Dear GEP-Ed folks:
This is a follow-up to an e-mail I sent to you in November, inviting you
to attend the 24th International Congress for Conservation Biology, the
2010 meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB). The meeting
is being held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on July 3-7,
FYI. Additional online content and book discount offered below.
Apologies for cross-postings.
Rich
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FYI. This came across another list I'm on, and I thought it would be of
interest. The website has lots of additional information.
Apologies for cross-postings.
Cheers,
Rich
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On Behalf Of Thomas Dietz
Sent:
Dear GEP-Ed folks:
I write to invite those of you interested in species and ecosystem
conservation to participate in the 24th International Congress for
Conservation Biology (ICCB), the 2010 meeting of the Society for
Conservation Biology (SCB). SCB is a international professional
organization
Hi all,
Today a daughter of a friend asked me for information on Kyoto and -
more importantly - what is being planned for Copenhagen this December.
She is a fourth-grader and is undertaking a social action-related
project to help educate her classmates about climate policy. Among other
things,
Hi Stacy,
For a general overview of social research methods, I like Earl Babbie's
The Practice of Social Research, now in its 12th edition (2009,
Wadsworth).
There are a lot of good books specifically on qualitative survey
interviewing. Sage Publications has published many excellent
Here are a few others - I don't think they've been suggested yet so I
thought I'd send them along:
University of Colorado at Boulder's graduate program in environmental
studies, which explicitly combines science and the study of decision
making: http://envs.colorado.edu/grad_program/
North
Thanks for raising this, Raul. It's a great question, one that has had some
play on other lists I've been on over the years, and is a regular topic of
discussion among members of the environmental studies community. I have kept an
eye on the field out of professional interest, in order to know
Yale University's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies offers
interdisciplinary master's degrees: http://environment.yale.edu/.
Cheers,
Rich
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From: Kenneth Wilkening k...@unbc.ca
To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu
Sent:
Hello GEP-ED folks,
Interesting stuff here. I had no idea that INTERPOL had an environmental
crime division. Does anyone on the list have environmental INTERPOL
experience?
Cheers,
Rich
From: HIGGINS David [mailto:d.higg...@interpol.int]
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 8:49
Dear GEP-Ed Folks,
I write to invite those of you interested in species and ecosystem
conservation to participate in the 2009 annual meeting of the Society
for Conservation Biology (SCB). SCB is a 12,000-member international
professional organization (see www.conbio.org http://www.conbio.org/
, 2008 5:15 PM
To: Wallace, Richard
Subject: New Policy Brief: Democracy through Natural Resource
Decentralization
I wanted to share the World Resources Institute's latest work on how
natural resource management can strengthen and improve local democracy
(this is also Jesse Ribot's last WRI
I am looking forward to seeing the FSB list, but I think the debate is still
open as to whether the savings from changing light bulbs is or is not trivial.
I find the ongoing discussion of CFLs and similar prescriptions for change
increasingly distracting from what is going to be needed to
College
P.O. Box 1000
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(610) 409-3730
(610) 409-3660 fax
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From: Wallace, Richard
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 9:53 AM
To: Gep-Ed (gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu)
Subject: Conservation Meeting (Beijing 2009) - Call for Proposals
Greetings GEP
Greetings GEP folks,
I write to invite those of you interested in species and ecosystem
conservation to participate in the 2009 annual meeting of the Society
for Conservation Biology (SCB). SCB is a 12,000-member international
professional organization (see www.conbio.org
Hello again,
In addition to the Beijing global SCB meeting next year, there are three
SCB section meetings being held in 2009.
The three meetings are:
The International Marine Conservation Congress, Washington, D.C., 20-24
May 2009 (organized by the SCB Marine Section). The 1st Call
This is a re-post of a job I sent to the list in August. Please note
that any applications received before the end of September will receive
full consideration (though review begins on September 15th as stated in
the ad).
Please forward to anyone you think might be interested.
Apologies
FYI.
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On Behalf Of Thomas Dietz
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 9:36 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [SSWG] Environmental policy position at Michigan State
Please forward as appropriate.
Michigan State University seeks a faculty member
FYI.
-Original Message-
The first call for proposals for oral presentations, speed
presentations, and posters for the
International Marine Conservation Congress (incorporating IMPAC2) opens
September 1, 2008. This
call will be opened from 1 September - 15 October 2008. Details for
FYI.
-Original Message-
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH (IRQR) is seeking
submissions.
