Required Texts

Brody, Samuel D. 2008. Ecosystem Planning in Florida : solving regional problems through local decision making. Hampshire, England: Ashgate Press.

Peck, Sheila. 1998. Planning for Biodiversity: Issues and Examples. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.

Dramstad, Wenche E., J. Olson, and R. Forman. 1996. Landscape Ecology Principles in Landscape Architecture and Land-Use Planning. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.

Wondolleck, Julia and Steven Yaffee. 2000. Making Collaboration Work: Lessons from Innovation in Natural Resource Management. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.

Recommended

Perlman, Dan L. and Jeffery Miller. 2005. Practical Ecology for planners, developers, and citizens. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.

*Readings not contained in required texts will be available electronically at: epsru.tamu.edu.

Introduction and Overview of Ecosystem Planning & Management

August 29

Introduction to course

August 31

Brody, Samuel D. 2008. Ecosystem Planning in Florida: solving regional problems through local decision making. Hampshire, England: Ashgate Press. Chapters 2 & 3, pgs. 13-35.

Perlman, Dan L. and Jeffery Miller. 2005. Practical Ecology for planners, developers, and citizens. Washington , D.C. : Island Press. Chapter 1, pgs. 7-20.

Additional Readings

Grumbine, Edward. 1994. What Is Ecosystem Management? Conservation Biology 8(1): 27-38.

Christensen, Norman, A. Bartuska, J. Brown, S. Carpenter, C. D'Antonio, R. Francis, J. Franklin, J. MacMahon, R. Noss, D. Parsons, C. Petterson, M. Turner, and R. Woodmansee. 1996. The Report of the Ecological Society of America Committee on the Scientific Basis for Ecosystem Management. Ecological Applications 6(3): 665-684.

Sexton, William. 1998. Ecosystem Management: expanding the resources management 'tool kit.' Landscape and Urban Planning 40: 103-112.

Szaro, R., W. Sexton and C. Malone. 1998. The emergence of ecosystem management as a tool for meeting people's needs and sustaining ecosystems. Landscape and Urban Planning 40:1-7.

Cortner, H. and Margaret Moote. 1999. The Politics of Ecosystem Management. Washington, DC: Island Press, chapters 2 & 3.

Ecosystem Science and Management

September 5

Brody, Samuel D. 2008. Ecosystem Planning in Florida: solving regional problems through local decision making. Hampshire, England: Ashgate Press. Chapter 6, “The Fragmented Landscape: Biological Diversity versus Human Disturbance,” pgs. 84-91.

Peck, Sheila. 1998. Planning for Biodiversity: Issues and Examples. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, chapters 1& 2, pgs. 7-46.

Noss, Reed F. 1983. A Regional Landscape Approach to Maintain Diversity. BioScience 33: 700-706.

Randolph, John. 2003. Ch10, Ecosystem and Watershed Management, pgs. 253-260. In Environmental Land Use Planning and Management. Island Press: Washington, D.C.

September 7

Noss, Reed and Allen Cooperrider. 1994. Saving Nature’s Legacy: Protecting and Restoring Biodiversity. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, chapter 1.

Additional Readings

Peck, Sheila. 1998. Planning for Biodiversity: Issues and Examples. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, chapter 3.

King, A. 1993. Considerations of Scale and Hierarchy. In Ecological Integrity and the Management of Ecosystems. S. Woodly, J. Kay, and G. Francis, (eds). CA: St. Lucie Press, pp. 19-39.

Perlman, Dan L. and Jeffery Miller. 2005. Practical Ecology for planners, developers, and citizens. Washington, D.C.: Island Press. Chapter 2, pgs. 27-43.

Principles of Landscape Ecology and Ecological Design

September 12

Dramstad, Wenche E., J. Olson, and R. Forman. 1996. Landscape Ecology Principles in Landscape Architecture and Land-Use Planning. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, pp. 19-48.

Peck, Sheila. 1998. Planning for Biodiversity: Issues and Examples. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, chapter 4.

Brody, Samuel D. 2008. Ecosystem Planning in Florida: solving regional problems through local decision making. Hampshire, England: Ashgate Press. Chapter 7, “The Role of Biological Diversity in Local Plan Making,” pgs. 93-108.

