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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, POLICY, AND MANAGEMENT (ESPM)
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
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ESPM
1001
- Freshmen Orientation to Environmental Sciences, Policy, and Management
(1.0 cr; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
Academic planning, ESPM careers, liberal education requirements, internships. Building relationships with other students/faculty, student life, information technology, critical computer skills. New freshmen.
ESPM
1002
- Transfer Orientation Seminar
(1.0 cr; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
Academic planning, ESPM careers, liberal education requirements, internships. Building relationships with other students/faculty, student life, information technology, critical computer skills. Transfer and continuing students.
ESPM
1011
- Issues in the Environment
(ENV)
(3.0 cr; fall, spring, every year)
Interdisciplinary survey of environmental issues. Interrelationships between environment and human society. Roles of science, technology, and policy in meeting environmental challenges. Lecture, discussion. Students evaluate social, ethical, political, and economic factors.
ESPM
1012H
- Environmental Science and Society
(ENV)
(3.0 cr; Prereq-Honors student; A-F only, spring, every year)
Selection of current environmental issues affecting our daily lives. Scientific methodology used to investigate and resolve those issues. Global biogeochemical cycles (e.g., carbon, nitrogen, water). Scientific and social approach of investigation to environmental issues. How everything we do affects the environment in different ways. Visits to selected UMN laboratories.
ESPM
1425
- The Atmosphere
(PHYS, ENV)
(4.0 cr; =[GEOG 1425]; Prereq-High school algebra; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Nature of atmosphere, its behavior. Atmospheric composition, structure, stability, motion. Precipitation processes, air masses, fronts, cyclones, anticyclones. General weather patterns. Meteorological instruments/observation. Weather map analysis. Forecasting.
ESPM
1901
- Topics: Freshman Seminar
(ENV)
(3.0 cr; Prereq-Fr; spring, every year)
Topics vary.
ESPM
1905
- Freshman Seminar
(1.0 - 3.0 cr [max 3.0 cr]; fall, spring, every year)
Freshman Seminar: Topics Vary
ESPM
1906W
- Freshman Seminar
(WI)
(3.0 cr; Prereq-Fr; fall, spring, every year)
Issues/topics related to natural resources and the environment. Topics vary each semester.
ESPM
2021
- Environmental Sciences: Integrated Problem Solving
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1011, ESPM major; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
Simulations of environmental problem. Student teams develop strategy for kinds of data needed, analyzing data, and integrating findings. International perspectives on environmental problems/solutions.
ESPM
2401
- Environmental Education/Interpretation
(3.0 cr; Prereq-Soph; fall, every year)
Foundational view of environmental education/interpretation, its history, theories, and methodologies. Practical skills for teaching in the outdoors. Educational content, state/national standards, effective pedagogy for informal learning environments.
ESPM
3000
- Seminar on Current Issues for ESPM
(1.0 cr [max 6.0 cr]; Prereq-Jr; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Environmental issues students will have to address in their future careers. Small group discussion, in-depth/focused intellectual debate. Topics depend on faculty selection or student interest.
ESPM
3002
- Colloquium: Exotic Plants and Animals
(1.0 cr; A-F or Aud, fall, odd years)
Current exotic plants/animals in Great Lakes region and around the world. Gypsy moths, brown tree snakes, zebra mussels, Eurasian watermilfoil. Impact/control. Readings, discussions, and lectures from experts on topics such as invasion theory and real world management.
ESPM
3011W
- Ethics in Natural Resources
(WI)
(3.0 cr; fall, spring, every year)
Normative/professional ethics, and leadership considerations, applicable to managing natural resources and the environment. Readings, discussion.
ESPM
3012
- Statistical Methods for Environmental Scientists and Managers
(MATH)
(4.0 cr; =[STAT 5021, STAT 3011, ANSC 3011]; Prereq-Two yrs of high school math; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
Introduction to statistical principles, foundations, and methods for examining data and drawing conclusions. Regression modeling of relationships in environmental and natural resource science and management problems.
