San Diego State University

College of Business Administration

Seminar in Environmental Management: Fall 2002

Week 01 09 September		Film: Mindwalk: A film for passionate thinkers DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Weeks 02/03 16/23 September		Topic: Environmental Ethics Session Facilitator: Dunn DISCUSSION QUESTIONS COMMONS GAME Reading Assignment: MGT 740 Readings Packet #1 Sagoff, Mark. Zuckerman's Dilemma: A Plea for Environmental Ethics. Hastings Center Report, September/October 1991, p. 32. MGT 740 Readings Packet #3 Kay, Jeanne. Concepts of Nature in the Hebrew Bible. Environmental Ethics, v10, n4, p309 MGT 740 Readings Packet #5 Barker, Sir Ernest. Social Contract: Essays by Locke, Hume, and Rousseau. Oxford University Press (1953) [pp 22-43] MGT 740 Readings Packet #7 Weston, Anthony. Between Means and Ends. The Monist, v75, n2, p236. Supplemental Course Materials: Armstrong, Susan J. & Botzler, Richard G. Environmental Ethics: Divergence and Convergence Erdoes, Richard & Ortiz, Alfonso (eds). American Indian Myths and Legends Hoffman, W. Michael, Frederick, Robert, & Petry, Edward S. Jr. (eds). The Corporation, Ethics, and the Environment, Part I Johnson, Lawrence E. A Morally Deep World: An Essay on Moral Significance and Environmental Ethics Larusso, Carol Spenard (ed). The Green Thoreau Mander, Jerry. In the Absence of the Sacred: The Failure of Technology & the Survival of the Indian Nations Nerburn, Ken & Mengelkoch, Louise (eds). Native American Wisdom Oelschlaeger, Max (ed). The Wilderness Condition: Essays on Environment and Civilization Rockefeller, Steven C. & Elder, John C. (eds). Spirit and Nature: Why the Environment is a Religious Issue Sachs, Aaron. Eco-Justice: Linking Human Rights and the Environment Stone, Christopher. The Gnat is Older than Man: Global Environment and Human Agenda, Chapter X Suzuki, David & Knudtson, Peter. Wisdom of the Elders: Honoring Sacred Native Visions of Nature Watts, Alan W. Nature, Man and Woman Weatherford, Jack. Native Roots: How the Indians Enriched America
Week 04 30 September		Topic: Ecofeminism and Environmental Justice Session Facilitators: Dunn DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: Hawken, Paul The Ecology of Commerce, Preface, Chapters 1, 2, 12 Welford, Richard & Starkey, Richard Business and the Environment: A Reader, Chapter 2 Women and Environments International Mazazine In the Shadow of the Enlightenment: From Mother Earth to Fatherland Ecofeminisms in Process MGT 740 Readings Packet #11 Warren, Karen J. The Power and the Promise of Ecological Feminism. Environmental Ethics Summer 1990, v12, n2, p125(22). MGT 740 Readings Packet #13 Harrison, Paul. Sex and the Single Planet. and Ross, Loretta. Why Women of Color Can't Talk About Population. The Amicus Journal. Winter 1994. MGT 740 Readings Packet #18 Erdoes, Richard & Ortiz, Alfonso. Earth Making & The Earth Dragon. American Indian Myths and Legends, Pantheon Books, 1984, p105. MGT 740 Readings Packet #19 Frost, Robert & Wordsworth, William. Assorted Poems. "Looking for a Sunset Bird in Winter", A Boundless Moment", "Evening in the Sugar Orchard", and "Rural Illusions". Class Handouts: Brown, Lester R. The Acceleration of History. Cases: Newton, Lisa H. & Dillingham, Catherine K. (eds). Watersheds 2: Ten Cases in Environmental Ethics, Chapter 2 Chainsaws of Greed Video: Hidden City (Earth Communications Office video) Supplemental Course Materials: Buchholz, Rogene A. Principles of Environmental Management: The Greening of Business, Parts I, II Brown, Lester R. Who Will Feed China? Wake-up Call for a Small Planet Dubos, Rene. The Wooing of Earth: New Perspectives on Man's Use of Nature Durning, Alan. How Much is Enough? The Consumer Society and the Future of the Earth Stone, Christopher. The Gnat is Older than Man: Global Environment and Human Agenda, Chapters I, II, III, IV, V Managing Planet Earth: Readings from Scientific American, Chapters 1-6
