ENVR 6102 — Environmental Science and Policy Seminar 2
4 semester hoursGraduateSeminarusually offered: springtypical days: WBostonTraditional
Critically explores fundamental and modern theory, methodologies, and practices for conserving and managing coupled social-ecological systems (SES). Focuses on science and policy of environment management through the lens of coupled SES. Historically, the majority of studies focused on human-environment interactions have typically involved measuring and describing the negative impacts of human populations and development on natural ecosystems. More recently, however, environmental science and practice have experienced a paradigm shift to where now humans and the natural environment are recognized as tightly coupled systems. From an SES perspective, humans continue to shape the structure and function of ecosystems through both stressors and stewardship. However, a key advancement is the recognition that people and their behavior are directly influenced by structure, function, and services of ecosystems.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | 2 | 37 | 75 | 49% | 19.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 2 | 54 | 75 | 72% | 10.5 |
| Spring 2026 | 2 | 33 | 75 | 44% | 21.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 0% · W 100% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: W (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Spring
- Benjamin Dittbrenner (36% of students) · reviews
- Karen Aerni (27% of students) · reviews
- Sarah Smith (20% of students) · reviews
- Lori Chekal (17% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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