ESPM
3031
- Applied Global Positioning Systems for Geographic Information Systems
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 5031]; Prereq-Intro GIS course, [jr or sr]; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
GPS principles, operations, techniques to improve accuracy. Datum, projections, and coordinate systems. Differential correction, accuracy assessments discussed/applied in lab exercises. Code/carrier phase GPS used in exercises. GPS handheld units, PDA based ArcPad/GPS equipment. Transferring field data to/from desktop systems, integrating GPS data with GIS.
ESPM
3101
- Conservation of Plant Biodiversity
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 5101]; Prereq-Biol 1001 or Biol 1009; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
Introduction to principles underlying assessment/conservation of plant biodiversity at individual, population, and community levels. Case studies in management of biodiversity to restore/maintain ecosystem function. Issues such as genetics, timber harvesting, invasive species, plant reproduction.
ESPM
3108
- Ecology of Managed Systems
(ENV)
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 5108]; Prereq-BIOL 1001 or BIOL 1009 or HORT 1001 or #; fall, every year)
Ecology of ecosystems that are primarily composed of managed plant communities, such as managed forests, field-crop agroecosystems, rangelands and nature reserves, parks, and urban open-spaces. Concepts of ecology and ecosystem management.
ESPM
3111
- Hydrology and Water Quality Field Methods
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 5111]; Prereq-4061 or EEB 4601 or GEO 4601 or FR 3114; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
Integrates water quality, surface/groundwater hydrology. Case studies, hands-on field data collection, calculations of hydrological/water quality parameters. Meteorological data, snow hydrology, stream gauging, well monitoring, automatic water samplers. Designing water quality sampling program. Geomorphology, interception, infiltration.
ESPM
3131
- Environmental Physics
(3.0 cr; Prereq-Phys 1101; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
Concepts/principles of classic/modern physics applied to environmental problems arising from interaction between humans and the natural environment. Forms of pollution (e.g., land, water, air). Transport mechanisms. Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Global climate change. Social issues related to environmental problems.
ESPM
3202W
- Environmental Conflict Management, Leadership, and Planning
(WI)
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 5202]; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
Negotiation of natural resource management issues. Use of collaborative planning. Case study approach to conflict management, strategic planning, and building leadership qualities. Emphasizes analytical concepts, techniques, and skills.
ESPM
3211
- Survey, Measurement, and Modeling for Environmental Analysis
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 5211]; Prereq-[MATH 1031 or MATH 1051], [3012 or FW 4001 or STAT 3011], computer competency; spring, every year)
Introduction to survey, measurement, and modeling concepts/methods for study of natural resources and environmental issues. Emphasizes survey design for data collection, estimation, and analysis for issues encompassing land, water, air, vegetation, animal, soil, and human/social variables.
ESPM
3221
- Soil Conservation and Land-Use Management
(3.0 cr; Prereq-SOIL 1125 or 2125 or #; spring, every year)
Water quality impacts of soil erosion. Nutrient transport to surface waters. Causes/consequences of soil erosion. Physical processes of wind/water erosion. Soil conservation techniques. Economic, political, and sociological influences. Reducing nutrient losses to surface waters.
ESPM
3241W
- Natural Resource and Environmental Policy
(SOCS, CIV, WI)
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 5241]; spring, every year)
Political processes in management of the environment. How disagreements are addressed by different stakeholders, private-sector interests, government agencies, institutions, communities, and nonprofit organizations.
ESPM
3245
- Sustainable Land Use Planning and Policy
(ENV)
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 5245]; Prereq-Jr or sr; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
Policies affecting land use planning at local, state, and federal levels. Ecosystem and landscape scale planning. Collaborative and community-based approaches to planning for ecological, social, and economic sustainability. Class project applies interdisciplinary perspectives on planning and policy, including information gathering techniques, conservation planning tools, and evaluation of planning options.
ESPM
3251
- Natural Resources in Sustainable International Development
(GP)
(3.0 cr; =[LAS 3251, ESPM 5251]; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
International perspectives on resource use and sustainable development. Integration of natural resource issues with social, economic, and policy considerations. Agriculture, forestry, agroforestry, non-timber forest products, water resources, certification, development issues. Global case studies. Impact of consumption in developed countries on sustainable development in lesser developed countries.