Week 05 07 October		Topic: Scarcity, Overconsumption, and the Market Session Facilitators: Chrissy Ingalls and Jeff Sullivan DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: Uncoupling Growth From Prosperity: The U.S. Versus Japan, July 1997 Global Population Growth Overpopulation and Overconsumption: Where Should We Focus, March 1998 What’s Your Share?, Summer 2001 U.S. Resident Population Percent Change (1990-2000) World Population Facts Overpopulation Linked to U.S. Prosperity Decline: Inflation Masks the Truth, 11 February 2000 Population Action International Sustainability, Carrying Capacity, and Overconsumption, 16 August 2002 The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement Supplemental Course Materials: Smith, Richard (ed). Overpopulation and Overconsumption: Combating the Two Main Drivers of Global Destruction. British Medical Journal, 15 May 1993, v306, p1285. Butler, Colin. Overpopulation, Overconsumption, and Economics. Lancet, 5 March 1994, v343, n8897, p582. Dickinson, Elaine. Cruise Ships Under Scrutiny. Boat US Magazine, September 2002, p36 CONTRACTS Due (Must be submitted electronically by accessing the link directly above) WRITING ASSIGNMENT 1 Due
Week 06 14 October		Topic: State of the World: The Science of the Environment Session Facilitators: Jay Fraker and Arnie Campbell DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: State of the World 2002: Special World Summit Edition Global Environment Reaches Dangerous Crossroads Some Observations on the State of the World's Environment, and the Prospects for the Future We Need a Global Declaration of Interdependence Global Environmental Outlook 2000 (Chapter 2) The World Revolution: Environment and Nature UCS examines The Skeptical Environmentalist by Bjørn Lomborg Radio National: Earthbeat (transcript) State of the World Report mindfully.org Responding to Global Warming Skeptics: Fact vs. Fiction The Science of Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
Week 07 21 October		Topic: Costing the Earth: Efficiency and the Environment Session Facilitators: John Faris and Steve Tribiano DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: Hawken, Paul The Ecology of Commerce, Chapters 5, 6, 7, 9 Welford, Richard & Starkey, Richard Business and the Environment: A Reader, Chapter 17 Socially Resonsible Investing: Influencing the World by Investing with you Values Green Business Basics Economic Efficiency and the Environment Resource Efficiency Public Relations and Corporate Responsibility Greenwashing Building Economic Democracy Natural Capitalism The 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2002 CASE STUDY: Powell River Pulp and Paper MGT 740 Readings Packet #8 Spash, Clive L. Economics, Ethics, and Long-Term Environmental Damage. Environmental Ethics, v15, n2, p117. MGT 740 Readings Packet #16 Socially Responsible Investing: Review & Outlook. The GreenMoney Journal. Spring 1994. Vol. 2, No. 3. pp. 1. MGT 740 Readings Packet #17 Rice, Faye. Who Scores Best on the Environment. Fortune. July, 26, 1993. pp. 114. MGT 740 Readings Packet #20 Levine, Michael. The Environmental Address Book. EcoFacts. Perigee Book, 1991. pp. 227. Class Handouts: Abramovitz, Janet N. Valuing Nature's Services. Cases: Newton, Lisa H. & Dillingham, Catherine K. (eds). Watersheds 2: Ten Cases in Environmental Ethics, Chapter 10 Supplemental Course Materials: Daly, Herman E. & Townsend, Kenneth N. Valueing the Earth: Economics, Ecology, Ethics Hoffman, W. Michael, Frederick, Robert, & Petry, Edward S. Jr. (eds). The Corporation, Ethics, and the Environment, Part IV Makower, Joel. The E Factor: The Bottom-line Approach to Environmentally Responsible Business, Chapters 1-2 Stone, Christopher. The Gnat is Older than Man: Global Environment and Human Agenda, Chapters VI, VII, VIII Tietenberg, Tom. Environmental Economics and Policy, Chapters 1, 2, 4, 6, 12