September 14

Duerksen, C. D. Elliot, N. Thompson, E. Johnson, and J. Miller. 1997. Habitat Protection Planning: Where the Wild Things Are. APA Planning Advisory Service Report No. 470/471, pp. 5-23.

September 1

Dramstad, Wenche E., J. Olson, and R. Forman. 1996. Landscape Ecology Principles in Landscape Architecture and Land-Use Planning. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, pp. 49-70.

Simberloff and Cox. 1987. Consequences and Costs of Conservation Corridors. Conservation Biology 1(1): 63-71.

Damschen et al. 2006. Corridors Increase Plant Species Richness at Large Scales. Science 313: 1284-1286.

Additional Readings

Van Langevelde, Frank. 1994. Conceptual integration of landscape planning and landscape ecology, with a focus on the Netherlands. In Landscape Planning and Ecological Networks. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science.

Perlman, Dan L. and Jeffery Miller. 2005. Practical Ecology for planners, developers, and citizens. Washington, D.C.: Island Press. Chapters 4-6, pgs. 53-129.

Introduction of Human Values in the Management of Ecosystems

September 21

Leopold, A. 1949. A Sand County Almanac. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 237-243.

Stanley, Thomas. 1995. Ecosystem Management and the Arrogance of Humanism. Conservation Biology 9(2): 255-261.

Perlman, Dan L. and Jeffery Miller. 2005. Practical Ecology for planners, developers, and citizens. Washington, D.C.: Island Press. Chapter 3, pgs. 36-49.

Additional Reading

Endter-Wada, Joanna, Dale Blahna, Richard Krannich, and Mark Brunson. 1998. A Framework for Understanding Social Science Contributions to Ecosystem Management. Ecological Applications 8(3) 891-901.

September 26

Wondolleck, Julia and Steven Yaffee. 2000. Making Collaboration Work: Lessons from Innovation in Natural Resource Management. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, chapters 1, 4, 5, and 7.

Institutional Issues: A Focus on Inter-organizational Collaboration

September 28

Wondolleck, Julia and Steven Yaffee. 2000. Making Collaboration Work: Lessons from Innovation in Natural Resource Management. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, chapter 13.

Peck, Sheila. 1998. Planning for Biodiversity: Issues and Examples. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, pp. 154-166.

Westley, Frances. 1995. Governing Design: The Management of Social Systems and Ecosystems Management. In Barriers and Bridges to the Renewal of Ecosystems and Institutions, pp. 391-427. Edited by Lance Gunderson, C.S. Holling, and Stephen S. Light. Columbia University Press, New York.

Additional Reading

Cortner, H. M. Wallace, S. Burke, and M. Moote. 1998. Institutions Matter: the need to address the institutional challenges of ecosystem management. Landscape and Urban Planning 40: 159-166.

October 3

Senge, P.M. 1990. The Fifth Discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization. New York: Doubleday Currency, pp. 3-16; 68-92; skim 93-113.

Lee, R.G. 1992. Ecologically Effective Social Organization as A Requirement for Sustaining Watershed Ecosystems. In R.J. Naiman (ed.), Watershed Management: Balancing Sustainability and Environmental Change. New York: Springer-Verlag.

Additional Readings

Lee, Kai N. 1993. Compass and Gyroscope: Integrating Science and Politics for the Environment. Washington, DC: Island Press, chapter 3.

Knight, Richard and Gary Meffe. 1997. Ecosystem Management Agency Liberation from Command and Control. Wildlife Society Bulletin 25(3): 676-678.

The Planning Proces: Stakeholder Collaboration

October 5

Brody, Samuel D. 2008. Ecosystem Planning in Florida: solving regional problems through local decision making. Hampshire, England: Ashgate Press. Chapter 8, “Collaborative Environmental Planning and Stakeholder Participation,” pgs. 109-114.

Wondolleck, Julia and Steven Yaffee. 2000. Making Collaboration Work: Lessons from Innovation in Natural Resource Management. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, chapters 2 & 3.

October 10

Wondolleck, Julia and Steven Yaffee. 2000. Making Collaboration Work: Lessons from Innovation in Natural Resource Management. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, chapter 6.

Lewicki, Roy J., David M. Saunders, & Bruce Barry (2007) Essentials of Negotiation. Irwin McGraw-Hill. Fourth Edition. Pgs. 58-83.

