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Date Topic Speaker Readings or Assignments DUE THAT DAY ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12 Jan 09Jan 12 Introductions: course, class, syllabus, semester Jan 14 Intro: class expectations and overviewJan 16 The Changing West Bates and others. Ch. 1, Ch. 2, Ch. 8: ---------------(2) Jan 19 HOLIDAY Jan 21 Water and Cimate Kristen Averyt, NOAA Ray, A., Barsugli, J. and K. Averyt. 2008. CWCB: Climate Change in Colorado: Jan 23 History of Societies & Water Management Worster. Ch 2; Ch 6; Ch. 7 -----------------(3)Jan 26 History of Societies & Water Management (cont’d)Jan 28 Boulder Creek Watershed Sheila Murphy, USGS Murphy. USGS: State of the Watershed: Water Quality of Boulder CreekJan 30 Western Water Law Karin Sheldon, WRA CO Fdtn for Water Education. Citizens Guide to Colorado Water Law (by Hobbs) ------------------ (4)Feb 2 Western Water Law (cont’d) Feb 4 Water Governance- Interstate Management Beorn Courtney, Headwaters Feb 6 River Science & Policy Greg McCabe, USGS Graf. Science, Public Policy, and Western American Rivers McCabe & Wolock. Warming...Colorado River Basin.Geography 4501-09 Water Resources and Management in the Western U.S. Spring 2009-------------------(5)Feb 9 Small Group Discussions - two groups of 20Feb 11 Water Management in the 21st Century Gleick. The Changing Water Paradigm, Feb 13 Water Governance- Natural Systems Drew Peternell, Trout Unlimited--------------------(6) Feb 16 Water Management in the West MacDonnell, Ch. 23: The Salmon; Ch. 24: Taking Stock; Ch. 29: Getting ThereFeb 18 Water Governance- Regional Initiatives Tim Murrell, Douglas County Feb 20 Water and Energy Dan Birch, CO River District Resource Report Review DUE IN CLASS--------------------(7) Feb 23 Water and Energy (cont’d)Feb 25 How Much Water Does a River Need? Postel & Richter, Ch.2 & Ch. 3 Feb 27 Water for the Gunnison Bart Miller, WRA--------- ------------(8) Mar 2 ReviewMar 4 MID TERM EXAMMar 6 Environmental Flows Tom Wilding, CSU Fisheries Science * eloha reader (W)Geography 4501-09 Water Resources and Management in the Western U.S. Spring 2009------------------------(9) Mar 9 Environmental Flows (cont’d); Return and review mid-termMar 11 Urban Water Resources Peter Mayer, Aquacraft Gleick and others. Waste Not, Want Not: The Potential for Urban Water Conservation Mar 13 Water Management in Arid Regions Colby & Jacobs. Ch. 1: Water Management Challenges in an Arid Region; Ch. 15: Lessons for Semi-Arid Regions Facing Growth and Competition for Water-------------------------(10) Mar 16 River Systems Adler. Restoring Colorado River Ecosystems.Mar 18 Small Group Discussion in two groupsMar 20 Water in the Media SLOW, Water in the Southwest, South Platte River ------------------------ Mar 23-27 S P R I N G B R E A K---------------------(11)Mar 30 Water in the West-The future of Agriculture Apr 1 Culture and Values in Arid Regions and Presentation Review Burmil. Human values and perceptions of water in arid landscapes Morris. Urbanization and Water Conservation in Las Vegas ValleyApr 3 Social Sciences & Water Management Lyn Kathlene, CSU Cortese. The Social Context of Western Water Development.Geography 4501-09 Water Resources and Management in the Western U.S. Spring 2009-----------------------(12) Apr 6 Urban landscapes and culture Kathy Kambic, CU-Denver McPherson and others. Emerging Desert Landscape in Tucson. Apr 8 EconomicsApr 10 Outreach and Education Activities in Water Management---------------------------(13)Apr 13 Water in the WestApr 15 Water Research Megan Monroe, CSch of MinesApr 17 Presentations--------------------------(14) Apr 20 PresentationsApr 22 PresentationsApr 24 Presentations-----------------------(15) Apr 27 PresentationsApr 29 PresentationsMay 1 Review----------------------May 5th TUESDAY 1:30-4 p.m. F I N A L E X A MGeography 4501-09 Water Resources and Management in the Western U.S. Spring 2009Readings: 1) CR = course reading packet, W = course weblinkIn Adler, Robert W. 2007. Restoring Colorado River Ecosystems. Covelo, CA: Island Press. [ Ch. 5: Down the Great Unknown…; Ch. 9: The Lovely and the Usable…] (CR)In Bates, Sarah F., and others. 1993. Searching Out the Headwaters. Change and Rediscovery in Western Water Policy. Covelo, CA: Island Press. [ Ch. 1: The West’s Gordian Knot; Ch. 2: Water in a Changing West; Map on page 92; Ch. 8: Change and Rediscovery in Western Water] (CR)Burmil, Shmuel and others. 1999. Human values and perceptions of water in arid landscapes. Landscape and Urban Planning, 44: 99-109. (W) In Colby, Bonnie G. and K. L. Jacobs. 2007. Arizona Water Policy. Washington, D.C.: Resources for the Future. [ Ch. 1: Water Management Challenges in an Arid Region; Ch. 15: Lessons for Semi-Arid Regions Facing Growth and Competition for Water] (CR)Colorado Foundation for Water Education. 2000. Hobbs, G. Citizens Guide to Colorado Water Law. Denver, CO: Colorado Foundation for Water Education. (W) http://www.cfwe.org >What We Do > Citizens GuidesCortese, Charles F. 1999. The Social Context of Western Water Development. J. Am. Water Resources Assoc., 35: 567-578. (CR)In Gleick, Peter H. and others. 2003. Waste Not, Want Not: The Potential for Urban Water Conservation in California. Oakland, CA: Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment and Security. [ Executive Summary] (W)Gleick, Peter H. 2000. The Changing Water Paradigm, A Look at Twenty-first Century Water Resources Development. Water International, 25: 127-138. (W)In Gleick, Peter H. and others. 2003. The World’s Water 2002-2003: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources. Covelo, CA: Island Press. [Ch. 1: (Wolff & Gleick) The Soft Path


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