ESPM
3261
- Economics and Natural Resources Management
(SOCS, ENV)
(4.0 cr; =[ESPM 5261]; Prereq-MATH 1031 or MATH 1051 or MATH 1142 or MATH 1155 or MATH 1271 or ESPM 3012 or STAT 3011 or Soc 3811 or equiv; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
Microeconomic principles, their application to natural resource management problems. Tools to address market failure, project analysis. Economic/financial considerations. Benefit/cost analysis. Valuation/assessment methods for property/market/nonmarket benefits. Planning/management problems. Managing renewable natural resources. Case studies.
ESPM
3271
- Environmental Policy, Law, and Human Behavior
(CIV, SOCS)
(3.0 cr; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
What is necessary to achieve sustainable societies. What influences societal deliberation/decisions about environmental issues. How our behaviors affect natural systems. Key theoretical concepts of environmental social psychology and political science. How people respond to policies, using theoretical concepts from social psychology about attitudes, values, and social norms; applying these ideas to specific environmental problems and ethical debates.
ESPM
3425
- Atmospheric Pollution: From Smog to Climate Change
(3.0 cr; Prereq-[CHEM 1061, PHYS 1101W, MATH 1142 or 1271] or equiv or #; A-F only, fall, every year)
Processes governing chemical makeup of Earth's atmosphere. Implications for air pollution, climate, human welfare. Evolution of atmosphere. Atmospheric structure/transport. Biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, mercury. Greenhouse effect. Aerosols. Stratospheric ozone loss.
ESPM
3480
- Topics in Natural Resources
(1.0 - 4.0 cr [max 6.0 cr]; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Lectures by visiting scholar or regular staff member. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
ESPM
3575
- Wetlands
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 5575]; spring, every year)
Freshwater wetland classification, wetland biota, current/historic status of wetlands, value of wetlands. National, regional, Minnesota wetlands conservation strategies, ecological principles used in wetland management.
ESPM
3601
- Sustainable Housing--Community, Environment, and Technology
(TS)
(3.0 cr; =[HSG 3482]; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
How sustainable housing practices build community. How community growth has impacted the environment and how natural events impact our communities. Science and technology required to build high performance houses.
ESPM
3602
- Regulations and Corporate Environmental Management
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 5602, MGMT 3602]; Prereq-APEC 1101 or ECON 1101 or 3261W; A-F only, spring, every year)
Concepts/issues relating to industrial ecology and industry as they are influenced by current standards/regulations at local, state, and national levels.
ESPM
3603
- Environmental Life Cycle Analysis
(3.0 cr; =[MGMT 3603]; A-F only, fall, every year)
Concepts/issues relating to inventory, subsequent analysis of production systems. Production system from holistic point of view, using term commonly used in industrial ecology: "metabolic system."
ESPM
3604
- Environmental Management Systems and Strategy
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 5604]; A-F only, fall, every year)
Environmental problems such as climate change, ozone depletion, and loss of biodiversity.
ESPM
3605
- Recycling: Extending Raw Materials
(TS)
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 5605]; A-F only, spring, every year)
Basic principles of recycling and its role in raw materials utilization, energy, and the environment. Recycling processes for commonly recycled materials, products, and their properties and environmental implications of recycling.
ESPM
3606W
- Pollution Prevention: Principles, Technologies, and Practices
(WI)
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 5606]; Prereq-CHEM 1011 or [CHEM 1015, CHEM 1017] or #; A-F only, fall, every year)
Pollution prevention, green chemistry, cleaner production, Design for the Environment (DfE), life cycle management. Practices and technologies that reduce industrial emissions/costs by preventing pollution.
ESPM
3607
- Natural Resources Consumption and Sustainability
(GP)
(3.0 cr; A-F only, spring, every year)
Current world trends for industrial raw materials; environmental/other tradeoffs related to options for satisfying demand/needs; global and systemic thinking; provides a framework for beginning a process of thinking critically about complex environmental problems/potential solutions in a diverse global economy.