Randolph, John and Michael Bauer. 1999. Improving Environmental Decision-Making Through Collaborative Methods. Policy Studies Review, Fall/Winter, 16: 169-191.

Brody, Samuel D. 2008. Ecosystem Planning in Florida: solving regional problems through local decision making. Hampshire, England: Ashgate Press. Chapter 9, “Measuring the Effects of Stakeholder Participation on the Quality of Local Plans,” pgs. 115-122.

Additional Readings

Randolph, John and Michael Bauer. 1999. Improving Environmental Decision-Making Through Collaborative Methods. Policy Studies Review, Fall/Winter, 16: 169-191.

October 12

Problem paper #1 Due

Susskind, Lawrence, Sarah Mckearnan, and Jennifer Thomas-Larmer, (eds.). 1999.
Consensus Building Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Reaching Agreement. California: Sage Publications.“San Francisco Estuary Project,” pp. 801-825.

Wondolleck, Julia and Steven Yaffee. 2000. Making Collaboration Work: Lessons from Innovation in Natural Resource Management. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, chapters 9 and 12.

Exploring the Role of Environmental Plans

October 17

Beatly, T., D. Brower, and A. Schwab. 1994. An Introduction to Coastal Zone Management. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, pp. 129-147.

Marsh, Lindell and Peter Lallas. 1995. Focused, Special-Area Conservation Planning: An Approach to Reconciling Development and Environmental Protection. In Collaborative Planning for Wetlands and Wildlife. Edited by Douglas Porter and David Salveson. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.

Duerksen, C. D. Elliot, N. Thompson, E. Johnson, and J. Miller. 1997. Habitat Protection Planning: Where the Wild Things Are. APA Planning Advisory Report No. 470/471, pp. 79-82.

October 19

Read and analyze plans distributed in class or on reserve.

October 24

Beatley, T. 2000. Preserving Biodiversity: Challenges for Planners. APA Journal 66(1): 5-20.

Planning Tools and Strategies I – Land use planning Techniques

October 26 - Protected Areas Networks and Network Analysis

Peck, Sheila. 1998. Planning for Biodiversity: Issues and Examples. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, chapter 5.

Noss, Reed and Allen Cooperrider. 1994. Saving Nature’s Legacy: Protecting and Restoring Biodiversity. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, pp. 129-157; skim 158-177.

Additional Readings

Salm and Clark. 2000. Marine and Coastal Protected Areas: A Guide for Planners and Managers. Chapter 2, Site Planning and Management, Pgs. 37-48.

October 31- Land Use Policies I

Mantell, M., S. Harper, and L. Prost. 1990. Appendix A: A Primer on Growth Management Tools and Techniques. In Resource Guide for Creating Successful Communities. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.

Beatly, T., D. Brower, and A. Schwab. 1994. An Introduction to Coastal Zone Management. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, pp. 155-180.

November 2- Land Use Policies II

Duerksen, C. D. Elliot, N. Thompson, E. Johnson, and J. Miller. 1997. Habitat Protection Planning: Where the Wild Things Are. APA Planning Advisory Service Report No. 470/471, pp. 25-54.

Center for Watershed Protection. 1994. Use of Cluster Development to Protect Watersheds. Watershed Protection Techniques 1(3): 137-140.

November 7- Land Use Policies III

Arendt, R. 1997. Growing Greener: Putting Conservation into Local Codes. Stewart , MD : Natural Lands Trust, Inc., 15 pp.

Perlman, Dan L. and Jeffery Miller. 2005. Practical Ecology for planners, developers, and citizens. Washington, D.C.: Island Press. Chapter 10.

Plan Quality Analysis: Putting It All Together

November 9

Kaiser, E. et. al. 1995. Urban Land Use Planning. Chicago, IL: U. of Illinois Press, pp. 257-278.

Brody, Samuel D. 2008. Ecosystem Planning in Florida: solving regional problems through local decision making. Hampshire, England: Ashgate Press; Chapter 5, Case 1: A Report Card, pgs. 49-60.

Planning Tools and Strategies II – GIS & spatial analysis

November 14 – Gap Analysis

Problem Paper #2 Due.

