2020 Fall

ESPM C22AC 001 - LEC 001

Fire: Past, Present and Future Interactions with the People and Ecosystems of California

Kent G Lightfoot, Scott L Stephens

Aug 26, 2020 - Dec 11, 2020

Mo, We, Fr

10:00 am - 10:59 am

Internet/Online

Class #:27295

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: Remote Instruction
Time Conflict Enrollment Allowed

Offered through Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

Current Enrollment

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Also offered as: ANTHRO C12AC

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Other classes by Kent G Lightfoot

Other classes by Scott L Stephens

+ 1 Independent Study

ESPM 299 070 070IND

The course presents a diachronic perspective on human-fire interactions with local ecosystems in California that spans over 10,000 years. The course will provide an historical perspective on human-fire interactions at the landscape scale using a diverse range of data sources drawn from the fields of fire ecology, biology, history, anthropology, and archaeology. An important component includes examining how diverse cultures and ethnicity influenced how people perceived and used fire at the landscape scale in ancient, historical and modern times. The implications of these diverse fire practices and policies will be analyzed and the consequences they have had for transforming habitats and propagating catastrophic fires will be explored.

Class Notes

Some of the Monday and
Wednesday lectures may be pre-recorded and students will be able to download them from Bcourses and watch
them at any timeLectures recorded for viewing anytime, some lectures will be asynchronous, while others will be synchronous to provide opportunities for studen.. show more