EVSC 331: Environmental Management and Policy Fall 2009/2010
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Readings/References
(1) Identifying a problem (October 13-15)
read from: The Policy Process, by Tim W. Clark. Read Chapters 1 to 5 (pages 1 to 110). The book is available in the bookstore.
- an interesting article on framing the discussion: Why Environmental Understanding, or “Framing,” Matters: An Evaluation of the ecoAmerica Summary Report. The article refers to this report: Climate and Energy Truths: Our Common Future
(2)Tools:A Quick Review of Economic valuation
The first four are mandatory readings. The remainder are references
- macroeconomics_and_the_environment
- microeconomics_and_the_environment
- macro_measurement_environmental_and_social_dimensions
- trade_and_the_environment
- the_economics_of_global_climate_change
- economics_in_context_goals_issues_and_behavior
- environmental_justice
==> Check out the excellent collection of articles and essays on shifting the economic paradigm by Adbusters: Kick It Over
(3) Impact Assessment
- chap3-methods-of-eia (must read)
- International Institute for Environment and Development website (reference: See IIED’s Directory on Guidelines for Impact Assessment)
- riam-cmrpastakia
(4) DPSIR framework
- lecture notes on DPSIR and Integrated Environmental Assessment dpsir and this version dpsir
- A good figure for the framework -> assessment-framework-onlyassessment-framework-only1
- dpsir-1 (DPSIR framework)
- GIWA -> causal chain analysis
- case studies on DPSIR
- Application of the DPSIR framework to environmental degradation assessment in northern Ghana (abstract)
- The use of DPSIR framework to evaluate sustainability in coastal areas. Case study: Guanabara Bay basin, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (abstract)
- DPSIR framework for assessing mercury pollution in Ria de Aveiro, Portugal
Note: Yes, I do want you to do the readings.
(5) Risk Assessment
- risk assessment lecture – risk assessment
- homework #3 — DPSIR framework — evsc-331-exercise
- Reading: ERA – concepts, principles and uses – part1-section1-era(if you have difficulty downloading this document, please let me know)
- (optional) developing-a-marine-era
- news piece of relevancy (note: the ‘we’ they speak of are the British people. read it carefully to see if it also applies to us) — we live in an age of paranoia
- Reading: ERA – Techniques and Methods (part1-section2-22 ) and Risk Management and New Directions (part1-section3-1)
Readings: Chapters 1, 2, 6, 9, and 10 in ‘Foundations of Natural Resources Policy and Management’ – in the bookstore
(6) Management
Environment and Poverty Nexus (undp_report_5)
Sustainable Livelihoods Framework
- lecture – SLF
- Components of the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF)
- Application of the SLF
- Key questions to SLF
- SLF (sl-framework)
- A geographical perspective on poverty–environment interactions. geographical journal. volume 1. april 2005. a-geographical-perspective-on-povertye28093-environment-interactions
- (optional) Sustainable Livelihoods Framework: examining Africa
- (optional) (Source: The Geographical Journal, Vol. 169. No. 4, December 2003, pp. 313–325)
Changing women’s roles, changing environmental knowledges: evidence from Upper Egypt (changing-womens-roles)
BY NOVEMBER 25, YOU SHOULD HAVE READ ALL THE ABOVE.
Your Paper: 
By December 8: you should have done all the above, and begin reading section (7):
(7) Co-management of natural resources
- Resource: Co-management of Natural Resources: (1) Go to this link and spend some time looking at the slides, and then (2) Go to this link and download the book and keep it as a reference. Read part I and part III
- Rural Poverty: case studies from North Africa and the Middle East
Also: here is an excellent presentation on DPSIR. Review it please.
(8) Gender and the environment: readings from the book – gender and natural resource management
- please read chapter 1, chapter 2, chapter 7 , and chapter 10
- please email me based on the readings (and you can read more) – how:
(1) what new light/perspective you’ve attained re: gender and environment?
(2) what are the many multi-sectoral links between gender and NRM?
(3) how it applies/you can apply it to the Arab world? - Due upon return from Christmas break
The above should be read by the end of December 2009
We meet again on Thursday January 7th at 8.30 am
(9) Policy: Policy Instruments
Decision-making / Stakeholder Identification
resolving issues in contention / global context of environmental policy
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articles of interest
* Environmental Sustainability in the Arab World – Page_236_248_Environment(2)
* Environmental Security in the Arab World – env security
News on policy decisions
* Global fund ‘could pay owners to keep rainforests safe’ (October 14)
