• The White Paper topics and presentations are posted here.
  
  
• The paper mentioned in class on Friday, that discussed different methods of vulnerability mapping and paradigms for sustainable development, was Schellnhuber, H. J. (1999). 'Earth system' analysis and the second Copernican revolution. Nature 402(Supp.): C19-C23. Download a copy here.
  

• Kaje diagram from Wednesday now posted.
  
  
• Final essay due Friday.
  
  
• No new reading for Friday. (The previously assigned readings -- interesting and fairly light essays on the issue of salmon recovery in the Columbia Basin -- have been made optional.)
  
  
• White paper presentations start next week! See the course schedule for your date.
  

• Doug Canning's lecture notes on coasts have been posted.
  
  
• New reading for Wednesday (Feb 27) is the final chapter from CIG's Rhythms of Change. It was handed out in class today.
  

• The Kaje diagram on the coasts has been posted.
  
  
• The reading for Friday (Feb 22) (the PNCERS report, "Guide to Estuary Management in the PNCERS Study Area") has been updated. Your reading packet contains the draft report; the final version has now been published and is available on the PNCERS web site as a series of .pdf files. To access the files, go to http://www.wsg.washington.edu/pncers/news.htm and scroll down to the "Guide to Estuary Management in the PNCERS Study Area" section. Each chapter of the report has its own hot link.
  
  
• New reading for Wednesday (Feb 27) is the final chapter from CIG's Rhythms of Change. It will be handed out in class tomorrow.
  

• The Kaje diagram on forest resources has been posted.
  
  
• In case you missed it - here's the link to the PI article we've been talking about this week, "Changing wildlife patterns linked to global warming."
  
  
• The American Association of State Climatologists (AASC) recently released a Policy Statement on Climate Variability and Change. It's a good example of putting a scientific issue (climate prediction) in its social context. The statement's acknowledgment of the human influence on climate is remarkable given the AASC's membership (Pat Michaels, George Taylor, and Bob Balling are all state climatologists) and previous statements (as recently as a few years ago something like 65% of state climatologists denied that humans were changing the climate).

• Alan's lecture notes can be found here, as well as his original talk that includes a little more background material.
  
  
• Nate's giving the Atmospheric Sciences Colloquium today on Regime Shifts in Climate and Marine Ecosystems, 3:30 Johnson 64. A powerpoint version of his talk can be found here.
  
  
• Link to the Climate Impacts Group's seminar page.

• An example white paper can be found here.
  
  
• Summer fellowship opportunity at Resources for the Future.

• Nate's lecture notes have been posted.
  
  
• Link to the Fisheries seminar series on sustainable fisheries.
  
  
• Ze'ev and Kim's Kaje diagram has been posted.
  
  

• NEW COURSE MEETING TIME: The Wednesday course meeting time will be 8:30-9:20 in OTB 211. (Friday's meeting time is unchanged - 9:30-11:20 in OTB 211.)
  

• Essay questions will be posted weekly (next essay due Friday, Jan 25).
  
  
• The schedules for student-led discussions and white paper presentations have been posted.
  
  
• Check out the Kaje Diagrams page for information on using & producing Kaje diagrams, as well as the workbook of the diagrams created in class so far.
  
  
• Ed Sarachik's lecture (Jan 18)
  • lecture notes have been posted.
  • his recommended readings:
    • Rogers, E. M. 1995. Diffusion of Innovations. New York: The Free Press.
    • Baron, J. 2000. Thinking and Deciding. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
    • National Research Council. 1999. Making Climate Forecasts Matter. Washington DC: National Academy Press. Also available online.
    • International Research Institute for Climate Prediction.
    • USAID - Famine Early Warning System network (FEWS)

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