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Summer 2008 - June
2- July 11 (6 weeks)
The Policy and Politics of
Coastal Areas
Pol Sci 442/542 - Also Env
S 442 and
Community Development Great Plains IDEA Program sections XF and XH.
This class is offered entirely on the Internet
Credit awarded by Iowa State University - Taught by Prof. Steffen
W. Schmidt
Fulfills the American Government and Comparative Politics Requirements
in Pol Sci. as well as requirements in Public Administration,
CRP, and the International Studies Program. Also fulfills requirements
for GP-IDEA Community Development.
students - look for this logo
http://www.comm-dev.org/
Do
this now!: Print this page and check
off each assignment as it is completed.
1. Assignments
The following books
may be purchased at Amazon.com, ISU bookstore, or most large
bookstores. Please buy these as soon as you register for the
course and start reading!
- Against the Tide,
by Cornelia Dean, paperback, hardback, or the new pdf dowloadable
version available from Amazon.com or bookstore- (2001) Columbia
Univ Press.
- Coastal
Issues; Urgent Problems and Sustainable Solutions,
S. W. Schmidt and S. Paul Schmidt (Expected Publication date
2008. I will send you an e-mail with
pdf files for this!
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Ocean's
End: Travels Through Endangered Seas, by Colin Woodard,
320 pages, 1st edition (2001), Basic Books; ISBN: 0465015719
There
are further readings inside WebCt linked to Web assignments.
There are also numerous video lectures and mini-case studies
that you must watch. these are testable.
READ THIS:
This course is on the honors system. You, the student,
by enrolling in this course, pledge to do all of the assignments
yourself. You pledge to take the quizes and post the discussions
without the assistance of anyone. Violations will result in
nullification of your final grade in this class. Test may be
open book. If you cannot comply with the honors system please
notify the instructor and drop the class.
2.
Assessment/Testing/Grading:
Watch the streaming
digital video lectures. You need Real
Player (Mac or PC) and a sound card in your compute. You
must be able to stream media on the computer you are using to
enroll in this class. There will be test questions from
the media in this class!
A. Tests -
On-line tests/quizzes over the assigned material. One quiz per
week over assigned material. Each test has many variations of
each question which are automatically rotated for every student.
Moreover, the order of test questions is randomized. Therefore,
every test for each student will be unique.
300
max points total (50 each test).
Please go to WebCT
at Iowa State University if you have registered for this class
- Pol Sci 442/542x, The Policy and Politics of Coasta... - This
is the class management web site. Your name will be entered
automatically from the class registration list. You can log
into the site using your ISU e-mail log in and password. WebCT
will be used to manage the course and for testing and discussions.
B. Discussions-
10 original postings by you on the "message/discussion"
forum and at least 10 responses by you to postings
by others students. 100 max points.
i. Undergraduate-
Total possible points in the course = 400
max points possible.
ii. Graduate
students will complete all the on-line tests, post discussions,
and are also required to write a 15 page research paper.
This will most often be a literature review on a topic of
coastal policy or management of special interest to each graduate
student. Max 300 points.
*Basic
writing assessment matrix. Read This. (PDF document)
*How to structure a research paper. Power Point. (Inside WebCT
site).
Total
possible 700 points earned by graduate students.
Please follow the
sequence below. You may accelerate or "catch up" but
you must cross the finish line with all assignments, tests,
postings, done by the last day shown below on the syllabus.
First do the following.
1.What
is a distance learning class? YouTube (right click - open in
new window)
2.
My comments on teaching of coastal policy YouTube.
Warning: The most
recent syllabus are the assignments insite WebCT.
Print This!
| Activities |
Chapter/Title
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Content
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Activities/Assessment
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Week 1 June 2-8
 Video
# 1
"Integrated
Coastal Management - Levels of Power"
Please
play all media from inside WebCT
T1
Connection
Modem
Connection |
Start
the Book:
Against
the Tide,
by Cornelia Dean
 read
Preface
Ch 1.
on-line
Reading "Integrated Management" Please
do all the "live link readings from inside WebCT!" |
This chapters lays
out the lessons from Galveston, Texas which was destroyed
by the 1900 hurricane. This was the deadliest natural
disaster in US history in terms of loss of human life.
Why was the city so vulnerable? What was done to rebuild
and protect the city afterwards? What are the lessons?
Always ask yourself in the assigned readings "What
are the public policy and political implications of
this?"
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 Career
and internship examples in coastal policy, ICZM, and
related areas.
Post
a brief biography of who you are.
Post
Discussion 1
Note: These
discussions are required, graded assignments.
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Week 1- |
read
Ch. 2.
The Great Beach |
This is a case study
of the Atlantic Beaches in Mass. and the West Coast
beaches. How are these different in their geological
origins? How are beaches created and maintained by
nature? How does human interaction (and policies
regulating land use) affect the coastal zone in
these areas?
