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Activities |
Chapter/Title
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Content
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Assessment
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| Introduction |
Video Intro.1 Distance learning (YouTube)
Video Intro.2
How I teach my Web Class (YouTube). |
Print this Syllabus |
Orientation and Introduction |
Post
a brief biography of who you are in Discussions |
Week 1
June 1-7
Day 1 |
Fun Video 1.1: Only Rain Down the Drain
Video
1.1:"Integrated
Coastal Management - Levels of Power"
Please
play all media from inside WebCT
T1
Connection |
 Read
Against
the Tide: Ch 1-4
Coastal Issues: Preface & Ch 1
On-line
Reading 1.1: "Coastal and Marine Management" |
This chapter 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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Post
Discussion 1.1
Note: These
discussions are required, graded assignments.
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Week 1
Day 2 |
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Read
Coastal Issues: Ch. 2
"The Great Beach"
On-line
Reading 1.2: "Integrated Management" |
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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Practice Quiz
Graduate students: Send a brief research paper topic proposal for approval
to Dr. Schmidt now.
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Week 1
Day 3 |
Video
1.3: Florida/
"Risky Insurance"
T1
Line Connection
Podcast 1.3: Hurricanes
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Read
Coastal Issues: Ch. 3
"Armor"
On-Line
Reading 1.3: "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 1.3
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Week 1
Day 4 |
END of Week 1 |
Read
Coastal Issues: 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 policy? What are some of the innovative ways
people have tried to deal with the problems caused
by inlets? |
 TEST 1
(Week = Monday-Sunday)
Graduate students: Send an update. |
Week 2
June 8-14
Day 1 |
Fun Video 2.1: Sandal |
Read
Against
the Tide: Ch 5-9
Coastal Issues: 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, public opinion, and the
media play a role in these issues? |
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Assess:
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? |
Assess Your Progress:
Are you keeping up with the discussions? |
Week 2
Day 2 |
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Read
Coastal Issues: 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
Day 3 |
Video
2.3:Seattle
and the Olympic Peninsula
T1
Line Connection |
Read
Coastal Issues: Ch. 7.
"The Big One"
Online Reading 2.3: "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 2.3
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Week 2
Day 4 |
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Read
Coastal Issues: 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 social
scientists and policy analysts? What role does science
play in public policy making? What role should it
play? |
Graduate students:
You should send Dr. Schmidt a detailed progress report
on your research paper now please. |
Week 2
Day 5 |
END of Week 2 |
Read
Coastal Issues: 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" an issue? |
TEST 2 |
Week 3
June 15-21
Day 1 |
Fun Video 3.1: Glove |
Read
Against
the Tide: Ch 10-11
Coastal Issues: Ch.10
"For Sale"
Coastal Issues: Ch.11
"Epilogue" |
Private
beach ownership and public access is analyzed in this
chapter. Is setting aside coastal areas a good idea?
What is a "Taking?" How can we have sustainable development?
Who wins nature or people?
The epilogue features
some parting words, images of the coast, and some
philosophy from the author. |
Post
Discussion 3.1
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Week 3
Day 2 |
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Read
Online Reading 3.2: Supreme Court rules on global warming
Online Reading 3.2: Bush
Administration and Global Warming: Global Warming Sensorship
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Supreme
Court rules on global warming for the first time.
"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
Day 3 |
Video
3.3: 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) |
Read
Ocean's End:Preface and Ch.1 "Dead Seas" |
The
preface gives you a quick overview of the book. It
explains 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 toxic, almost lifeless
wasteland? What are the coastal policy lessons we
can extract from this case? Are there any solutions
to this? Could this happen in the US?
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Post
Discussion 3.3
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Week 3
Day 4 |
Online Activity 3.4: Extinctions (on the homepage)
End of Week 3 |
Read
Ocean's End:Ch.2
"Ocean Blues" |
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. |
TEST 3
Graduate students: Exam 1 |
Week 4
June 22-28
Day 1 |
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Read
Ocean's End:Ch.3 " Run from the Banks"
Online Reading 4.1: High
Tech Europe and Floods
Online Reading 4.1: Dead zone and Iowa |
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 4.1
Graduate students: Prepare a rough draft for the end of the week. |
Week 4
Day 2 |
Fun Video 4.2: "Smackdown" |
Read
Online Reading 4.2: The Deltaworks - How Holland does it |
Complete
the readings of Ch 1-3 in Ocean's End. 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
Day 3 |
Video 4.3: After the Flood
Video 4.3: PBS Special |
Read
Ocean's End:Ch.4
"Muddied Waters" |
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 4.3
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Week 4
Day 4 |
Video 4.4: Dead Sea and Tire Reefs
End of Week
4 |
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Take
this day to review and prepare for the test that's coming
up. |
TEST 4
Graduate students: Send Dr. Schmidt your rough draft. |
Week 5
June 29-July 5
Day 1 |
Fun Video 5.1: Fish |
Read
Online Reading 5.1: World Environmental Rankings |
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Week 5
Day 2 |
Video
5.2
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.
T1
line streaming- |
Read
Ocean's End:Ch.5
"Fall of Magic Kingdom"
Online Reading 5.2: 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?
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Post
Discussion 5.2
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Week 5
Day 3 |
Fun Video 5.3: Shifting Baselines
End of Week 5 |
Read
Ocean's End:Ch.6
"Paradise Lost" |
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? |
TEST 5 |
Week 6
July 6-12
Day 1 |
Option: Video 6.1 "Pew
Commission on Fish depleation"
OR
Online Reading 6.1 "Executive Report"
Online Activity 6.1: Also browse some of
the in-depth
Pew material. |
Read
Option: Video 6.1 "Pew
Commission on Fish depleation"
OR
Online Reading 6.1 "Executive Report" |
Complete
reading and review.
According to the Pew
Oceans Commission report released June 2003, our oceans
are in trouble. |
Graduate students: Final paper due at the end of the week! |
Week 6
Day 2 |
Fun Video 6.2: Israel |
Read
Ocean's End:Ch.
7 "Message from the Ice" |
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 6.2
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Week 6
Day 3 |
Video
6.3:"Turks and Caicos Islands (Grand Turk)"
I have several different
streaming options for this one. Try them and see what
works best!
T1-DSL
Line Streaming |
Read
Ocean's End: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 last test. |
Graduate studentsYour
research paper is now due. Please send it as an attachment
to Dr. Schmidt inside WebCT. |
Week 6
Day 4 |
Online Activity 6.4: "Defying
Ocean's End (DOE) Homepage" |
Read
Online Reading 6.4: Defying Ocean's End Executive Summary" PDF file |
Not
all is hopeless! This is a wonderful 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 6.4
TEST 6
Graduate studentsExam 2 |
Week 6
Day 5 |
Video
6.5 Optional!
Brief
comments on the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire and
the economic limitations of coastal zone use caused
by climate. |
Summer
class officially ends |
Fill
out on-line course evaluation please. |
Congratulations!
Have a great summer! |
