ENDY 6013 - ENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS
TENTATIVE SYLLABUS - Fall Semester 2004

MacKenzie, F., 1998, Introduction: In MacKenzie, F., 1998, Our changing planet: An introduction to Earth System Science and global environmental change: New york, Prentice Hall, p.1-8.

NO CLASS - LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

THE GOLDILOCKS SYNDROME: Evolution of Climate on Earth
Read: Kaula, W.M., 1990, Venus: A contrast in evolution to Earth: Science, v. 247, p.1191-1196.

Prinn, R.G., and Fegley, B., Jr., 1987, The atmospheres of Venus, Earth, and Mars: a critical comparison: Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, v.15, p.171-212.

Kasting, J.F. et al., 1988, How climate evolved on the terrestrial planets: Scientific American, v.258, p.90-97.

Kargel, J.S., and Strom, R.G., 1996, Global climatic change on Mars: Scientific American, November, 1996, p.80-88.

STILL WATERS RUN DEEP: The Thermohaline Ocean Circulation
Read: Broecker, W.S., 1983, The ocean: Scientific American, v.249, p.79-89.

Broecker, W.S., 1991, The great ocean conveyor: Oceanography, v.4, p.79-89.

Thurman, H.V., 1997, Introductory Oceanography, 8th edition: Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, p.201-230.

Broecker, W.S., 1991, The great ocean conveyor: Oceanography, v.4, p.79-89.

Broecker, W.S., 1999, What if the conveyor were to shut down? Reflections on a possible outcome of the Great Global Experiment: GSA Today, v.9, no.1, p.1-7

Lomborg, B., 2001, The Skeptical Environmentalist: Biodiversity: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, p.70-257.

2001, Scientific American Article

Chameides & Perdue, 1997, Chapter 9, Bringing it all together: The stability of atmospheric oxygen: Biogeochemical Cycles: A computer-interactive study of Earth System Science and global change: Oxford University Press, p.179-199.

WHAT, ME WORRY: Presidential Scenarios
Read: Victor, D.G., 2004, Climate Change:Debating America's Policy Options: Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, DC, 165p.

Browne, J., 2004, Beyond Kyoto: Foreign Affairs, v.83, p.20-32.

Merrill, R.T., 1988, Environmental influences on hurricane intensification: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, v.45, p.1678-1687.

Landsea, C.W., 1993, A climatology of intense (or major) Atlantic hurricanes: Monthly Weather Review, v.121, p.1703-1713.

Landsea, C.W., Gray, W.M., and Avila, L.A., 1996, Downward trends in the frequency of intense Atlantic hurricanes during the past five decades: Geophysical Research Letters, v.23, p.1697-1700.

Boss, S.K. and Neumann, A.C., 1993, Impacts of hurricane Andrew on carbonate platform environments, northern Great Bahama Bank: Geology, v.21, p.897-900

Henderson-Sellers, Zhang, H., Berz, G., Emanuel, K.A., Gray, W., Landsea, C.W., Holland, C., Lighthill, J., Shieh, S-L., Webster, P., McGuffe, K., 1998, Tropical cyclones and global climate change: A post-IPCC assessment: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, v.79, p.19-38.

Pielke, R.A., Jr., and Landsea, C.W., 1998, Normalized hurricane damages in the United States: 1925-1995: Weather and Forecasting, v.13, p.621-631.

Landsea, C.W., 2000, Climate Variability of Tropical Cyclones: Past, Present and Future: In R. A. Pielke, Sr. and R. A Pielke, Jr. (eds.), Storms: Routledge, New York, p.220-241.

MacKenzie, F., 1998, World population, development, and resource consumption: In MacKenzie, F., 1998, Our changing planet: An introduction to Earth System Science and global environmental change: New york, Prentice Hall, p.207-243.

Rogers, J. and Feiss, P.G., 1998, People and the Earth: Basic issues in the sustainability of resources and environment: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, p.1-32.

BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY: Strategies for Coping with Global Change
Read: Levin, S.A. and 16 others, 1999, Resilience in natural and socioeconomic systems: Environment and Development Economics, v.3, p.223-235.

Homer-Dixon, T.F. et al., 1993, Environmental change and violent conflict: Scientific American, p.38-45.

Ausubel, J.H., 1991, A second look at the impacts of climate change: American Scientist, v.79, p.210-221.

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NO CLASS - THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

The University of Arkansas does not observe religious holidays. However, the Campus Council has passed a resolution concerning individual observance of religious holidays as it pertains to class attendance. In accordance with the wishes of the Campus Council, the following policy regarding religious observances will be adhered to in this course:

When members of any religion seek to be excused from class for religious reasons, they are expected to provide their instructors with a schedule of religious holidays that they intend to observe, in writing, before the completion of the first week of classes.