IF this is the Miller I used, its a freshman text at best. I recommend if it is a graduate course, to abandon the restrictions of a textbook altogether. Use a book that is not a text that they must read outside of class. Then, use your lecture to address the various areas of ESS that you want to address. Most texts do not do justice to Env Sci anyway.
Divide the class evenly among: Env Biol Env Chem Env Geol Env Policy Env Economics Then tie the five groups together at the end in a discussion of sustainability. Use peer-reviewed literature as supplemental readings tied to your lectures. That is how I would do it! Malcolm On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Leonard Scinto <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello All: > > I teach a course at the beginning Graduate Level titled "Environmental > Science and Sustainability". The course is designed largely to introduce > first term graduate students with a survey (very wide range) of basic science > behind "Environmental Science" especially as it applies to issues of > sustainability. This course is meant for those students without strong > backgrounds in physical/biological science but that hope to pursue advanced > studies in policy and/or education. I have been using the Miller and > Spoolman "Environmental Science" texts augmented with "light" reading from > the literature. The M&S is fairly basic for grad level and some students > complain that they want more discussion and find the M&S somewhat rote. I > would probably agree - though it is surprising how many people want to enter > deep discussions of supposedly novel ideas to solve environmental problems > without a basic understanding of the physical realities - and would like to > ask for suggestions from the List on other potential texts. I also find M&S > over "politically-correct", often ignoring discussions that are > uncomfortable. I would appreciate hearing ideas/opinions of others that are > in similar situations. Thank You. > > Leonard J. Scinto, Ph.D. > Interim Director, Southeast Environmental Research Center and > Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Environment > OE148 - SERC/FIU > Florida International University > 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33199 > > Office:305-348-1965 > Fax: 305-348-4096 > [email protected] -- Malcolm L. McCallum Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry School of Biological Sciences University of Missouri at Kansas City Managing Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology "Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive" - Allan Nation 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, and pollution. 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction MAY help restore populations. 2022: Soylent Green is People! The Seven Blunders of the World (Mohandas Gandhi) Wealth w/o work Pleasure w/o conscience Knowledge w/o character Commerce w/o morality Science w/o humanity Worship w/o sacrifice Politics w/o principle Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
