. Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Introduction to the biology of birds. Lectures on behavior, migration, breeding biology, population ecology, and relationships. Laboratory and field work on identification of local birds and their behavior and ecology.
ENVIRON 438 / NRE 438. Natural Resources Statistics.Section 001.Instructor(s): Emily D SilvermanPrerequisites: ENVIRON 239. (4). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. An introductory statistics course, focusing on basic hypothesis testing. Topics covered include goodness-of-fit tests, contingency tables, t-test (1-sample, 2-sample, and paired tests), nonparametric tests, 1-way ANOVA, multiple comparisons, and simple linear regression. Students are expected to attend three lectures and a two-hour computer lab each week. The computer lab uses SPSS software. We will concentrate on applications to the ecological and environmental sciences and emphasize the connection between scientific and statistical hypotheses.
ENVIRON 475 / NRE 475 / EHS 588. Environmental Law.Section 001.Instructor(s): Sally Jo Churchill, Robert H AbramsPrerequisites: (3). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Introduces students to environmental law and the impact of the legal process on decisions that affect the environment. Topics include common law tort actions, toxic tort actions, statutory controls of pollution and other environmentally harmful activities. Additional areas include administrative agency structure and performance, constitutional rights to environmental quality and more.
ENVIRON 482 / CAAS 482 / NRE 482. Environmental Justice: Theoretical Approaches.Section 001.Instructor(s): Dorceta E TaylorPrerequisites: (3). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course examines theoretical approaches that are either currently being used or could be applicable to environmental justice research. Students will study several theories including: race relations theories, power elite theory, social movement theories — relative deprivation, rational choice, political opportunity, resource mobilization, microstructural recruitment, identity theories — and organizational theory. The course provides students interested in environmental justice research, advocacy, policymaking, or community organizing an opportunity to see how the aforementioned theorectical frameworks can help them understand environmental justice cases that arise. The course will help students organize information they glean from observations of community groups contending with environmental justice issues, from reading case studies, or from working in the environmental field. A sound understanding of these theoretical approaches will enhance the student's understanding of how and why communities organize around environmental justice issues, why some people participate and not others, why some communities succeed and not others, why the environmental justice discourse differs from the mainstream environmental discourse, and how movements are maintained. Undergraduate/graduate students interested in environmental justice. Students will write essay questions in their two class exams and a term paper.
ENVIRON 492 / NRE 492 / UP 492. Environmental Justice: Domestic and International.Section 001.Instructor(s): Bunyan I Bryant Jr (bbryant@umich.edu)Prerequisites: (3). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This is primarily a lecture course. Information in the course includes:
Both domestic and international examples will be used in the course to enhance teaching and learning. Students will be required to: (1) take a midterm and a final examination, and (2) develop case studies on environmental justice.
Undergraduate Course Listings for ENVIRON.Consult the new Course Guide at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/lsa/cg_subjectlist/0,2030,8,00.html?show=20&termArray=f_04_1510&cgtype=gr This page was created at 10:52 PM on Mon, May 10, 2004.
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