Environmental Science, Policy And Management
Environmental Science, Policy and ManagementEnvironmental Science,Policy and ManagementEnvironmental Science, Policy andManagementOverviewTerms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018An introduction to the unifying principles and fundamental conceptsunderlying our scientific understanding of the biosphere. Topics coveredinclude the physical life support system on earth; nutrient cycles andfactors regulating the chemical composition of water, air, and soil; thearchitecture and physiology of life; population biology and communityecology; human dependence on the biosphere; and the magnitude andconsequences of human interventions in the biosphere.The Biosphere: Read More [ ]Hours & FormatThe Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management(ESPM) is a multidisciplinary program that recognizes the urgency andsignificance of our current environmental challenges, and the enormousopportunities that will lead to transformative change.We have award-winning faculty in climate science, biodiversity,environmental policy, land use, and community outreach — all driven bya collective interest in our environmental future.At Berkeley, ESPM is the campus portal to environmental research andissues. Berkeley is founded on the principle of knowledge for the publicgood. Our department builds on this promise.1Expand all course descriptions [ ]Collapse all course descriptions [-]ESPM 2 The Biosphere 3 UnitsFall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour ofdiscussion per weekAdditional DetailsFacilitiesStudents and faculty in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy,and Management have access to world-class academic and researchfacilities including libraries, field stations, natural history museums, andmany specialized research facilities for work ranging from stable isotopechemistry and high-throughput DNA sequencing to geospatial informationand data science. UC Berkeley’s Bay Area location encourages researchcollaborations, hands-on learning, and outreach opportunities withnumerous public and private agencies, including the Lawrence BerkeleyNational Laboratory, California Academy of Sciences, US Forest Service,US Fish and Wildlife Service, US National Park Service, CaliforniaDepartment of Forestry and Fire Protection, California Department of Fishand Game, and California Department of Food and Agriculture, and othermajor research universities.Undergraduate ProgramsWe offer a portfolio of exciting undergraduate majors that lead todiverse career options for students interested in environmental science,ecosystem management, conservation biology, global change science,environmental policy, and/or preparation for the health professions.Conservation and Resource Studies: BS and MinorEnvironmental Sciences: BSEcosystem Management and Forestry ograms/ecosystem-management-forestry/): BSand MinorMolecular Environmental Biology: BSSociety and Environment: BSFood Systems: MinorGeospatial Information Science and Technology: MinorGraduate ProgramsOur top-ranked graduate program consistently serves as a gateway toexciting careers in research, teaching, and public outreach.Environmental Science, Policy, and Management: PhDForestry s/forestry/):MFRange Management: MSSubject/Course Level: Environ Sci, Policy, and Management/UndergraduateGrading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.The Biosphere: Read Less [-]ESPM 5 FROM FARM TO TABLE: FOODSYSTEMS IN A CHANGING WORLD 4 UnitsTerms offered: Summer 2021 Second 6 Week Session, Summer 2020Second 6 Week Session, Summer 2019 Second 6 Week SessionThis course explores the journey of the U.S. food supply from the farm tothe family table. The ecology, management, and politics of farming undera global change scenario, the impact of our changing patterns of demandon food processing and retail, the opportunties and costs of exports, andthe way different groups access, use, and consume food.FROM FARM TO TABLE: FOOD SYSTEMS IN A CHANGING WORLD:Read More [ ]Hours & FormatSummer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 2.5 hours of discussion perweekAdditional DetailsSubject/Course Level: Environ Sci, Policy, and Management/UndergraduateGrading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.Instructors: Huntinger, Iles, DeMasterFROM FARM TO TABLE: FOOD SYSTEMS IN A CHANGING WORLD:Read Less [-]
