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| Wk 1 |
20-Aug |
Course Welcome and Introduction |
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| WHY ARE WE FASCINATED BY TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS? |
| Wk 2 |
25-Aug |
Historical Narratives |
1 |
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27-Aug |
Historical Narratives, cont. |
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| Wk 3 |
1-Sep |
Rain forests in Art & Literature |
2,3 |
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3-Sep |
Rain forests in Pop Culture |
4 |
Movie Reviews Assigned |
| THE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION OF TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS |
| Wk 4 |
8-Sep |
What is a rain forest? |
5-6 |
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10-Sep |
Where is a rain forest? |
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| Wk 5 |
15-Sep |
Patterns of biodiversity |
7,8 |
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17-Sep |
Patterns of biodiversity, cont. |
9 |
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| Wk 6 |
22-Sep |
Origins of tropical biodiversity |
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24-Sep |
Maintenance of biodiversity |
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| Wk 7 |
29-Sep |
Humans in rain forests |
10,11 |
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1-Oct |
Humans in rain forests, cont. |
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Movie Reviews Due |
| Wk 8 |
6-Oct |
The 'Paradox of Luxuriance' |
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8-Oct |
Rain forest generalizations (revisited) |
12,13 |
JUNGLE FILM FESTIVAL |
| THE DRIVERS AND IMPACTS OF DEFORESTATION |
| Wk 9 |
13-Oct |
How much rain forest is there? |
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Analytic Essay Assigned |
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15-Oct |
How much have we lost? |
14,15 |
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| Wk 10 |
20-Oct |
Drivers of deforestation |
16,17 |
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22-Oct |
Drivers of deforestation, cont. |
18-21 |
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| Wk 11 |
27-Oct |
Rain forests & climate |
22.23 |
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29-Oct |
Rain forests & climate change |
24 |
Analytic Essay Due |
| THE FUTURE OF TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS |
| Wk 12 |
3-Nov |
International conservation frameworks |
25-27 |
Reflective Essay Assigned |
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5-Nov |
International trade in tropical commodities |
28-31 |
DURIAN FEST |
| Wk 13 |
10-Nov |
Consumer choices & rain forest conservation |
32-36 |
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12-Nov |
Community-based conservation |
37-41 |
Reflective Essay Due |
| Wk 14 |
17-Nov |
Thanksgiving Break |
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19-Nov |
Thanksgiving Break |
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| Wk 15 |
24-Nov |
Protected Areas |
42,43 |
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26-Nov |
Reforestation & Regeneration |
44-46 |
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| Wk 16 |
1-Dec |
Rain forests and global health |
47-49 |
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| Finals |
10-Dec |
No Final Exam |
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