UCSB 2009-2010 Catalog Course Search
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| ESM 200 - Case Studies in Interdisciplinary Environmental Problem Solving |
| (.5) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in ESM. |
| Examination of case studies illustrating that understanding, solving, and preventing environmental problems requires pooling expertise from multiple disciplines and constructive dialogue between diverse groups. |
| ESM 201 - Ecology of Managed Ecosystems |
| (4) Kendall, Davis |
| Principles of individual ecology, population ecology, community ecology, and ecosystem ecology. Emphasis on applications (conservation, resources management, ecological effects of pollution and habitat fragmentation, etc.). |
| ESM 202 - Environmental Biogeochemistry |
| (4) Keller, Melack, Holden |
| Prerequisites: Chemistry 1A-B-C or equivalent; graduate standing. |
| ESM 203 highly recommended. |
| Biogeochemical processes as applied to the earth's atmosphere, oceans, land and inland water, and applications to environmental issues such as eutrophication, toxic pollution, carbon sequestration and acidification. |
| ESM 203 - Earth System Science |
| (4) Dunne, Dozier |
| Prerequisites: Geography 3 or equivalent; graduate standing in ESM. |
| Energy and mass transport as applied to the atmosphere, oceans, and land models of the earth's climate and hydrology. |
| ESM 204 - Economics of Environmental Management |
| (4) Kolstad, Costello |
| Prerequisites: ESM 251 or equivalent. |
| Environmental regulation (incentives and command and control), asymetric information (cost revelation and auditing), regulatory incidence, dynamics and discounting, exhaustible and renewable resources, valuation, environmental macroeconomics, trade and the environment, comparative regulatory analysis. |
| ESM 206 - Data Analysis for Environmental Science and Management |
| (4) Kendall |
| Prerequisites: ESM 250 or equivalent. |
| Develop skills and conceptual framework to effectively use data to solve practical problems. Topics include descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, experimental design, exploratory data analysis, probability and uncertainty, time series analysis, and spatial stats. Emphasis on case studies from environmental problems. |
| ESM 206A - Data Analysis for Environmental Science and Management |
| (2) Kendall |
| Prerequisites: Mathematics 3A-B-C or equivalent. |
| Develop skills and conceptual framework to effectively use data to solve practical problems. Topics include descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, experimental design, exploratory data analysis, probability and uncertainty, time series analysis, and spatial stats. Emphasis on case studies from environmental problems. |
| ESM 206B - Data Analysis for Environmental Science and Management |
| (2) Kendall |
| Prerequisites: Mathematics 3A-B-C or equivalent |
| Develop skills and conceptual framework to effectively use data to solve practical problems. Topics include descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, experimental design, exploratory data analysis, probability and uncertainty, time series analysis, and spatial stats. Emphasis on case studies from environmental problems. |
| ESM 207 - Environmental Law and Policy |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: GRADUATE STANDING IN ESM OR CONSENT OF INSTRUCTOR. |
| Basic elements of the legal system as it specifically relates to environmental issues. Study of the different stages and different institutions involved in environmental policy making. |
| ESM 209 - Financial Management |
| (2) STAFF |
| An introduction to corporate financial management and reporting. Topics include the function of stock markets, discounted cash flows, investment appraisal, valuation bonds and stocks, the capital structure decision, the accounting model, financial reporting to stockholders, and financial statment analysis. |
| ESM 210 - Business and the Environment |
| (4) Libecap |
| Introduction to business objectives and structure, discuss new business models and tools that incorporate principles of environmental management and corporate performance. Emphasis on corporate strategies that deliver value to shareholders while responding to environmental concerns. |
| ESM 211 - Applied Population Ecology |
| (4) Kendall |
| Prerequisites: ESM 201 or equivalent. |
| Examination of the application of population ecology to conservation of rare species and management of harvested populations. Topics include population regulation, population viability analysis, fisheries management, metapopulation dynamics, and population monitoring. |
| ESM 212 - Biological Community Survey and Analysis |
| (4) Davis |
| Prerequisites: ESM 201. |
| Design and execution of field sampling campaigns to characterize, map, and inventory plant and animal communities. Includes review of basic sampling theory, measurements for terrestrial vegetation, vertebrate and invertebrate survey methods, multivariate analysis of community data, vegetation and species habitat mapping and modeling. |
| ESM 213 - Ecological Effects of Pollutants |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: ESM 201 and 202. |