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Graduate students:
Send a brief research paper topic poposal to Dr. Schmidt
now in WebCT.
Ideas on suitable
topics.
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Week 1-
Video
# 2
Florida/
"Risky Insurance"
T1
Line Connection
Modem
Connection |
read
Ch 3.
Armor
On-Line
Reading "Risky Insurance - Florida" |
This chapter discusses
the "armouring" of the shoreline with man-made engineering.
What is it and what are some of the problems? What
are some of the ways that people try to fix the problems
of beach erosion? Is erosion of the shore really a
problem or is it only so when people build on the
coast? Again,
ask yourself what the role of local, state, and the
federal government are in addressing problems created
by beach and coastal armour. |
Post
Discussion 2
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Week 1-
- finish by June 8
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read
Ch 4.
Unkind Cuts |
What are inlets?
This chapter discusses creating inlets and the difficulties
of maintaining these. Why is this of interest to us
as students of coastal zones and coastal politics
and poilicy? What are some of the innovative ways
people have tried to deal with the problems caused
by inlets? |
 Take
TEST 1
(Week = Monday-Sunday) |
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week 2-
June 9-15 |
read
Ch. 5.
Unnatural Appetite |
What are artificial
beaches? By what means are people maintaining and
nourishing beaches? This chapter also discusses the
erosion problem. What are the overall implications
for the coast and beaches raised in this chapter?
How does government
and how do interest groups, publicn opinion, and the
media play a role in these issues?
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Graduate
students send Dr. Schmidt
an update on you research paper (normally a starter
bibliography of sources you expect to review for the
project)
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Asssess:
Are you viewing the video clips? |
Assess:
Are you reading a chapter per day? |
Assess:
Were you prepared for the test? Are you taking notes
on the readings?
Click
here to download your course tracker form. |
Assess Your Porgress:
Are you keeping up with the discussions?
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Week 2
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read
Ch. 6.
Cause and Effect |
Flood control,
dams and their effects of starving beaches of their
sand sources. What are "sand rights"? What were the
Institutes of Justinian? What is the "Public Trust
Doctrine"? Why should we be interested in the "wet
beach"?
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week 2
Video
# 3
Seattle
and the Olympic Peninsula -
T1
Line Connection
56k
Modem connection. |
read
Ch. 7.
The Big One
Reading
- Katrina |
Hurricane Andrew,
worst case scenarios, people, and coastal planning
issues are discussed here. What is the role of weather
on coastal construction? What is a Class (Category)
1 storm? How about a Class 5? What are some of the
long range public policy criteria that should be used
by government in reviewing construction on the coast?
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Post
Discussion #3
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week 2
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read
Ch. 8.
Clues |
This chapter
reviews the challenges of studying (researching) shorelines
and erosion. How good has coastal science been? What
is Duck Pier and why is it of interest in the study
of beaches? What are the major principles of coastal
behavior in which we should be interested as political
scientists and policy analysts? What role does science
play in public policy making? |
Graduate students.
you should send Dr. Schmidt an "intoduction" to your
research paper and a second draft bibliography. |
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week 2
Finish on June 15
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read
Ch. 9.
Constituency of Ignorance |
Explain the
title of this chapter. Building in dangerous and vulnerable
areas is discussed here. This chapter also explains
the conflict between policymakers and scientists.
What is the Coastal Zone Management Act? What role
does the national flood insurance program play in
coastal management? Why is "confiscation" and issue? |
Take
TEST 2 |
| Week
3 June 16-22 |
read
Ch. 10.
For Sale
Ch. 11.
Epilogue |
Private
beach ownership and public access is analyzed in this
chapter. is setting aside coastal areas. a good idea
What is - "Taking." How can we have sustainable development.
Who wins nature or people?
The epilohgue features
some parting words, images of the coast, and some
philosophy from the author. |
Post
Discussion 4
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Week 3 |
read
Bush
Administration and Global Warming. |
Supreme
Court rules on global warming for the first time.
Right click and read this please.
"In
a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled
(2007) that the gases that cause global warming are
pollutants under the Clean Air Act. The court also
found that the U.S. government has the authority to
regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) and other heat-trapping
gases."
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| Week
3
Video
# 4
The
100 Fastest Growing and Coastal U.S. Counties.
My lecture on "Exploding
Counties" given at the Ann Kolb Nature Center, Dania
Beach, Florida May 13, 2002. (This is a streaming
audio power point) |
Start
Book: "Ocean's End"
Preface and Ch.1-
Dead Seas
read |
The
preface gives you a quick overview of the book. It
explaines the reason why and how Colin Woodard researched
the book. Ch. 1 reviews the tragic decline and collapse
of the Black Sea. How did this vast body of water
(the size of California) become a toxis, almost lifeless
wasteland? What are the coastal policy lessons we
can extract from this case? Are there any solutions
to this? Could it happen in the US.