ESPM
3612W
- Soil and Environmental Biology
(WI)
(3.0 cr; Prereq-Biol 1009 or equiv, Chem 1021 or equiv; 2125 recommended; fall, every year)
Properties of microorganisms that impact soil fertility, structure, and quality. Nutrient requirements of microbes and plants, and mineral transformations in biogeochemical cycling. Symbiotic plant/microbe associations and their role in sustainable agricultural production. Biodegradation of pollutants and bioremediation approaches.
ESPM
3656
- Composting and Organics Utilization
(3.0 cr; Prereq-[SOIL 1125 or SOIL 2125], junior standing; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
Practical introduction to composting technology/organics utilization for undergraduate students/industry professionals. How organics can be utilized in soils. Scientific steps involved in compost process. Application methods/rates.
ESPM
3703
- Agroforestry in Watershed Management
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 5703]; spring, every year)
Biological, physical, and environmental attributes of agroforestry as pertains to watershed management. Coupling production with watershed protection benefits. Implications for policy, economics, and human dimensions in sustainable development. Examples, case studies from N Amer and from developing countries.
ESPM
4021W
- Problem Solving: Environmental Review
(WI)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-Jr or sr; spring, every year)
Roles of governmental agencies, consultants, and private citizens in EIS process. Students read EIS/EAW, analyze their content/scope, and prepare an EAW and EIS according to Minnesota EQB guidelines.
ESPM
4041W
- Problem Solving for Environmental Change
(WI)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-ESPM sr; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
Capstone course. Students working with a team on a real world project related to selected track, gather/analyze data relevant to client?s objectives, and make recommendations for future use. Students produce a final written report and formal presentation, and present findings to client group.
ESPM
4061W
- Water Quality and Natural Resources
(ENV, WI)
(3.0 cr; fall, spring, every year)
Water quality decision making. International focus. Ecology of aquatic ecosystems, how they are valuable to society and changed by landscape management. Case studies, impaired waters, TMDL process, student engagement in simulating water quality decision making.
ESPM
4093
- Directed Study
(1.0 - 7.0 cr [max 20.0 cr]; Prereq-#; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Research, readings, and instruction.
ESPM
4094
- Directed Research
(1.0 - 7.0 cr [max 7.0 cr]; Prereq-#; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Research under the direction of department faculty.
ESPM
4096
- Professional Experience Program: Internship
(1.0 cr [max 6.0 cr]; Prereq-CFANS undergrad, #, completed internship contract; A-F only, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Students create oral/written report based on paid or volunteered work or field experience.
ESPM
4216
- Contaminant Hydrology
(3.0 cr; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
Principles of contaminant transport in percolate solution and in overland flow. Hydrologic cycle, percolation/runoff processes, contaminant transport, leachate sampling methods, remediation technologies, scale effects on runoff water quality, tillage technologies, control of sediment/chemical losses. Discussions mostly descriptive, but involve some computations.
ESPM
4242
- Methods for Environmental and Natural Resource Policy Analysis
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 5242]; Prereq-[3241 or equiv], [3261 or equiv], prereq jr or sr; A-F or Aud, fall, even years)
Methods, formal/informal, for analyzing environmental/natural resource policies. How to critically evaluate policies, using economic/non-economic decision-making criteria. Application of policy analysis to environmental/natural resource problems. Recognizing politically-charged environment in which decisions over use, management, and protection of resources often occur.
ESPM
4256
- Natural Resource Law and the Management of Public Lands and Waters
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 5256]; Prereq-3241 or #; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
Role of judiciary in management of public lands/waters. Scope of court's jurisdiction over public resources. Constitutional provisions. Concepts of property rights. Principles of water law. Common law principles pertinent to land management. Role of legal system in environmental review. Scope of legal authority granted to administration, limitations placed on private property for protection of public resources.
ESPM
4295W
- GIS in Environmental Science and Management
(WI)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-FR 3131 or #; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
Application of spatial data inventory/analysis in complex environmental planning problems. Spatial data collection, database development methods including GPS, DLG, TIGER, NWI data, spatial analysis. Topics identified by non-University partners.