| Case study-oriented course examining the effects of pollutants in natural and human-dominated ecosystems. Topics include identification and quantification methods, contaminant sources and effects, predictive methods and restoration. |
| ESM 214 - Bioremediation |
| (4) Holden |
| Concepts and approaches to correct and alleviate the effects of environmental pollution using biological processes. Biochemical, ecological, and physiochemical aspects of remediation and mitigation. Assessing and monitoring applicability/efficacy of biological treatment. Natural and engineered methods for adversely affected biological resources. |
| ESM 214L - Laboratory in Bioremediation |
| (1) Holden |
| Prerequisites: ESM 214 (may be taken concurrently). |
| Familiarization with the sytems used for biologically treating non-hazardous wastes. Bench scale laboratory exercises demonstrate basic principles at work in biodegradation. Use of biological reactors applicable to both ex situ and in situ treatment. |
| ESM 215 - Landscape Ecology |
| (4) Davis |
| Prerequisites: ESM 201. |
| Relationship between spatial patterns in landscape structure (physical, biological, and cultural) and ecological processes. Role of ecosystem pattern in mass and energy transfers, disturbance regimes, species' persistence, and applications of remote sensing and GIS for landscape characterization and modeling. |
| ESM 217 - Restoration Ecology |
| (4) LENIHAN |
| Prerequisites: ESM 201 or equivalent; graduate standing. |
| Is restoration possible? What degraded ecosystems are good candidates for restoration? Use of ecology to design and implement restorations and the criteria to evaluate their success. Field labs provide students with practical tools to approach these issues. |
| ESM 219 - Microbial Processes in the Environment |
| (4) Holden |
| Prerequisites: ESM 202 or equivalent. |
| Microbes are the most abundant organisms on earth and are responsible for most biogeochemical cycling. Who and where are they, what do they do, and how? This course provides an integrated understanding applicable to managing the environment and natural resources. |
| ESM 219L - Laboratory in Microbial Processes |
| (1) Holden |
| Prerequisites: ESM 219 (may be taken concurrently). |
| Introduction to laboratory based tools and techniques for detecting and numerating, and describing what microbes do in natural and polluted samples. |
| ESM 220 - Ecological Risk Assessment |
| (4) Marwood |
| The process of risk assessment and skills required to conduct an ecological risk assessment primarily based on the U.S. EPA guidelines. Focuses on biological aspects and analysis and characterization of risk assessments rather than the management of risk. |
| ESM 221 - Management of Air Quality |
| (4) STAFF |
| Application of atmospheric science and chemical fate and transport modeling to the development of plans, policies, and programs for air resources management. Regulatory models for air quality impact assessment. Case studies of current air pollution control stategies. |
| ESM 222 - Fate and Transport of Pollutants in the Environment |
| (4) Keller |
| Prerequisites: ESM 202. |
| Transport and biogeochemical transformation of pollutants in the environment. Review of pollutant properties and media characteristics that affect transport, accumulation, and degradation of pollutants. Basic tools for managing pollutants in the environment, including prevention, detection, and remediation. |
| ESM 223 - Management of Soil and Groundwater Quality |
| (4) Keller |
| Prerequisites: ESM 202 and 203. |
| ESM 222 and groundwater hydrology. |
| Focuses on protection and remediation of contaminated aquifers. Covers the determination of groundwater quality objectives based on risk assessment, approaches for protecting or remediating aquifers and contaminated soils, and cost evaluation of management strategies. |
| ESM 223L - Laboratory in Management of Soil and Groundwater Quality |
| (1) Keller |
| Prerequisites: ESM 223 (may be taken concurrently); and, ESM 222. |
| A hands-on approach to learning how to sample and treat contaminated soil and groundwater. The series of lab modules covers field sampling, analysis, unit treatment processes, and a remediation design project. Students are presented with state-of-the-art technologies for dealing with contamination. |
| ESM 224 - Sustainable Watershed Quality Management |
| (4) Keller |
| Prerequisites: ESM 202 and 203. |
| ESM 222; and ESM 234 or 235. |
| Integrates environmental science and management to address sustainable watershed management. Learn the elements of a watershed management plan and become familiar with the development process that takes into consideration various issues and concerns and provides concrete actions to address them. |
| ESM 225 - Water Policy |
| (4) WILKINSON |
| Prerequisites: Ph.D. students and second year MESM students only. |
| Explores key water policy issues in the context of science, technology, and the practical management of water systems. Focuses on the nexus of science, technology, economics, law, and the role social and political factors play in the policy process. |
| ESM 228 - Environmental Field Methods |
| (4) Marwood |
