GEOG 4673
Understanding environmental problems; identifying stakeholders; understanding core interests; making effective use of technical information; applicable to land use and growth issues; aimed at the first or third party participant.
The class takes a system approach to the study of farming and pastoral activities. The objective is to give students a foundation in modern agricultural systems research, and to provide experience in the design and implementation of field-based research. The focus will be on the western U.S., with an attempt made to pose the same questions that might be asked of, say, a Javanese rice of Sahel grazing system, in the context of farms and ranches in the Great Plains/Rocky Mountain regions.