IRQR encourages the use of critical, experimental and traditional forms
of
qualitative inquiry in the interests of social justice. We seek works
that
are both academically
FYI.
Position Title/Rank:
Assistant or Associate Professor (Tenure Track)
Division:
Faculty of Forestry
Field
Political ecology and governance of
FYI and please distribute widely. I am NOT on the search committee,
though; serious inquiries should be sent to the chair of the search,
listed in the ad below. If you have informal questions for me, I'm happy
to field them.
Apologies for cross-postings.
Thanks,
Rich Wallace
Chair,
FYI, yesterday the U.S Department of Agriculture opened a 45-day public
comment period on its Strategic Plan for Climate Change Research.
Comments are due by September 19th, 2008.
Apologies for cross-postings.
Rich
public comment period on Strategic Plan for Climate Change
FYI, and apologies for cross-postings and the regional nature of the
announcement. It is unusual enough to warrant general notice, I think.
Cheers,
Rich
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On Behalf Of Kirsten Stade
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 9:10 AM
To: [EMAIL
This list is circulating on other lists, and I thought it would be of
interest to GEP folks. Apologies for cross-postings.
Cheers,
Rich
From: ASA Environmental Sociology Section List
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Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 10:22 AM
To:
usually happens.
- Pete McCarthy
From: Stevis,Dimitris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:55 AM
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Subject: Globalization and the environment
Dear Colleagues,
Thank you all for the most useful list
The Leiserowitz et al. paper is available in PDF here:
http://www.isciences.com/assets/pdfs/-annurev.energy.31.102505.133552.pd
f.
Cheers,
Rich
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ronald
Mitchell
Sent: Tuesday, February
FYI. They're seeking a lawyer, but it's an interesting position for GEP
folks.
Director of the Marine Affairs Institute RI Sea Grant Legal Program
and Lecturer in Marine Law
The Director has overall responsibility for the development and
FYI.
Cheers,
Rich
Applications are now open for the 2008 Kinship Conservation Fellows
program located in Bellingham, Washington. Kinship is designed to equip
select career conservationists with effective tools for solving
environmental problems
Greetings GEP-Ed folks,
I write to invite those of you interested in species and ecosystem
conservation to participate in the 2008 annual meeting of the Society
for Conservation Biology (SCB). SCB is a 12,000-member international
professional organization (see www.conbio.org
FYI.
Rich
-Original Message-
From: John Petersen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 10:02 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Visiting Assitant Professor of Environmental Studies with a
focus on Politics at Oberlin
Hi Folks:
We have a one year visiting
Tony:
Simon Lyster's book _International Wildlife Law_ (Grotius Publications,
1985) is the best historical overview, though it has nothing on the CBD
or anything else more recent than its publication date.
Cheers,
Rich
--
Richard L. Wallace, Ph.D.
Chair, Environmental Studies
Hi all,
A student of mine has asked me to recommend study abroad programs that
combine environmental studies with economics (his two majors). Does
anyone have recommendations along these lines? I'm having a hard time
coming up with rigorous study abroad options in environmental or
ecological
Sorry for the last-minute notice, but for those of you in southern
California with a little time on your hands, this meeting is an
interesting and enlightening opportunity. It is the annual meeting of
the Society of Policy Scientists, a small, collegial, workshop-format
two-day event with a strong
Greetings GEP-Ed folks,
I write to invite those of you interested in species and ecosystem
conservation to consider participating in the 2008 annual meeting the
Society for Conservation Biology (SCB). I want to reach out to you in
the hopes of widening our network of social scientists who are
Hi all,
I'm sending this out for a colleague. Please share widely and apologies
for cross-postings.
Cheers,
Rich
Hamilton College
Environmental Politics
The Department of Government at Hamilton College invites applications
for a tenure-track position in Environmental
Please distribute to any interested folks, and apologies for
cross-postings.
Thanks.
Cheers,
Rich Wallace
Chair, Environmental Studies
Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA
--
Assistant Professor - Environmental Studies
Ursinus College invites applications for a tenure-track
Hi all,
Please note this is an early notice of a position that is scheduled to
start in the fall of 2008. We will be conducting a full search later
this year.
Please distribute to any interested folks, and apologies for
cross-postings.
Thanks.
Cheers,
Rich Wallace
Chair,
FYI, and apologies for cross-postings
Rich
The Social Science Working Group of the Society for Conservation Biology
is seeking contributions to its new Working Paper Series.