2Environmental Science, Policy and ManagementESPM 6 Environmental Biology 3 UnitsESPM C10 Environmental Issues 4 UnitsTerms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018Basic biological and ecological principles discussed in relation toenvironmental disruptions. Human interactions with the environment; theirmeaning for animals and plants. Discussion of basic ecological processesas a basis for understanding environmental problems and formulatingstrategies for their solution.Environmental Biology: Read More [ ]Rules & RequirementsTerms offered: Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019Relationship between human society and the natural environment; casestudies of ecosystem maintenance and disruption. Issues of economicdevelopment, population, energy, resources, technology, and alternativesystems.Environmental Issues: Read More [ ]Rules & RequirementsPrerequisites: One course in introductory college biology isrecommended. Intended for nonscience majorsCredit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for C10 after taking10.Hours & FormatHours & FormatFall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 1 hour ofdiscussion per weekFall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1.5 hours ofdiscussion per weekAdditional DetailsAdditional DetailsSubject/Course Level: Environ Sci, Policy, and Management/UndergraduateSubject/Course Level: Environ Sci, Policy, and Management/UndergraduateGrading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.Instructor: WelterInstructor: ChapelaAlso listed as: L & S C30VEnvironmental Biology: Read Less [-]Environmental Issues: Read Less [-]ESPM 9 Environmental Science Case StudySeminar 3 UnitsTerms offered: Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010Utilizing a field intensive seminar format, the course will introducelower division students to the process of addressing real environmentalproblems. Through a progression of case studies, students will explorea spectrum of research design and implementation approaches. Bythe end of the semester, they will be able to frame a researchablequestion, design a protocol for gathering relevant information, analyzethe information, and derive an objective conclusion. Throughout thesemester, students will present case study results in oral and writtenform.Environmental Science Case Study Seminar: Read More [ ]Hours & FormatFall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of seminar per weekESPM C11 Americans and the Global Forest 4UnitsTerms offered: Spring 2017, Spring 2015, Spring 2014This course challenges students to think about how individual andAmerican consumer decisions affect forest ecosystems around the world.A survey course that highlights the consequences of different ways ofthinking about the forest as a global ecosystem and as a source of goodslike trees, water, wildlife, food, jobs, and services. The scientific toolsand concepts that have guided management of the forest for the last 100years, and the laws, rules, and informal institutions that have shaped useof the forests, are analyzed.Americans and the Global Forest: Read More [ ]Hours & FormatFall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour ofdiscussion per weekAdditional DetailsAdditional DetailsSubject/Course Level: Environ Sci, Policy, and Management/UndergraduateSubject/Course Level: Environ Sci, Policy, and Management/UndergraduateGrading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.Instructors: Fairfax, SpencerAlso listed as: L & S C30UEnvironmental Science Case Study Seminar: Read Less [-]Americans and the Global Forest: Read Less [-]
Environmental Science, Policy and ManagementESPM 15 Introduction to EnvironmentalSciences 3 UnitsTerms offered: Summer 2021 Second 6 Week Session, Spring 2021, Fall2020Introduction to the science underlying biological and physicalenvironmental problems, including water and air quality, global change,energy, ecosystem services, introduced and endangered species, watersupply, solid waste, human population, and interaction of technical,social, and political approaches to environmental management.Introduction to Environmental Sciences: Read More [ ]Hours & FormatFall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour ofdiscussion per weekSummer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 2.5 hours of discussion perweekAdditional DetailsSubject/Course Level: Environ Sci, Policy, and Management/UndergraduateGrading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.Instructors: Goldstein, Potts, FungIntroduction to Environmental Sciences: Read Less [-]ESPM C22AC Fire: Past, Present and FutureInteractions with the People and Ecosystemsof California 4 UnitsTerms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018The course presents a diachronic perspective on human-fire interactionswith local ecosystems in California that spans over 10,000 years. Thecourse will provide an historical perspective on human-fire interactions atthe landscape scale using a diverse range of data sources drawn fromthe fields of fire ecology, biology, history, anthropology, and archaeology.An important component includes examining how diverse cultures andethnicity influenced how people perceived and used fire at the landscapescale in ancient, historical and modern times. The implications of thesediverse fire practices and policies will be analyzed and the consequencesthey have had for transforming habitats and propagating catastrophicfires will be explored.Fire: Past, Present and Future Interactions with the People andEcosystems of California: Read More [ ]Hours & FormatFall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour ofdiscussion per weekESPM 24 Freshman Seminar 1 UnitTerms offered: Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020The Freshman Seminar Program has been designed