| Prerequisites: Ph.D. students and second year MESM students only. |
| Covers various field techniques related to evaluation of water quality, sampling environmental matrices, and collection of biota. Class work focuses on experimental design and instrument theory. Field trips and labs provide exposure to sampling techniques and data manipulation. |
| ESM 232 - Environmental Modeling |
| (4) Costello, Dozier |
| Prerequisites: Mathematics 3A-B-C or equivalent. |
| Introduction to the development, evaluation, interpretation, and presentation of models as applied to environmental problems. Course consists of theory and many practical examples building and interpreting models using computers. |
| ESM 234 - River Systems |
| (4) Dunne |
| Prerequisites: ESM 203. |
| Hydrologic and geomorphic basis of environmental management problems concerning large river systems. Analysis of the processes of flooding, sedimentation, and morphological change in channels, flood plains, deltas, and alluvial fans. Effects of climate, land use, and engineering. |
| ESM 235 - Watershed Analysis |
| (4) Dunne |
| Prerequisites: ESM 203. |
| Hydrologic and geomorphic basis of environmental management problems concerning land surfaces and channels in small drainage basins, including the effects of land use and engineering. Emphasis placed on the use of theory and field methods. |
| ESM 236 - Mountain Snowpack |
| (3) Dozier |
| Prerequisites: ESM 203 and consent of instructor. |
| Intensive field, laboratory and classroom study of physical processes in mountain snowpack. Snow accumulation and ablation, metamorphism physical and chemical properties, and remote sensing. Role of snow in watershed hydrology, water resources and recreation. Normally offered spring break. |
| ESM 237 - Climate Change Impacts on Hydrology and Ecology |
| (4) Tague |
| Global climate change may dramatically alter water resources and the ecosystems that depend upon them. Overview of research on current and projected future hydro-ecological impacts of a changing climate from local to global scales. |
| ESM 241 - Environmental Politics and Policy |
| (2) Anderson |
| The politics of environmental policymaking from agenda formation to the stages of implementation, assessment, and reforms. Emphasis on national and state level policymaking in the U.S. coupled with a consideration of interactions across levels of social organization and comparisons across socio-political systems. |
| ESM 242 - Natural Resource Economics and Policy |
| (4) Costello |
| Prerequisites: ESM 204 or equivalent. |
| Economic principles and policy issues of the use of exhaustible and renewable resources including fossil fuels, water, minerals, fisheries, forests, and biodiversity. Management of resource markets on regional and international scale. |
| ESM 243 - Environmental Policy Analysis |
| (4) Anderson |
| Prerequisites: ESM 204 and ESM 241. |
| Developing and analyzing environmental policies involves balancing social, political, and economic considerations. This process is covered, including problem identification, formation of alternative policy responses, methods of analyzing and selecting the most appropriate policy response, and effective communication of results to clients/policymakers. |
| ESM 245 - Cost-Benefit Analysis and Nonmarket Valuation |
| (4) Kotchen |
| Prerequisites: ESM 204. |
| Economic theory of environmental policy, with special emphasis on the role of cost-benefit analysis. Techniques for estimating economic values for nonmarket environmental resources. Case studies involving ecosystem protection, pollution control, and other topics to illustrate the necessary analytical tools. |
| ESM 247 - Governance for Sustainable Development |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in ESM or Political Science. |
| Examination of the demand for governance in conjunction with efforts to achieve environmental, economic, and social goals. Special attention to alternative approaches to the supply of governance at the global level as well as to interact between governance systems addressing distinct issues. |
| ESM 248 - Environmental Institutions: Rights, Rules, and Decision-making Systems |
| (4) Young |
| Comparative study of management systems or regimes addressing natural resource and environmental concerns and operating at scales ranging from local to global. Topics include characterization of individual regimes and factors affecting the formation, evolution, and effectiveness of these institutional arrangements. |
| ESM 250 - Analytical Methods |
| (4) Holden |
| Introduction to analytical methods used to solve environmental problems. Topics include: calculus and differential equations. Emphasis on proper documentation of problem statements and solutions. |
| ESM 251 - Introduction to Environmental Policy Analysis |
| (2) Kotchen |
| Design and evaluation of public policies for addressing environmental problems. Theory of environmental policy that arises from the study of markets, market failure, and economic efficiency as well as the broader scope of analysis that accounts for distributional concerns, sustainability, impact analysis, cost effectiveness, and multi-criteria analysis.
