clhom@ucdavis.edu
Winter 2005
Biological Invasions: Historical Perspectives and Implications for
Society, Policy, and Law
Coordinated by Professor Louis Warren. Required of all Biological Invasions IGERT long-term fellows, open to all students, and highly recommended for other UC Davis students who wish to apply for IGERT long-term fellowship support. Contact Carole Hom (clhom@ucdavis.edu) for more information.
The theme for this course is integration of social sciences, law, and media interaction to address the following problems: How have biological invasions shaped the development of the modern world? How have responses to them impeded - - or abetted - - their expansion? What are the key social dimensions of biological invasions? What social and environmental conflicts have the presence of invasive species precipitated? Is it possible to negotiate advocacy for a position while maintaining scientific credibility? How does one develop and carry out social science research? How do we take scientific information and present it to the public in a way that helps to use the science to inform policy? These are very broad topics and we will only scratch the surface of many areas. The course will use a series of experts in the various topic areas for lectures. Discussions and practical assignments accompany topics.
Grading: Letter graded.