The goal of the Working Paper Series (WPS) is to provide a forum for
conservation social science research,
Apologies for cross-postings.
Rich
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On Behalf Of Mascia, Michael
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 5:18 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED];
[EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [SSWG] Job:
FYI, and apologies for cross-postings.
Cheers,
Rich
--
Southwestern University, an undergraduate liberal arts institution in
Georgetown, Texas (25 miles north of Austin), is searching for an
adjunct faculty member to teach one course each semester of the
2007-2008 academic year.
Hi all,
I am looking for recommendations of climate change readings for a
general education first year student seminar. So, readings that can
introduce the science and policy of climate change to students who are
in their second semester of college and who may or may not have any
experience
Timothy Beatley at the University of Virginia does this sort of work and
is a great mentor - my wife studied with him. He's the Teresa Heinz
Professor of Sustainable Communities in UVA's Department of Urban and
Environmental Planning.
Cheers,
Rich
--
Richard L. Wallace, Ph.D.
This is a good reference:
Stephen Schneider, Armin Rosencranz, and John O. Niles, eds. 2002.
Climate Change Policy: A Survey. Island Press, Covelo, California.
Cheers,
Rich
--
Richard L. Wallace, Ph.D.
Chair, Environmental Studies
Ursinus College
601 E. Main Street
Thanks, Beth, for soliciting input once again!
Following on Paul's suggestion, I would recommend expanding animals to
biological diversity as a subject area. Since the turn of the (last)
century, with the migratory bird treaty acts, and especially since the
adoption of CITES in the early 1970s,
FYI, and apologies for cross-postings.
Rich
--
Environmental Studies. Coastal Management. Visiting Assistant
Professor of Environmental Studies for one-year appointment, to start in
September 2007. Ph.D. or ABD is required. We seek someone to
contribute to our thriving
Hi all,
Does anyone have a good source of information on sustainability (social
and environmental) rankings for oil companies? All I can find are
industry rankings, like those done regularly by various management
consulting firms. Are there good, objective rankings that take into
account
Nice statement, Angus.
Also being active in this area, I would add only that given the nature
of today's industrial food systems, considerations of local economy
should be added to the agroecological paradigm. When I moved to
southeastern Pennsylvania five years ago, I was shocked at the
I do a similar thing to Stacy's penguin idea, but more historical, with the
film Jaws. I focus on the trends since the 1970s in global shark populations,
funding for shark research, and public attitudes about sharks. Plus it's a
great film.
Another good film for stirring things up is
Message-
From: Wallace, Richard
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 10:52 PM
To: 'C. Epstein'; GEP-Ed
Subject: RE: succint reading on biodiversity?
Charlotte,
I would suggest chapters or passages from two seminar works:
Edward O. Wilson. 2002. The future of life. Alfred A. Knopf, Publishers, New
Charlotte,
I would suggest chapters or passages from two seminar works:
Edward O. Wilson. 2002. The future of life. Alfred A. Knopf, Publishers, New
York.
Simon Lyster. 1993. International Wildlife Law: An Analysis of International
Treaties concerned with the Conservation of Wildlife. Cambridge
om: Alison Laborderie
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Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 4:21
AM
To: Wallace, Richard
Subject: Re: [SSWG] Social effects
of climate change / TNC podcast
Hi,
The Nature Conservancy does a podcast with stories on the intersection
between people and place. On 24 May 2006 t
peeks at affects on different people:
http://assets.panda.org/custom/flash/our_climate_is_changing/
Might the IPCC have something as well?
On Feb 9, 2006, at 10:55 AM, Wallace, Richard wrote:
Leah,
Can you help with this?
Cheers,
Rich
_
From: VanDeveer, Stacy [mailto
Hi all,
I am revising the syllabus for our introductory undergraduate
environmental studies class, which is a pretty typical survey course that is well
balanced between local, national, and international issues. I am looking for
good introductory materials on the intersection of war and
Raul,
Not unrelated at all! I can't wait
to see everyone's responses.
I especially like the following
qualitative analytical texts:
Clark, Tim W. 2002. The policy process:
a practical guide for natural resource professionals. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT.
Brewer, Garry
Dear Gep-Ed folks:
I write to invite those of you with work that concerns the
conservation of biological diversity to consider participating in a meeting of
the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB). I am the vice president of SCB's
Social Science Working Group, and we are actively
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