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| ESM 253 - Ecology of Lakes and Wetlands |
| (4) Melack |
| Prerequisites: ESM 202. |
| An examination of ecological aspects of lakes, wetlands, and their catchments integrating biogeochemical processes, biological-physical coupling, and population and community ecology. Applications of remote sensing and ecological models; human-caused impacts and their management. |
| ESM 254 - Coastal Marine Ecosystems Processes |
| (4) Lenihan |
| Prerequisites: ESM 201, 203, and 202 (may be concurrent). |
| Examination of physical, chemical, and geological processes in coastal ecosystems, including estuaries, that are influenced by human activities. Focus centers on dynamical processes that control biological communities and resources, and the relationship of the science to marine resource management and policy. |
| ESM 257 - Coastal Marine Policy |
| (4) Staff |
| Conceptual approaches and analytical tools used in marine ecosystem management, marine biodiversity protection, and integrative watershed planning. Review of relevant international, federal, and state marine policies and programs. |
| ESM 259 - The Role of Law in Coastal Zone Management |
| (4) STAFF |
| The role of law in protecting and allocating natural resources in the coastal zone. Property rights, market mechanisms, social norms and regulatory systems that compose California's coastal management regime and comparisons with law and practice in other jurisdictions, nationally and internationally. |
| ESM 260 - Applied Marine Ecology |
| (4) LENIHAN |
| Prerequisites: ESM 201. |
| The application of ecological principles and methods to environmental problems in marine ecosystems. Emphasis is placed on design and execution of field sampling and experiments to access biological impacts of antheiopogenic disturbances and restoration activities. Concepts illustrated with case studies. |
| ESM 261 - Management of Scientific Data |
| (4) Frew |
| Theory, techniques, and tools for managing heterogenous scientific information. Database architectures and data models. Metadata standards anddata characterization. Design and use of relational databases. Aspects of the science data life cycle: collection, storage, retrieval, analysis, presentation. |
| ESM 263 - Geographic Information Systems |
| (4) Frew |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in ESM. |
| Advanced introduction to Geographic Information System (GIS) theory and technology, emphasizing spatial analysis and cartographic presentation. Typical algorithms and data structures. Role of GIS in environmental information management. Integration of GIS with other analytical tools. |
| ESM 266 - Remote Sensing of the Environment |
| (4) Dozier |
| Prerequisites: ESM 203. |
| Advanced introduction to remote sensing theory, technology, and applications in environmental science and management. Survey of principles and analytical methods throughout the electromagnetic spectrum. Integration of remote sensing with other tools. |
| ESM 269 - Survey Design and Environmental Public Opinion |
| (2) Anderson |
| Issues of survey design, including sampling, questionnaire design, data collection and data processing. Students will design and field an original survey, analyze the survey data and report the results. |
| ESM 270 - Conservation Planning and Priority Setting |
| (4) Davis |
| Prerequisites: ESM 201. |
| Analytical approaches that can be used to direct energy and resources toward conservation that yields the greatest return on investment. Case studies of how government agencies, international multilateral institution and non-governmental agencies identify where to invest their conservation efforts. |
| ESM 273 - Life Cycle Assessment |
| (2) Geyer |
| Prerequisites: ESM 282 |
| Advanced introduction to life cycle assessment (LCA) tools and practice. Students will conduct an LCA according to ISO 14040/44 (2006) using professional LCA software. Goal and scope definition, parametric life cycle inventory modeling, impact assessment, sensitivity analysis, reporting.
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| ESM 274 - Competitive Advantage Strategies for Environmental Innovation |
| (4) Libecap |
| Analysis of the competitive forces that an organization launching environmental innovations considers in devising strategies for entrepreneurial success. Technology or product benefits to society and the firm, industry and competitor analysis, production processes and nature of input supplies, identification of target markets and consumer response. |
| ESM 275 - Principles and Practice of Environmental Planning |
| (4) STAFF |
| Principles, concepts, and techniques of environmental planning at the state, regional, and local government levels, with emphasis on emerging trends in addressing environmental problems. Green plans, sustainable communities, coastal planning, agricultural land preservation, smart development, new urbanism, and mitigation monitoring. |
| ESM 276 - Ethical Decision-Making for the Environment |
| (4) Staff, |
| Ethical and legal issues surrounding environmental decision-making by individuals and in organizations. Environmental challenges facing public, non-profit and for-profit organizations. Analysis of behavior according to ethical standards; examination of opportunities for corporate social responsibility and initiatives; application of ethical frameworks to decision-making. |
| ESM 277 - The Law of Environmental Management |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: ESM 207. |
| Knowledge and skills for regulatory analysis. How to deal with administrative materials and communicate with key players. Compliance, compliance counseling and the enforcement process. Environmental implications of product development, business or process expansion, and environmental aspects of typical business transactions. |
| ESM 280 - Organizations and Environmental Leadership |
| (4) Ramus |
| Individuals play an important role in leading organizations toward environmental sustainability. Participants learn about their own behaviors, which can effectively influence the environmental decision-making of groups, organizations, and society. This course explores both theory and practice. |
| ESM 281 - Corporate Environmental Management |
| (4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: ESM 280. |
| This course prepares students to use creatively conceptual tools and management strategies to improve the environmental performances of firms. Corporate, societal, and political barriers to implementing these innovative strategies will be analyzed and methods for overcoming these constraints discussed. |
| ESM 282 - Industrial Ecology |
| (4) Geyer |
| Methods for evaluating the environmental performance of businesses, products, and processes are examined through case studies, including analyses of industrial material flows, energy flows, environmental performance metrics, life cycle assessments and design for environmental methodologies. |
| ESM 283 - Environmental Negotiation |
| (4) Ramus |
| Strategic negotiations take palce daily. Their successful outcome depends on the competence of the negotiators. Using environmental case studies and negotiation exercises, course participants gain a hands-on understanding of the negotiation process and how they can influence it. |
| ESM 286 - Environmental Risk Management |
| (4) Staff |
| Theory and practice of managing exposure to environmental risks from a positive and normative perspective. Emphasis on the roles of science, politics, management, and how these forces interact. Real-world business cases reveal decision problems faced by environmental risk managers.