to provide newstudents with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a facultymember in a small-seminar setting. Freshman Seminars are offeredin all campus departments, and topics may vary from department todepartment and semester to semester. Enrollment limited to fifteenfreshman.Freshman Seminar: Read More [ ]Rules & RequirementsRepeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.Hours & FormatFall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of seminar per weekAdditional DetailsSubject/Course Level: Environ Sci, Policy, and Management/UndergraduateGrading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by theinstructor when the class is offered. Final exam required.Freshman Seminar: Read Less [-]ESPM 39E Freshman/Sophomore Seminar 1 3 UnitsTerms offered: Fall 2012Freshman and sophomore seminars offer lower division students theopportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member and agroup of peers in a small-seminar setting. These seminars are offered inall campus departments; topics vary from department to department andfrom semester to semester.Freshman/Sophomore Seminar: Read More [ ]Rules & RequirementsPrerequisites: Priority given to freshmen and sophomoresRepeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.Hours & FormatFall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2-4 hours of seminar per weekAdditional DetailsSubject/Course Level: Environ Sci, Policy, and Management/UndergraduateGrading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by theinstructor when the class is offered. Final exam required.Additional DetailsFreshman/Sophomore Seminar: Read Less [-]Subject/Course Level: Environ Sci, Policy, and Management/UndergraduateGrading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.Instructors: Stephens, LightfootAlso listed as: ANTHRO C12ACFire: Past, Present and Future Interactions with the People andEcosystems of California: Read Less [-]3
4Environmental Science, Policy and ManagementESPM 40 Insects and Human Society 3 UnitsESPM 44 Biological Control 2 UnitsTerms offered: Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019An introduction to the diversity and natural history of insects in naturaland human environments. The course examines the wonder of insects,their interactions with the living world, and their contributions to andimpacts on human society.Insects and Human Society: Read More [ ]Hours & FormatTerms offered: Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012Regulation of populations of organisms, especially insects, throughinteractions with parasites, predators, pathogens, competitors.Discussion of examples from agricultural, forest, urban, and recreationalenvironments.Biological Control: Read More [ ]Hours & FormatFall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 1 hour ofdiscussion per weekFall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per weekAdditional DetailsSummer: 8 weeks - 4 hours of lecture and 4 hours of discussion perweekSubject/Course Level: Environ Sci, Policy, and Management/UndergraduateAdditional DetailsGrading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.Subject/Course Level: Environ Sci, Policy, and Management/UndergraduateInstructor: MillsGrading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.Biological Control: Read Less [-]Instructors: Will, AlmeidaESPM C46 Climate Change and the Future ofCalifornia 4 UnitsInsects and Human Society: Read Less [-]ESPM 42 Natural History of Insects 3 UnitsTerms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018An outline of the main facts and principles of biology as illustrated byinsects, with special emphasis on their relations to plants and animals,including humans.Natural History of Insects: Read More [ ]Hours & FormatFall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 1 hour ofdiscussion per weekAdditional DetailsSubject/Course Level: Environ Sci, Policy, and Management/UndergraduateTerms offered: Spring 2021, Spring 2018, Spring 2016Introduction to California geography, environment, and society, past andfuture climates, and the potential impacts of 21st-century climate changeon ecosystems and human well-being. Topics include fundamentals ofclimate science and the carbon cycle; relationships between human andnatural systems, including water supplies, agriculture, public health, andbiodiversity; and the science, law, and politics of possible solutions thatcan reduce the magnitude and impacts of climate change.Climate Change and the Future of California: Read More [ ]Hours & FormatFall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour ofdiscussion per weekAdditional DetailsGrading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.Subject/Course Level: Environ Sci, Policy, and Management/UndergraduateInstructor: WillGrading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.Natural History of Insects: Read Less [-]Instructors: Ackerly, Sedlak, Silver, WeissmanAlso listed as: L & S C46Climate Change and the Future of California: Read Less [-]
