A detailed schedule that includes readings and assignments is available on the paper syllabus provided in class and on Moodle course website in WolfWare.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
- What are Ecosystem Services?
- History and Ethics of Ecosystem Services
- Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
- Categorizing Ecosystem Services; Regulating and Provisioning Ecosystem Services
- Cultural and Supporting Ecosystem Services
- What is value?
- Value and Valuation
- Mapping Ecosystem Services
- Mapping Ecosystem Services
- No class, Spring Break!
- Strategies for Communicating with Non-Scientists
- Forest & Grasslands; Aquatic Ecosystem Services
- Ecosystem Services in Human-Dominated Systems
- Ecosystem Services, Land Management, and Conservation
- Informing Policy
- Final Thoughts