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Climate Change and Violent Conflict
\nWeek-by-Week Planning<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Class Dates and Focus<\/td>\nAssigned\/
\nDue<\/td>\n		Class Learning Topics<\/td>\nReadings, Viewings, and Listening\u2019s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 1, xx<\/strong>
\n1a.\u00a0 Introduction<\/td>\n		<\/td>\nIntroductions, Syllabus and Weekly Planner<\/td>\nPosted Syllabus and Weekly Planner on course BB site under \u201cCourse Information\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1b. Class Products and Tools
\n(Lab Session)<\/td>\n		Assigned #0>>
\nDiscuss Case Study Topic<\/td>\n		Introduction to Cases and Software<\/td>\nRead>>ICE Web Site: http:\/\/www1.american.edu\/ted\/ICE\/iceall.html<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 2, xx<\/strong><\/p>\n

2a. Climate and conflict Views<\/td>\n

Due #0> > Case Study Topic<\/td>\nCompare\/Contrast:
\nLee, Saleyhan, Gleditsch<\/td>\n		Read>> Lee, Chapter 1, \u201cClimate Change War\u201d, (pp. 1-23)
\nRead>> Saleyhan, \u201cNo Consensus Yet\u201d (Class BB Site>Articles #1)
\nRead>> Gleditsch, Climate and Conflict\u201d (Class BB Site>Articles #2)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2b.\u00a0 Setting your case<\/p>\n

(Lab Session)<\/td>\n

Assigned #1>>
\nCase Study Topic<\/td>\n		The Case Study and the Template<\/td>\nRead>> ICE Template: http:\/\/www1.american.edu\/ted\/ice\/tempice.htm<\/a>
\nRead>> About Case Studies: http:\/\/www1.american.edu\/ted\/class\/cstudy.htm<\/a>
\nRead>> Coding ICE Cases, Categories:
\nhttp:\/\/www1.american.edu\/ted\/class\/codingice.html<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 3, xx<\/strong><\/p>\n

3a.\u00a0 When Nature was in Control<\/td>\n

Due Assign #1> Case Study Proposal<\/td>\nCompare\/Contrast:<\/p>\n

Lee, Ruddiman<\/td>\n

Read>> Lee, Chapter 2, \u201cHistory: The Holocene\u201d (pp. 24-3)
\nRead>> Ruddiman, Chapters 1-2, pp 1-64, Nature in Control<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3b.\u00a0 How to Create Causal Loops<\/td>\n<\/td>\nConcepts of Causal Loops in class<\/td>\nView>> From BB Course site, \u201cCausal Diagrams\u201d, PowerPoint, Causal Loops Tab, Item #1
\nRead>> Systems http:\/\/thesystemsthinker.com\/tstgdlines.html<\/a>
\n(see the other tabs under this site as well such as guidelines or creating diagrams)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 4, xx<\/strong><\/p>\n

4a.\u00a0 The Medieval Climate Optimum<\/td>\n

Assigned #2>>
\nCausal Loops<\/td>\n		Compare\/Contrast:
\nLee, Ruddiman, and Fagan<\/td>\n		Read>> Lee, Chapter 2, \u201cHistory: Medieval Optimum\u201d (pp. 34-42)
\nRead>> Fagan, Chap. 1, \u201cA Time of Warming\u201d, pp. 1-21
\nRead>> Ruddiman, Chaps 2-4 (pp. 65-150), Humans begin Control<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4b.\u00a0 Building Causal Loop Diagrams<\/p>\n

(Lab Session)<\/td>\n

<\/td>\nDia Diagrams and Picassa Graphic Editing<\/td>\nView>> Livia on Dia http:\/\/vimeo.com\/23593821<\/a>
\nView>> Dia Tutorial\u00a0 http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FVsvsrzxmnI<\/a>
\nDownload>> Picasa: http:\/\/picasa.google.com\/<\/a>
\nDia: http:\/\/dia-installer.de\/<\/a>See BB course folder \u201cCausal Loops\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 5, xx<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

5a.\u00a0 Comparing Historic Cases (1)<\/td>\n

Assigned>>
\nHistory (Assignment #3)<\/td>\n		Compare\/Contrast:
\nFagan, Matching Cases in Old World<\/td>\n		Read>> Fagan (pp. 22-119)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5b.\u00a0 Creating Effective Figures and Maps<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPicture Worth a Thousand Words Powerpoint<\/td>\nView>> (Class BB Site>Data Visualization folder>How Much is Picture Worth? (Powerpoint)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 6, xx<\/strong><\/p>\n

6a. Google Earth Training (Lab Session)<\/td>\n

Due>>
\nCausal Loops (Assign #2)<\/td>\n		Go to Lab<\/p>\n

Google Earth Training<\/td>\n

View>> BB folder: Data Visualization, Google Earth Training videos
\nGoogle Earth: http:\/\/earth.google.com\/<\/a>
\nWorld Mapper:\u00a0 http:\/\/www.worldmapper.org\/
\nGapminder:\u00a0 http:\/\/www.gapminder.org\/world\/<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6b.\u00a0 Comparing Historic Cases (2)<\/td>\nAssigned>>
\nMaps (Assign #4)<\/td>\n		Google Earth Work<\/td>\nProject Time and Exercises<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 7, xx<\/strong><\/p>\n

