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Restorative Natech: Pandemic Inspired Mini-Lectures with Dr. Cutts and Friends

Restorative Natech: Pandemic Inspired Mini-Lectures with Dr. Cutts and Friends

By Bethany Cutts

This is a podcast series designed to support restorative learning. Season 303 supports NR/IDS 303-001: Humans and Environment. Season 451 is a set of lectures for for PRT 451-001: Principle. This is a pandemic experiment designed to allow students to reduce eyestrain and get outside while they learn. We are busting the myth that technology is a barrier to connecting with nature. Accessible versions in Moodle.

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Restorative Natech: Pandemic Inspired Mini-Lectures with Dr. Cutts and FriendsFeb 10, 2021

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303: Ethics

303: Ethics

• Define ethics, anthropocentrism, and utilitarianism  • Describe biblical, political philosophical, conservationist,  preservationist, and ecological perspectives on the relationship between  humans and nature  • Identify the degree to which solutions take anthropocentric or  utilitarian approaches to solving environmental problems • Critically analyze stakeholders’ environmental ethical perspectives  based on their proposed solutions or positions taken in relation to  environmental problems.   

lecture delivered by O. Vila  

Corresponds to  Robbins, P., Hintz, J., & Moore, S. A. (2014). Environment and  society: a critical introduction. John Wiley & Sons.  Listen via Restorative Natech podcast: https://anchor.fm/bethany-cutts (or where ever y'all find podcasts)

Sep 16, 202116:45
303: Hazards Risks Disasters

303: Hazards Risks Disasters

• Define hazard, risk, social vulnerability, and disaster  • Distinguish phases of emergency management  • Explain why risk can be thought of as a decision, and why disasters are social phenomena • Demonstrate how social factors influence people's vulnerability to disasters.   lecture delivered by O. Vila  Corresponds to  Robbins, P., Hintz, J., & Moore, S. A. (2014). Environment and society: a critical introduction. John Wiley & Sons.  Listen via Restorative Natech podcast: https://anchor.fm/bethany-cutts (or where ever y'all find podcasts)

Sep 09, 202130:23
303: Institutions

303: Institutions

• Define common property and institutions  • Describe Game Theory, the Prisoner's Dilemma, and the Tragedy of the  Commons   • Identify real-world examples of common's management   • Critically analyze real-world and hypothetical examples of commons  management in relation to the principles of boundaries, proportionality,  collective choice, monitoring, sanctions, conflict resolutions, and  autonomy.    lecture delivered by O. Vila  Corresponds to  Robbins, P., Hintz, J., & Moore, S. A. (2014). Environment and  society: a critical introduction. John Wiley & Sons.  Listen via Restorative Natech podcast: https://anchor.fm/bethany-cutts (or where ever y'all find podcasts)

Sep 02, 202124:36
303: Markets

303: Markets

• Define externality, market failure, transaction costs, monopoly,  greenwashing, and green certification  • Provide examples or hypothetical scenarios of the market response  model, Coase Theorem, and Cap and Trade  • Identify real-world examples market-based solutions to environmental  problems and policies related to those solutions  • Critically analyze the implicit assumptions of real-world  market-based solutions to environmental problems, and explain if and in  what ways they are misguided  lecture delivered by O. Vila  Corresponds to  Robbins, P., Hintz, J., & Moore, S. A. (2014). Environment and  society: a critical introduction. John Wiley & Sons.  Listen via Restorative Natech podcast: https://anchor.fm/bethany-cutts (or where ever y'all find podcasts)

Aug 26, 202137:53
303: Population

303: Population

Define carrying capacity, ecological footprint, zero population growth,  birth rate, death rate, fertility rate 

Produce examples of how population size, affluence, and technology  influence environmental impact.  

Synthesize what you learn about population growth and declines to  critique solutions to environmental impacts.  

Critically analyze solutions to reduce environmental impacts of humans  in a way that identifies potential injustices and trade-offs.    

lecture delivered by O. Vila  Corresponds to  Robbins, P., Hintz, J., & Moore, S. A. (2014). Environment and  society: a critical introduction. John Wiley & Sons.  Listen via Restorative Natech podcast: https://anchor.fm/bethany-cutts (or where ever y'all find podcasts)  

Aug 19, 202127:37
303: Policy Brief Overview

303: Policy Brief Overview

By completing the policy brief assignment, students will demonstrate the ability to engage in independent learning, synthesize information, and present it in a form that is useful to decision-makers. The research, writing, visualization, and argumentation skills will aid personal and professional efforts toward greater civic engagement on a broad spectrum of current and future policy dilemmas.

Aug 16, 202118:37
303: Welcome

303: Welcome

Define course structure and expectations

Aug 12, 202140:46
Pocket Nerd: Roslynn Powell talks about taking tech to the woods

Pocket Nerd: Roslynn Powell talks about taking tech to the woods

This bonus track taps the deep knowledge to Roslynn Powell.  As a PhD Candidate in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management she is doing amazing research on the emotional labor Black folx do at parks and cultural heritage sites that are working, at long last, to include honest narratives of enslaved people into interpretive work. As a Master's student, Roslynn's work disrupted the assumption that technology necessarily separates people from nature. 

Feb 10, 202156:35