ESPM
4601
- Soils and Pollution
(3.0 cr; Prereq-[2125, [Chem 1021 or equiv], [Phys 1042 or equiv]] or #; 3416 recommended; fall, every year)
Principles of microbiology, chemistry, physics applied to evaluation of pollution of soils. Mitigation of pollution in agricultural/urban settings, remediation of polluted sites.
ESPM
4607
- Industrial Biotechnology and the Environment
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 5607]; Prereq-BIOL 1009, CHEM 1021; A-F only, spring, every year)
Biotechnology pertaining to biobased products development, their environmental impact.
ESPM
4609
- Air Pollution Impacts, Management, and Ethical Challenges
(CIV)
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 5609]; Prereq-[BIOL 1001 or BIOL 1009], [CHEM 1011 or CHEM 1015 or CHEM 1021], CHEM 1017; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
Air pollutants, sources, and impacts on humans, plants, animals, soil, water, atmosphere, and planet. Emission rates, measurement, control technologies, air pollution laws/regulations. Personal erspectives/ethics related to air pollution, how they impact professional/civic life.
ESPM
4811
- Environmental Interpretation
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 5811]; Prereq-Jr or sr or grad student; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
Theories of interpretation. Nonformal teaching pedagogy. Interpretive talks, walks, and programs. Camp leadership, oral presentation. Newsletter development, Web site design. Development of self-guided trail guides, brochures, and exhibits. Planning, evaluation. Interpretive work in private, state, or federal agencies. First-hand experience.
ESPM
5019
- Business, Natural Environment, and Global Economy
(2.0 cr; =[MGMT 5019]; A-F only, fall, every year)
Business strategies that affect natural environment. Ways business strategies/practices can produce win-win outcomes for the environment and business.
ESPM
5031
- Applied Global Positioning Systems for Geographic Information Systems
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 3031]; Prereq-Grad student or #; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
GPS principles, operations, techniques to improve accuracy. Datum, projections, and coordinate systems. Differential correction, accuracy assessments discussed/applied in lab exercises. Code/carrier phase GPS used in exercises. GPS handheld units, PDA based ArcPad/GPS equipment. Transferring field data to/from desktop systems, integrating GPS data with GIS.
ESPM
5061
- Water Quality and Natural Resources
(3.0 cr; Prereq-Grad student or #; fall, spring, every year)
Recent literature in field. Complements 4061. Ecology of aquatic ecosystems, how they are valuable to society and changed by landscape management. Case studies, impaired waters, TMDL process, student engagement in simulating water quality decision making.
ESPM
5071
- Ecological Restoration
(4.0 cr; Prereq-[One college course in ecology, one college course in [plant science or botany]] or #; fall, every year)
Ecological/physiological concepts for revegetation of grasslands, wetlands, forests, and landscapes. Plant selection, stand establishment/evaluation. State/federal programs that administer restoration/reclamation. Field trips.
ESPM
5101
- Conservation of Plant Biodiversity
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 3101]; Prereq-Grad student or #; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
Introduction to principles underlying assessment/conservation of plant biodiversity at individual, population, and community levels. Case studies in management of biodiversity to restore or maintain ecosystem function. Genetics, timber harvesting, invasive species, plant reproduction.
ESPM
5108
- Ecology of Managed Systems
(4.0 cr; =[ESPM 3108]; Prereq-Sr or grad student; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
Analysis of functioning of ecosystems primarily structured by managed plant communities. Managed forests, field-crop agroecosystems, rangelands, aquatic systems. Structure-function relations. Roles of biodiversity in productivity, resource-use efficiency, nutrient cycling, resilience. Emerging principles for design of sustainable managed ecosystems, provision of ecological services.
ESPM
5111
- Hydrology and Water Quality Field Methods
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 3111]; Prereq-Grad student or #; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
Integrates water quality, surface/groundwater hydrology. Case studies, hands-on field data collection, calculations of hydrological/water quality parameters. Meteorological data, snow hydrology, stream gauging, well monitoring, automatic water samplers. Designing water quality sampling program. Geomorphology, interception, infiltration.