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| ESM 288 - Energy, Technology and the Environment |
| (4) Geyer |
| Covers the main physical principles of energy conversion and the environmental impacts related to it. Also explores the balance between resource availability and demand, and the relationship between energy use and technology. |
| ESM 289 - Green Supply Chain Management |
| (4) Geyer |
| Course combines the theories of supply chain management and industrial ecology to explore the environmental and economic performances of production and consumption systems and develop and apply the evaluation methods and management tools necessary to green supply chains. |
| ESM 294 - Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Law |
| (1-4) STAFF |
| Advanced topics in environmental law. |
| ESM 296 - Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Management |
| (1-4) STAFF |
| May be repeated for credit with changes in content. |
| Covers advanced special topics in environmental management. |
| ESM 297 - Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Policy |
| (1-4) STAFF |
| May be repeated for credit with changes in topic. |
| Advanced advanced special topics in environmental policy. |
| ESM 299 - Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Science |
| (1-4) STAFF |
| Advanced topics in environmental science. |
| ESM 401A - Group Project in Environmental Science and Management |
| (4) TAGUE |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. MESM students only. |
| First quarter of a year-long group study of an environmental problem. Includes in-class training sessions to develop skills necessary to efficiently and effectively conduct the study. |
| ESM 401B - Group Project in Environmental Science and Management |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: ESM401A - MESM students only. |
| Second quarter of a year-long group study of an environmental problem. |
| ESM 401C - Group Project in Environmental Science and Management |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: ESM401A, ESM401B. MESM students only. |
| Final quarter of a year-long group study of an environmental problem. Requires completion of a final report, policy brief, poster, and defense, and public presentation. |
| ESM 410 - Internship Practicum |
| (1) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Completion of a Summer internship. |
| Students complete a summer internship, prepare a short paper, and present internship experiences to the Bren School community through an informal presentation. |
| ESM 420 - Colloquium in Environmental Science and Management |
| (-) STAFF |
| Ongoing colloquium on issues, case studies, and professions in environmental science and management. |
| ESM 425 - Workshop in Career Development |
| (.5) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Open to first year MESM students only. |
| Focuses on skills that assist students in their internship and job searches. Open to first year MESM students only. |
| ESM 430 - Workshop in Environmental Science and Management |
| (-1) STAFF |
| Workshops to develop professional skills for careers in environmental science and management. |
| ESM 436 - Legal Issues in Environmental Problem Solving |
| (-1) STAFF |
| Workshops to expose students to a range of legal subject areas and to develop unique skills. |
| ESM 437 - Writing Skills for Environmental Professionals |
| (1-4) STAFF |
| Workshops to expose students to a range of technical and business writing. |
| ESM 595 - Group Studies |
| (1-4) STAFF |
| A critical review of research in selected fields of environmental science and management. |
| ESM 596 - Directed Reading and Research |
| (1-12) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| Individualized reading and research. A written proposal for each tutorial must be approved by the school. |
| ESM 597 - Individual Study for Ph.D. Examinations |
| (1-12) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Consent of instructor and graduate advisor. |
| Individual study for Ph.D. examinations. |
| ESM 599 - Ph.D. Dissertation Research and Preparation |
| (1-12) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing; consent of instructor and graduate advisor. |
| Research toward and writing of dissertation. Instructor should be chair of student's doctoral committee. |