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Post
Discussion 5
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| Week
3 Finish by June
22 |
Ch.2
- Ocean Blues
read |
This
chapter gives an overview of the oceans and explains
their absolutely crucial role in determining the climate
and livability of planet earth. This chapter also reviews
the crisis faced by the oceans today. |
Take TEST
3 |
| Week
4 June 23-June 29 |
Ch.3
- Run from the Banks
read
High
Tech Europe and Floods |
What
happens when humans harvest ("strip mine") the riches
of the sea until they completely exhaust and destroy
these resources? This chapter is an interesting and
disturbing history of the rise and fall of Gand Banks,
Newfoundland, Canada. Can we learn something from this? |
Post
Discussion 6
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| Week
4 |
read |
Complete
the readings of Ch 1-3. Take notes and, I would suggest
that you write down all key terms. Think about the test
questions we might prepare. |
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| Week
4 |
Ch.4
- Muddied Waters
read |
The
Mississippi river basin is a huge waterway that is vital
to much of the USA. It serves as a huge drainage system
for much of the United States. What is the interrelationship
of the land and the sea (Gulf of Mexico)? The "re-plumbing"
and abuse of the mighty river is creating some major
and tragic problems. |
Post
Discussion 7
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| Week
4 Finish by June 29 |
read |
Take
this day to review and prepare for the test that's coming
up. |
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Take TEST
4 |
| Week
5 June 30 - July 6 |
read |
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Gradute
students - send a rough draft to Dr. Schmidt NOW! |
| Week
5
Video
5 -
T1
line streaming-
Modem
Streaming -
The "Dr. Politics" radio
show live from Nova University Oceanographic Center,
Dania Beach (Ft. Lauderdale) Florida featuring coastal
issues and an interview with Dr. Andrew Rogerson. |
Ch.5
- Fall of Magic Kingdom
read
Click
here for - Reef degradation slide show - "Pristine?" |
The
decline of the coral reefs and coastal area of Belize,
Central America, is the focus of this chapter. Are similar
things happening in other places - in the US? What lessons
about coastal management can we learn from this study?
Take My Poll
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Post
Discussion 8
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| Week
5 Finish by July 6
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Ch.6
- Paradise Lost
read |
What
are the Marshall islands and why do we need to be interested
in this remote place? Because they and many other small
island nations may face total destruction by climate
change! What kind of coastal policy can be implemented
in this place to cope with these problems? |
Take TEST
5 |
| Week
6 July 7-11
Pew
Commission on Fish depleation (you need flash on
your computer)
Also browse some of
the in-depth
Pew material. |
read |
Complete
reading and review.
According to the Pew
Oceans Commission report released June 2003, our oceans
are in trouble. |
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| Week
6
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Ch.
7 - Message from the Ice
read |
In
March of 2002 a huge chunk of ice (the size of Rhode
Island) in the Antarctic Peninsula collapsed into the
sea in record short time. The message from the ice reveals
a great deal to us about the potential future (and dangers
to) climate on the planet. It therefore also has very
significant implications for coastal policy. |
Post
Discussion 9
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| Week
6
Video
# 6-
Turks and Caicos
I have several different
streaming options for this one. Try them and see what
works best!
1. 56K
Only.
2. T1-DSL
Line Streaming
Turks and Caicos Islands
(Grand Turk). |
read
Ch. 8 - Sea Change |
In
this chapter the author offers some strategies for turning
around some of the problems facing the oceans and coastal
zones. What are these and how difficult will it be to
implement these coastal and political reforms? Remember
to review for the past test. |
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Take TEST
6 |
| Week
6 |
read
Defying
Ocean's End (DOE) Homepage
Download
the DOE Executive Summary from this site PDF file |
Not
all is hopeless! This is a wonderfukl project. One of
my former students at Nova Oceanographic center is involved
with this whole, large project to reverse the negative
trends.
Review this homepage and check out
what they are doing. Read the executive summary (testable!). |
Post
Discussion 10
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| Week
6
Video
# 7 Optional!
High Speed Access -Brief
comments on the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire and
the economic limitations of coastal zone use caused
by climate.
Modem Access -
Modem -
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read |
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Graduate
students; Your research paper is now due JULY
11 at the latest. Please send it as
an attachment to Dr. Schmidt inside WebCT. |
| Summer
class oficially ends
July 11 |
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Fill
out course evaluation I have sent you and return as
attachment to Joyce, Pol Sci. department jwray@iastate.edu |
Congratulations!
Have a great summer! |
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