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Education: Syllabus > General Ecology: Global Change Ecology
Global Environmental Changes: Humans as Agents of Transformations: GES 301K
	Swee May Tang Bethel College
	Lecture Course
	Southwick, C. H. 1996. Global ecology in human perspective. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc. Articles located through the Internet and on reserve in the Learning Resource Center.
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Earth Systems and Global Change: GEOL 300
	Dr. Rick Behl California State University Long Beach
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	Details available on syllabus site
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Global Environmental Change: ERTH 4500
	Prof. Abrajano Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
	Lecture Course
	Turekian, Karl.1996. Global environmental change: past, present, and future.
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Global Change: Physics 103
	Professor J. Streete Rhodes College
	Lecture and computer modeling course
	Ristenen, R. and J. Kraushaar. Energy and the environment.
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Oceans and Global Change: Geology 107
	Dr. Andre W. Droxler Rice University
	Lecture Course for undergraduates with broad interest in global change
	-Bigg, Grant R. The oceans and climate. Cambridge University Press. -Ryan, William and Walter Pitman. Noah's flood. Simon & Schuster. -Gore, Al. 1993. Earth in balance. Plume.
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	Detailed assignments available with reference to readings.

Global Change Past, Present, and Future: Geography 372
	Dr. Dorothy E. Freidel Sonoma State University
	Lecture Course
	Ruddiman, Wm. F. 2001. Earth's climate, past and future. New York: Freeman.
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	This course focuses on evidence of climate change in the past, modern climate variability, and the range of theories and arguments regarding potential climate change in the future.

Earth Systems and Global Environmental Change: ESS 205
	Robert E. Ford Universities Space Research Association
	Lab and Lecture course
	See Website
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	A wonderful website with many links and resources

The Earth and its Environment: NATS 101
	Dr. Roger Bales University of Arizona
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	Kump, Kasting, and Crane. 1999. The earth system. Prentice-Hall.
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	Relevant grading keys and detailed lecture notes

Introduction to Global Change II: Global Biochemical Change
	Roger Bales Steve Leavitt University of Arizona
	Lecture Course
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	Mackenzie and Mackenzie. 1995. Our changing planet. Prentice Hall.
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Ocean Biogeochemical Dynamics and Climate: AS235/OBEE238
	Prof. Nicolas Gruber University of California- Los Angeles
	Lecture Course for undergraduates
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	Sarmiento, J. and N. Gruber. Ocean biogeochemical dynamics. Princeton University Press.
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	On-line access to textbook; an excellent site.

The Ecological Forecast for Global Warming: ENVS 80B
	Dr. Michael E. Loik University of California- Santa Barbar
	Lecture Course intended to be a broad overview of the impacts of human activities on the global climate system.
	J. Houghton. 1997. Global warming: the complete briefing. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press.
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	Extensive list of links related to course materials

Global Environment: Meteorology 401
	Alan Robock University of Maryland
	Lecture Course
	Houghton, J. T., L. G. Meira Filho, B. A. Callander, N. Harris, A. Kattenberg, and K. Maskell, eds. 1996. Climate change 1995-the science of climate change. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press.
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Causes and Implications of Global Change: METO 123
	Dr. Ruth DeFries, Dr. Andrew Dessler, Dr. Alan J. Kaufman, Dr. Owen Thompson University of Maryland- College Park
	This Lecture Course embodies an integrated introduction to the broad scientific and social aspects of the global change "problem."
	MacKenzie, Fred T. 1998. Our changing planet: an introduction to earth system science and global environmental change. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
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Introduction to Global Change Curriculum
	See the school site University of Michigan
	The University of Michigan Global Change Curriculum offers an interdisciplinary three semester introductory course sequence that investigates the causes and potential impacts of these changes using a combination of lecture-based and web-supported teaching methodologies.
	See Site (http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/)
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	This is the main site with links to three separate classes on Global Change (One, Two, and Three respectively). Each has extensive readings and links to information. Great site!

Natural and Anthropogenic Geological Processes: BIOL 4950
	Jim Cotner University of Minnesota
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	Schlesinger, WH. 1997. Biogeochemistry: An analysis of global change. 2nd ed. Academic Press.
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Global Environmental Change: GEOG 102
	Prof. Patrick J. Bartlein University of Oregon
	Lecture Courses
	Graedel, T.E. and P.J. Crutzen. 1997. Atmosphere, climate and change. Scientific American Library. Houghton, J. 1997. Global warming: the complete briefing. Cambridge.
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Oceans, Atmospheres, and Global Change: OCG123
	Kenneth A. Rahn http://karws.gso.uri.edu/ University of Rhode Island
	Lecture Honors Course
	Kump, Lee R., James F. Kasting, and Robert G. Crane. The Earth System.
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Ecological Issues of Global Change: EVEC 525
	See site: University of Virginia
	An introduction to development and application of theoretical constructs and mathematical models for projecting the dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems to large scale changes in the environment.
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	Link to a computer-based laboratory in the application of ecological models to problems in evaluating the responses of terrestrial ecosystems to large scale environmental change. Good site!
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Forest Biology and Climate Change: ESC 202
	Tom Hinckley University of Washington
	Lecture Course that examines several of the major current environmental issues: global climate change, forest decline and increased ultraviolet radiation (stratospheric ozone depletion), the nature of these issues, how these issues affect forests and forest ecosystems, and how we affect these issues through our impacts on forests.
	Houghton, John. 1998. Global warming: the complete briefing. Cambridge University Press. Mote, P. and others. 1999. Impacts of climate variability and change: Pacific Northwest. JISAO/SMA Climate Impacts Group (Contr. #715) (NOAA) Our Changing Planet: The FY 2002 US Global Change Research Program (2000) (provided by web)
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Global Change: Atmospheric Issues and Problems: AOS/IES171
	Matthew Hitchman University of Wisconsin
	Lecture Course investigating a variety of global change issues.
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Global Change: G & C 120b
	Jeffrey Park Yale University
	Lecture Course
	Lunine, Jonathan I. 1999. Earth: evolution of a habitable world. Cambridge University Press. Turekian, Karl K. 1996. Global Environmental Change: Past Present and Future. Prentice Hall.
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