Scott, J.M., F. Davis, B. Csuti, R. Noss, B. Butterfield, C. Groves, H. Anderson, S. Caicco, F. DErchia, T.C. Edwards Jr., J. Ulliman, and R.G. Wright. 1993. Gap Analysis: a geographical approach to protection of biological diversity. Wildlife Monographs, 123: 1-41.

Caicco, Steven, J.M. Scott, B. Butterfield, and B. Csuti. 1995. A Gap Analysis of the Management Status of the Vegetation of Idaho (U.S.A.). Conservation Biology, 9(3): 498-511.

Additional Readings

Beardsley, K., and D.M. Stoms. 1993. Compiling a Digital Map of Areas Managed for Biodiversity In California. Natural Areas Journal, 13(3): 177-190.

Scott, J.M., B. Csuti, and S. Caicco. 1991. Gap Analysis: Assessing Protection Needs. In W. Hudson, ed. Landscape Linkages and Biodiversity: A strategy for Survival. Island Press, Seattle, WA.

Scott, J.M., B. Csuti, J.D. Jacobi, and J. Estes. 1987. Species Richness: a geographic approach to protecting future biological diversity. BioScience, 37(11): 782-788.

November 16- Policy Mapping & Analysis

Brody, Samuel D. 2008. Ecosystem Planning in Florida: solving regional problems through local decision making. Hampshire, England: Ashgate Press; Chapter 5, Case 2: Identifying Policy Gaps Using GIS, pgs. 61-80.

Brody, S.D., Himanshu Grover, Sara Bernhardt, Zhenghong Tang, Bianca Whitaker, and Colin Spencer. (2006). A Multi-Criteria, Spatial Site Suitability Analysis for Oil and Gas Exploration in Texas State Coastal Waters. Environmental Management 38:597–617.

November 21 - Computer Modeling of Environmental Impacts

Randolph, John. 2003. Land Use, Stream Flow, and Runoff Pollution, pgs. 363- 404. In Environmental Land Use Planning and Management. Island Press: Washington, D.C.

*in class modeling exercise

Planning Tools and Strategies II – Applications and case studies

November 23– Wetlands and Development

Daniels, T. and Daniels, K. 2003. Chapter 10, “Planning and Managing Wetlands.” In The Environmental Planning Handbook. Washington, DC: Planners Press; pgs. 229-240.

Brody, S.D., Davis, Stephen E. III, Highfield, Wesley E. and Bernhardt, Sarah. (2008). A Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Wetland Alteration in Texas and Florida: Thirteen Years of Impact Along the Coast. Wetlands 28(1): 107-116.

Additional Readings

Lewis, W. M.: 2001, Wetlands Explained: Wetland Science, Policy, and Politics in America, Oxford University Press, New York, NY, pgs. 41-62.

Bardecki, M.J. What Value Wetlands? (1984). Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 39(3): 166-169.

**November 24-25- Thanksgiving Break

November 28- Wetland Development and Flooding: making the connection

Brody, Samuel D., Wesley E. Highfield, Hyung-Cheal Ryu, Laura Spanel-Weber. Examining the Relationship between Wetland Alteration and Watershed Flooding in Texas and Florida. (2006). Natural Hazards, 16pgs.

Highfield, Wesley E. and Samuel D. Brody. The Price of Permits: Measuring the Economic Impacts of

Wetland Development on Flood Damages in Florida. (2006). Natural Hazards Review 7(3): 123-130.

Additional Readings

Arnold, L.A. and Gibbons, C.J. 1996. Impervious Surface Coverage-the emergence of a key environmental indicator. Journal of the American Planning Association 62: 243-258.

White, M.D. and Greer, K.A. 2006. The Effects of Watershed Urbanization on the Stream Hydrology and Riparian Vegetation of Los Peñasquitos Creek, California. Landscape and Urban Planning 74: 125-138.

Environmental Plan Implementation: Putting Principles into Practice

November30 – Plan Conformity

Brody, Samuel D. 2008. Ecosystem Planning in Florida: solving regional problems through local decision making. Hampshire, England: Ashgate Press. Chapters 10 & 11, pgs. 125-155.

December 5- Implementing Principles

Perlman, Dan L. and Jeffery Miller. 2005. Practical Ecology for planners, developers, and citizens. Washington, D.C.: Island Press. Chapter 11, pgs. 217-237.

Final Paper Due: On day of scheduled final exam.

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