Case Study Collection
Participants of the Teaching Socio-Environmental (S-E) Synthesis with Case Studies short course have developed a collection of case studies, each focusing on learning goals critical for understanding and practicing S-E synthesis. These case studies provide information about the case itself, detailed teaching notes, and all materials to be used with students in the activity. Many provide suggestions for ways to modify the activities to suit different time constraints, levels, or course goals. The durations of these cases range from a small number of class periods to entire semesters. Several of these cases have been tested in the classroom and/or peer reviewed.
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Collaborative Water Governance and Social-Hydrological Justice (2016-1) Author(s): Ch'aska Huayhuaca, Karie Boone, and Stacia Ryder This resource was developed as part of the Teaching Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies short course, held at SESYNC in July 2016. This case has been classroom tested and selected by SESYNC as an exemplary S-E synthesis case study. |
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Hydraulic Fracturing in Michigan (2015-12) Author(s): Bruno Takahashi This resource was developed as part of the Teaching Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies short course, held at SESYNC in July 2015. This case has been classroom tested. |
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Conflict in Paradise: Managing Watersheds on a Crowded Island (2015-11) Author(s): Kirsten Oleson This resource was developed as part of the Teaching Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies short course, held at SESYNC in July 2015. This case has been classroom tested. |
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From Tropical Plantations to K-Cups: A socio-environmental analysis of the global journey of coffee (2015-10) Author(s): Madhusudan Katti, Andrew Rhys Jones, Mara Brady, and Beth Weinman This resource was developed as part of the Teaching Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies short course, held at SESYNC in July 2015. This case has been classroom tested. |
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Social-Hydrological Risk in the Mexico City Basin (2015-9) Author(s): Hallie Eakin, Ana Elena Escalante, Elizabeth Tellman, and Lakshmi Charli-Joseph This resource was developed as part of the Teaching Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies short course, held at SESYNC in July 2015. This case has been classroom tested and selected by SESYNC as an exemplary S-E synthesis case study. |
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South Florida Rising Tides: Should We Stay or Should We Go? (2015-8) Author(s): Alana Edwards and Julie Lambert This resource was developed as part of the Teaching Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies short course, held at SESYNC in July 2015. |
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Up in the Air: Understanding Vulnerability when Toilets Fly (2015-7) Author(s): Amy Krakowka Richmond, Suzanne Pierce, and Gautam Sethi This resource was developed as part of the Teaching Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies short course, held at SESYNC in July 2015. This case has been classroom tested and selected by SESYNC as an exemplary S-E synthesis case study. |
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Balancing economic and environmental tradeoffs for dairy production in California and New Zealand (2015-6) Author(s): Rachael Garrett and Meredith Niles This resource was developed as part of the Teaching Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies short course, held at SESYNC in July 2015. This case has been classroom tested. |
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Addressing deforestation and other land-based conflicts in the frontier forests of eastern Panama: The case of REDD+ (2015-5) Author(s): Javier Mateo-Vega, Ana Spalding, Gordon Hickey This resource was developed as part of the Teaching Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies short course, held at SESYNC in July 2015. This case has been classroom tested. |
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Are Eastern Fox Squirrels "Good" or "Bad" for the Greater Los Angeles Area? (2015-4) Author(s): Teresa Lloro-Bidart This resource was developed as part of the Teaching Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies short course, held at SESYNC in July 2015. This case has been classroom tested. |