ESPM
5202
- Environmental Conflict Management, Leadership, and Planning
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 3202W]; Prereq-Grad or #; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
Negotiation of natural resource management issues. Use of collaborative planning. Case study approach to conflict management, strategic planning, and building leadership qualities. Emphasizes analytical concepts, techniques, and skills.
ESPM
5211
- Survey, Measurement, and Modeling for Environmental Analysis
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 3211]; Prereq-Grad student or #; spring, every year)
Introduction to survey, measurement, and modeling concepts/methods for study of natural resources and environmental issues. Emphasizes survey design for data collection, estimation, and analysis for issues encompassing land, water, air, vegetation, animal, soil, and human/social variables.
ESPM
5241
- Natural Resource and Environmental Policy
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 3241W]; Prereq-Grad student or #; spring, every year)
Political processes at play in management of environment and how disagreements are addressed by different stakeholders, private-sector interests, government agencies and institutions, communities, and nonprofit organizations.
ESPM
5242
- Methods for Natural Resource and Environmental Policy
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 4242]; Prereq-[3241 or equiv], [3261 or equiv], [sr or grad student]; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
Methods, formal and informal, for analyzing environmental/natural resource policies. How to critically evaluate environmental/natural resources policies using economic/non-economic decision-making criteria. Application of policy analysis principles/concepts to environmental/natural resource problems. Recognizing politically-charged environment in which decisions over use, management, and protection of these resources often occur.
ESPM
5245
- Sustainable Land Use Planning and Policy
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 3245]; Prereq-Grad student or #; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
Planning theories, concepts, and constructs. Policies, processes, and tools for sustainable land use planning. Scientific/technical literature related to land use planning. Skills needed to participate in sustainable land use planning.
ESPM
5251
- Natural Resources in Sustainable International Development
(3.0 cr; =[LAS 3251, ESPM 3251]; Prereq-Grad student or #; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
International perspectives on resource use in developing countries. Integration of natural resource issues with social, economic, and policy considerations. Agriculture, forestry, agroforestry, non-timber forest products, water resources, certification, development issues. Latin American case studies.
ESPM
5256
- Natural Resource Law and the Management of Public Lands and Waters
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 4256]; Prereq-3241, [sr or grad student]; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
Role of judiciary in management of public lands/waters. Scope of court's jurisdiction over public resources. Constitutional provisions. Concepts of property rights. Principles of water law. Common law principles pertinent to land management. Role of legal system in environmental review. Scope of legal authority granted to administration, limitations placed on private property for protection of public resources.
ESPM
5261
- Economics and Natural Resources Management
(4.0 cr; =[ESPM 3261]; Prereq-Grad student or #; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
Microeconomic principles in natural resource management. Tools to address market failure, project analysis, and evaluation. Economic/financial considerations. Benefit/cost analysis methods/examples. Valuation/assessment methods for property/resources. Managing renewable natural resources.
ESPM
5295
- GIS in Environmental Science and Management
(4.0 cr; Prereq-Grad student or #; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
Application of spatial data inventory/analysis in complex environmental planning problems. Spatial data collection. Database development methods, including GPS, DLG, TIGER, NWI data, and spatial analysis. Topics identified by non-University partners.
ESPM
5402
- Biometeorology
(3.0 cr; Prereq-MATH 1271, PHYS 1201, STAT 3011, [Grad or #]; fall, even years)
Calculus-based introduction to atmospheric boundary layer (ABL), interface between earth's surface and the atmosphere. ABL development/turbulence, surface energy balance, ABL clouds, air quality, microclimate, observational/modeling methods.
ESPM
5480
- Topics in Natural Resources
(1.0 - 4.0 cr [max 6.0 cr]; Prereq-Sr or grad student; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Lectures by visiting scholar or regular staff member. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
ESPM
5555
- Wetland Soils
(3.0 cr; =[SOIL 5555]; Prereq-1125 or 2125 or equiv or #; & 4511 recommended; A-F or Aud, fall, every year)
Morphology, chemistry, hydrology, formation of mineral/organic soils in wet environments. Soil morphological indicators of wet conditions, field techniques of identifying hydric soils for wetland delineations. Peatlands. Wetland benefits, preservation, regulation, mitigation. Field trips, lab, field hydric soil delineation project.
