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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His Lips Drink Water But His Heart Drinks Wine: Groundwater Availability, Access, and Governance in the Guadalupe Valley, Mexico (2014-12) Author(s): Tuyeni Mwampamba, Chantelise Pells, and Matt Robbins This resource was developed as part of the Teaching Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies short course, held at SESYNC in July 2014. This case has been classroom tested. |
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Green Civil War in the California Desert: The Ocotillo Express Wind Energy Project (2014-11) Author(s): Dustin Mulvaney This resource was developed as part of the Teaching Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies short course, held at SESYNC in July 2014. This case has been classroom tested. |
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Tell Them We Don't Want to Leave: The Marshallese and Sea-Level Rise (2014-10) Author(s): Zola K. Moon and Donna S. Davis This resource was developed as part of the Teaching Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies short course, held at SESYNC in July 2014. This case has been classroom tested and selected by SESYNC as an exemplary S-E synthesis case study. |
Multi-'steak' holder Sustainability: Reduced Deforestation and the Cattle Agreement in Brazil (2014-9) Author(s): Peter Newton and Avery S. Cohn This resource was developed as part of the Teaching Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies short course, held at SESYNC in July 2014. This case has been classroom tested. |
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Risk Perception and Institutional Complexity in the 2014 West Virginia Chemical Spill (2014-8) Author(s): Heather Lukacs, Nik Sawe, and Nicola Ulibarri This resource was developed as part of the Teaching Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies short course, held at SESYNC in July 2014. |
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Wildland Fire, Human Perspectives, and Fire Management in Jackson Hole, Wyoming (2014-7) Author(s): Kevin Krasnow and Doug Wachob This resource was developed as part of the Teaching Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies short course, held at SESYNC in July 2014. This case has been classroom tested. |
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A Pipeline in Paradise, Part 1: Learning the Relevant Science (2014-6) Author(s): Shannon N. Conley, Kathryn De Ridder-Vignone, Mary K. Handley, and Michael L. Deaton This resource was developed as part of the Teaching Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies short course, held at SESYNC in July 2014. This case has been classroom tested. |
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When It Rains, It Pours: A Socio-environmental Approach to Understanding Coastal Flooding (2014-5) Author(s): Elizabeth A. Albright, Emily Eisenhauer, Melissa A. Kenney, and Ariana E. Sutton-Grier This resource was developed as part of the Teaching Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies short course, held at SESYNC in July 2014. This case has been classroom tested. |
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Designing an Urban Green Infrastructure Network: Balancing Biodiversity and Stakeholder Needs (2014-4) Author(s): Emilie Stander and Myla Aronson This resource was developed as part of the Teaching Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies short course, held at SESYNC in July 2014.This case has been classroom tested. |
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To Fish or Not to Fish: Challenges of Managing Culturally and Ecologically Important Species (2014-3) Author(s): Lindley Mease and Rebecca Martone This resource was developed as part of the Teaching Socio-Environmental Synthesis with Case Studies short course, held at SESYNC in July 2014. |