7a.\u00a0 WordPress Basics<\/p>\n

(Lab Session)<\/td>\n

Due>>
\nHistory (Assign #3)<\/td>\n		Dweaver\u00a0 #1 Basics
\nProperties
\nLinks
\nGraphics<\/td>\n		View>> Using Lynda.com, See Modules Document (BB-W)
\nSee>> HTML: http:\/\/www.htmlcodetutorial.com\/quicklist.html<\/a>
\nSee>> http:\/\/ www.htmlcodetutorial.com\/quicklist.html<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7b.\u00a0 Transition Climate Period<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCompare\/Contrast:
\nFagan, Matching Cases in New World<\/td>\n		Read>> Fagan (pp. 120-end)
\nGroup comparisons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 8, xx<\/strong><\/p>\n

8a.\u00a0 Modern Cases<\/td>\n

Due>> Maps (Assignment #4)<\/td>\nModern Cases of Climate Change and Conflict<\/td>\nRead>> Lee, Chapter 2, Little Ice Age pp. 43-50
\nRead>> Ruddiman, Chapters 3 and 4, pp. 65-150
\nRead>> Lee, Chapter 2, Anthropocene Cases (pp. 51-65)
\nRead>> Ruddiman, Chapters 4-end (pp. 151-end)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8b.\u00a0 Modern cases<\/td>\n<\/td>\nLimits to the Role of Climate Change<\/td>\nWeb Page Working Session<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 9, xx<\/strong><\/p>\n

9a.\u00a0 Forecasts of Climate Change and Conflict<\/td>\n

Due>> Region Forecast (Assign #7)<\/td>\nHumans and Human Security<\/p>\n

Guest Speaker, Marcus King, GW<\/td>\n

Read>> (Class BB Site>Articles #4)
\nCNA, National Security and the Threat of Climate Changehttp:\/\/www.cna.org\/nationalsecurity\/climate\/<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9b. Climate Forecasts<\/td>\n<\/td>\nForecasts<\/td>\nRead>> Lee, Chapter 3, Forecasts (pp. 66-116)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 10, xx<\/strong><\/p>\n

10a. Population Forecasts<\/td>\n

<\/td>\nFuture Jeopardy (BYO Jeopardy)<\/td>\nA Contest of Prognostication<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10b. Dreamweaver self-quiz<\/td>\nDue>>
\nD-weaver Self-test (Assign #5)<\/td>\n		Dweaver:
\nEmbedding Videos,
\nHot Spots<\/td>\n		Self-test Quiz found in BB Assignment Manager, Answers in DW folder.\u00a0 Submit your final score.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 11, xx<\/strong><\/p>\n

11a.\u00a0 Scenarios of Climate Change<\/td>\n

<\/td>\nSix Key Hot Spots<\/td>\nRead>> Lee, Chapter 4, Scenarios (pp. 117-147)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11b. Three Views on Climate and Security<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nRead>> (Class BB Site>Articles #9)
\nGeoff Dabelko ,\u201cAvoid Hyperbole\u201d, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
\nhttp:\/\/www.thebulletin.org\/web-edition\/op-eds\/avoid-hyperbole-oversimplification-when-climate-and-security-meet<\/a>
\nRead>> (Class BB Site>Articles #5)
\nBarnett and Adger, \u201cClimate change, security and conflict\u201d
\nRead>> (Class BB Site>Articles #6)
\n\u201cWarming increases the risk of civil war in Africa\u201d, Marshall B. Burkea, Edward Miguel, Shanker Satyanathd, John A. Dykemae, and David B. Lobellb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 12, xx<\/strong><\/p>\n

12a.\u00a0 Cold War Push<\/td>\n

<\/td>\nNorthern Push Factors<\/td>\nRead>>Laurence C. Smith, The World in 2050, New York: Plume, 2011. Part I, the Push, pp. 1-122<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12b. Assessing Scenarios<\/td>\nQualitative Expert Exercise<\/td>\nDelphi Rounds of Scoring<\/td>\nRead>> (Class BB Site>Articles #7)
\nDelphi Technique<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 13, xx<\/strong><\/p>\n

13a.\u00a0 Policy Implications<\/td>\n

<\/td>\nWhat are practical policies?<\/td>\nRead>> Lee, Chapter 5, Policy Implications (pp. 148-170)
\nRead>> (Class BB Site>Articles #3)
\n\u201cImplications of Climate Change for Armed Conflict\u201d,Halvard Buhaug, Nils Petter Gleditsch & Ole Magnus Theisen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13b. New Research Angles<\/td>\n<\/td>\nNorthern Pull Factors<\/td>\nRead>>Laurence C. Smith, The World in 2050, New York: Plume, 2011. Part II and III, the Pull and Alternate Endings\u201d, pp.123-261.
\nMoving Borders<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thanksgiving
\nNovember<\/td>\n		<\/td>\nNo Class<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 14, xx<\/strong><\/p>\n

a.\u00a0 Review<\/td>\n

<\/td>\nNew Research Areas<\/p>\n

Moving Borders and Cloud Seeding<\/td>\n

Cloud Seeding
\nhttp:\/\/www.publications.parliament.uk\/pa\/cm200910\/cmselect\/cmsctech\/memo\/geoengineer\/ucm0102.htm<\/a>Moving Borders
\nVirtual Conference<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14b. Assessing the Cases
\n(Lab Session)<\/td>\n		<\/td>\nWork on Cases and Forecast Project<\/td>\nLab is scheduled for those who want to come in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Final, xx<\/strong><\/td>\nDue>> ICE Case Study (Assign #6)<\/td>\nFinal Meeting
\nPresentations on Cases and Forecasts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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