ESPM
5575
- Wetlands
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 3575]; Prereq-3575, [sr or grad student or #]; spring, every year)
Freshwater wetland classification, wetland biota, current/historic status of wetlands, value of wetlands. National, regional, Minnesota wetlands conservation strategies. Ecological principles used in wetland management.
ESPM
5601
- Principles of Waste Management
(3.0 cr; Prereq-1125 or 2125, Biol 1002/1009 or Chem 1021, Stat 3011, ApEc 1101 or #; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
Waste and waste management principles. Issues, problems, and solutions in remedying waste stream. MSW and yard waste composting, WTE incineration operation, ash disposal, recycling, land fill requirements, direct land disposal, regulatory trends, and case studies.
ESPM
5602
- Regulations and Corporate Environmental Management
(3.0 cr; =[MGMT 3602, ESPM 3602]; Prereq-APEC 1101 or ECON 1101; A-F only, spring, every year)
Concepts, major issues relating to industrial ecology and industry as they are influenced by current standards/regulations at local, state, and national levels.
ESPM
5603
- Environmental Life Cycle Analysis
(3.0 cr; Prereq-[Math 1142 or [Math 1271, Math 1282]], [Econ 1101 or ApEc 1101]; A-F only, fall, every year)
Concepts, major issues relating to inventory and subsequent analysis of production systems. Production system from holistic point of view, using term commonly used in industrial ecology: "the metabolic system."
ESPM
5604
- Environmental Management Systems and Strategy
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 3604]; A-F only, fall, every year)
Environmental problems such as climate change, ozone depletion, and loss of biodiversity.
ESPM
5605
- Recycling: Extending Raw Materials Supplies
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 3605]; A-F only, spring, every year)
Principles of recycling. Role of recycling in raw materials utilization, energy, and the environment. Recycling processes for number of commonly recycled materials/products. Properties, environmental implications of recycling.
ESPM
5606
- Pollution Prevention: Principles, Technologies, and Practices
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 3606W]; Prereq-CHEM 1011 or [CHEM 1015, CHEM 1017] or #; A-F only, fall, every year)
Pollution prevention, green chemistry, cleaner production, Design for the Environment (DfE), life cycle management. Pollution prevention practices and technologies that reduce industrial emissions/costs by preventing pollution.
ESPM
5607
- Industrial Biotechnology and the Environment
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 4607]; Prereq-BIOL 1009, CHEM 1021, grad student; A-F only, spring, every year)
Biotechnology pertaining to biobased products development and their environmental impact.
ESPM
5609
- Air Pollution Impacts, Management, and Ethical Challenges
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 4609]; Prereq-[CHEM 1021 or CHEM 1015], [BIOL 1001 or BIOL 1009 or CHEM 1017]; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
Air pollutants, sources, and impacts on humans, plants, animals, soil, water, atmosphere, and planet. Emission rates, measurement, control technologies, air pollution laws/regulations. EPerspectives and personal ethics related to air pollution, how they impact professional/civic life.
ESPM
5703
- Agroforestry in Watershed Management
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 3703]; Prereq-Grad student or #; spring, every year)
Biological, physical, and environmental attributes of agroforestry as pertains to watershed management. Coupling production with watershed protection benefits. Implications for policy, economics, and human dimensions in sustainable development. Examples/case studies from North America and developing countries.
ESPM
5811
- Environmental Interpretation
(3.0 cr; =[ESPM 4811]; Prereq-Grad student or #; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
Theories of interpretation, nonformal teaching pedagogy. Interpretive talks, walks, and programs. Camp leadership. Oral presentation. Newsletter development. Web site design. Development of self-guided trail guides, brochures, and exhibits. Planning, evaluation. Interpretive work in private, state, or federal agencies. Hands-on experience.
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