Environmental Science, Policy and ManagementESPM 50AC Introduction to Culture andNatural Resource Management 4 UnitsESPM 72 Introduction to GeographicInformation Systems 3 UnitsTerms offered: Summer 2021 First 6 Week Session, Summer 2021Second 6 Week Session, Spring 2021An introduction to how culture affects the way we use and managefire, wildland and urban forests, rangelands, parks and preserves, andcroplands in America. The basic concepts and tools for evaluating therole of culture in resource use and management are introduced andused to examine the experience of American cultural groups in thedevelopment and management of western natural resources.Introduction to Culture and Natural Resource Management: Read More[ ]Hours & FormatTerms offered: Summer 2021 Second 6 Week Session, Spring 2021,Summer 2020 Second 6 Week SessionIntroduction to computer systems, data processing software for naturalresources studies. Components of geographic information systems;concepts of surveying, mapping, and remote sensing as data sources;various methods of data processing and analysis including classification,map overlay, buffer analysis, topographic modeling, spatial interpolation,and map design with a GIS. Intensive hands-on practices with relevantcomputer software packages.Introduction to Geographic Information Systems: Read More [ ]Rules & RequirementsFall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour ofdiscussion per weekPrerequisites: Three years of high school mathHours & FormatSummer:6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 2.5 hours of discussion per week8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per weekFall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 3 hours oflaboratory per weekAdditional DetailsSummer: 6 weeks - 6.5 hours of lecture and 6 hours of laboratory perweekSubject/Course Level: Environ Sci, Policy, and Management/UndergraduateAdditional DetailsGrading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.Subject/Course Level: Environ Sci, Policy, and Management/UndergraduateFormerly known as: 50Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.Introduction to Culture and Natural Resource Management: Read Less [-]Instructor: GongESPM 60 Environmental Policy,Administration, and Law 4 UnitsTerms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018Introduction to U.S. environmental policy process focuses on historyand evolution of political institutions, importance of property, federal andstate roles in decision making, and challenges of environmental policy.Emphasis is on use of science in decision making, choices betweenregulations and incentives, and role of bureaucracy in resource policy.Case studies on natural resource management, risk management,environmental regulation, and environmental justice.Environmental Policy, Administration, and Law: Read More [ ]Hours & FormatFall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour ofdiscussion per weekSummer: 6 weeks - 8 hours of lecture and 3 hours of discussion perweekAdditional DetailsSubject/Course Level: Environ Sci, Policy, and Management/UndergraduateGrading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.Environmental Policy, Administration, and Law: Read Less [-]Introduction to Geographic Information Systems: Read Less [-]5
6Environmental Science, Policy and ManagementESPM 88A Exploring Geospatial Data 2 UnitsTerms offered: Spring 2017, Spring 2016From interactive web maps to spatial data analysis, digital geographicdata and information are becoming an important part of the data sciencelandscape. Almost everything happens somewhere that can be mappedon the surface of the earth. In many cases the where matters as muchto an analysis as the what and the why. Geospatial data analysis allowsa researcher to consider location explicitly. This course provides anintroduction to working with digital geographic data, or geospatial data.We will explore concepts of geospatial data representation, methodsfor acquisition, processing and analysis, and techniques for creatingcompelling geovisualizations. No prior knowledge is assumed orexpected.Exploring Geospatial Data: Read More [ ]Rules & RequirementsPrerequisites: This course is meant to be taken concurrently withComputer Science C8/Statistics C8/Information C8: Foundations of DataScience. Students may take more than one 88 (data science connector)course if they wish, ideally concurrent with or after having taken the C8courseHours & FormatFall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0.5 hours of lecture, 0.5 hours ofdiscussion, and 1 hour of laboratory per weekESPM 88B Data Sciences in Ecology and theEnvironment 2 UnitsTerms offered: Spring 2016Many of the greatest challenges we face today come from understandingand interacting with the natural world: from global climate chan
Environmental Science, Policy and Management 1 Environmental Science, Policy and Management Overview The Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management (ESPM) is a multidisciplinary program that recognizes the urgency and significance of our current environmental challenges, and the enormous
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