W1

January 9

January 11

Introduction

• Integrated assessment of climate impacts on natural resources
• Introduction to Kaje method

Readings

• Rhythms of Change, Chapter 1
• Kaje 1999

The climate of the PNW: past, present, and future

• Natural climate variability
• Anthropogenic climate change

Readings

• Rhythms of Change, Chapter 2
• IPCC WGI 2001: Summary for Policymakers
• Rhythms of Change, Chapter 3

W2

January 16

January 18

Preparing for anthropogenic climate change

Discussion

Essay #1 due

Readings

• Wallace 2000
• Sarewitz and Pielke 2000
• Dotto 2000

Using climate forecasts (lecture notes)

• Role of uncertainty in decision making
• Issues of international equity

Guest lecturer - Prof. Edward Sarachik, JISAO/Atmospheric Sciences

Readings

• Sarachik 1999
• Nicholls 1999
• National Research Council 1999
• Broad et al. 2000
• Changnon 1999

W3

January 23

January 25

Climate impacts on PNW salmon

Student-led discussion (Kim Engie & Ze'ev Gedalof)

Readings

• Rhythms of Change, Chapter 5
• Rhythms of Change, Chapter 8: Sections 8.3 and 8.4.2 (fisheries case study)

Sustainability & Fisheries (lecture notes)

• Sustainable management of natural resources
• Fisheries management

Essay #2 due

Readings

• Levin 1993
• Ludwig et al 1993
• Holling 1993
• Francis 2001 (two essays)

W4

January 30

February 1

Institutions of water management

Student-led discussion (Stephen Buffington)

White Paper Proposal due

Readings

• Frederick 1995
• Leagues of Women Voters 1995

Water in the west

Guest lecturer - Prof. Rick Palmer, CIG, UW Civil and Environmental Engineering

Essay #3 due

Readings

• Rogers 1993
• Major and Frederick 1997

W5

February 6

February 8

Climate impacts on PNW water resources

Student-led discussion (Gro Ofjord, Nat Trumbull)

Readings

• Miles et al. 2000
• Glantz 1982
• Cohen et al. 1999

Water in the Columbia basin: Past and future conflicts (lecture notes)

Guest lecturer - Alan Hamlet, CIG, UW Civil and Environmental Engineering

Essay #4 due

Readings

• Rhythms of Change, Chapter 8: Section 8.4.1 (hydropower case study)
• Hamlet 2001
• Mapes 2001 (two articles)
• Lewis and Leff 2001
• Hall 2001
• Barnard 2001
• McClure 2001

W6

February 13

February 15

Climate impacts on PNW forests

Student-led discussion (Edie Sonne)

Readings

• Rhythms of Change, Chapter 6
• Kirschbaum and Fischlin 1996 (skim)
• Peterson 1994

Issues in forestry management

Guest lecturer - Prof. David Peterson, CIG, UW Forestry

Essay #5 due

Readings

• Schimel 1995
• Royal Society 2001

W7

February 20

February 22

Climate impacts on PNW coasts

Student-led discussion (Ian Kraucunas, Ian Taylor)

Readings

• Rhythms of Change, Chapter 7
• Heinz Center 2000

Issues in coastal management (lecture notes)

Guest lecturer - Doug Canning, CIG, Washington State Dept of Ecology, (Shorelands Program)

Essay #6 due

Readings

• Jennings and Jennings 2001

W8

February 27

March 1

Integrated assessment

Student-led discussion (Catherine Pappas)

Readings

• Rhythms of Change, Chapter 9

Integrated assessment: Research and management in the real world

Essay #7 due

Readings

• Dietrich 2000
• Thomas 2000
• VanDevelder 2000
• Taylor 2001

W9

March 6

March 8

Integrated assessment

White paper presentations

• Edie Sonne
• Stephen Buffington
• Catherine Pappas
• Ian Taylor

W10

March 13

March 15

White paper presentations

• Kim Engie
• Gro Ofjord

White paper presentations

• Nat Trumbull
• Ze'ev Gedalof
• Ian Kraucunas

Course Evaluations

FINALS WEEK - MARCH 20

White Paper due March 20 @ noon