Week 08 28 October		Topic: Clean Technology (focusing on the development of new technologies that replace existing high energy and material consuming, and polluting technologies) Session Facilitators: Kelly Bobos, Frank Dietrich, Chrissy Magee, and Sean Karimi DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: Welford, Richard & Starkey, Richard Business and the Environment: A Reader, Chapters 9, 10, 11 Case Study: Can Oil Giants and Green Energy Mix? Case Study: Global Citizenship Case Study: Iceland Warms up to Hydrogen Fuel Energy Sources, Energy Choices Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network Why Hydrogen? Fuel Cells Crank Up the Power MGT 740 Readings Packet #2 Katz, Eric. The Call of the Wild: The Struggle against Domination and the Technological Fix of Nature. Environmental Ethics, v14, p265. Video: Gail Mayville (Business Enterprise Trust video) Supplemental Course Materials: Managing Planet Earth: Readings from Scientific American, Chapter 8
Week 09 04 November		Topic: Pollution Prevention (focusing on reducing pollution from existing plants and processes Session Facilitators: Dominic Joseph, Joanne Clark, and Izaskun Uriz DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: Hawken, Paul The Ecology of Commerce, Chapters 3, 11 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Damage Assessment and Restoration 3M 3P 3M Environmental, Social, and Economic Sustainability Executive Summary GM: Saturn awarded most valuable Pollution Prevention Award Volvo claims its new gas-powered car purifies the air Environmental Scorecard Pollution.com Pollution Online Tietenberg, Tom. Environmental Economics and Policy. Chapter 13: Stationary-Source Local Air Pollution (handout) Video: Outrage at Valdez, The Cousteau Society video MGT 740 Readings Packet #6 Nerburn, Kent, Ph.D & Mengelkoch, Louise, M.A. The Betrayal of the Land, Native American Wisdom. New World Library, 1991. p47. Class Handouts: Kane, Hal. Shifting to Sustainable Industries. Cases: Newton, Lisa H. & Dillingham, Catherine K. (eds). Watersheds 2: Ten Cases in Environmental Ethics, Chapter 6 Video: Exxon Video News Release (Third Symposium on Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment) Supplemental Course Materials: Bechtel, Stefan. Keeping Your Company Green Makower, Joel. The E Factor: The Bottom-line Approach to Environmentally Responsible Business, Chapters 3, 6 Tietenberg, Tom. Environmental Economics and Policy, Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 WRITING ASSIGNMENT 2 Due
Week 10 11 November		Topic: Life-Cycle-Design (focusing on the inclusion of environmental considerations in the regular design of products and production processes) Session Facilitators: Matt Hadfield and Brian Berry DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: Welford, Richard & Starkey, Richard Business and the Environment: A Reader, Chapter 14 Keeping in Touch -- Product design Product life cycle's management goal Life-Cycle design as business decision support tool Overview of LCD Sustainable Design MGT 740 Readings Packet #4 Nerburn, Kent, Ph.D & Mengelkoch, Louise, M.A. The Ways of the Land, Native American Wisdom. New World Library, 1991. p1. MGT 740 Readings Packet #10 The Responsive Communitarian Platform: Rights and Responsibilities. The Responsive Community. Vol. 2, Issue 1, Winter 1991/92. Video: GLOBAL DUMPING GROUND (Frontline video) Supplemental Course Materials:
Week 11 18 November		Topic: Environmental Management Systems (focusing on changes in management structure and the provision of information on impacts relevant to the environment) Session Facilitators: Lori Harrison, Mustafa Aykut and Johann Rodriguez DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: Welford, Richard & Starkey, Richard Business and the Environment: A Reader, Chapters 4, 5, 6 Sullivan Consulting Group (GUEST SPEAKER for tonight's class) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EMS) North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (EMS) MGT 740 Readings Packet #9 Birch, Thomas H. The Incarceration of Wildness: Wilderness Areas as Prisons. Environmental Ethics, Spring 1990, v12, n1, p3(24) MGT 740 Readings Packet #14 Martel, Ned & Holman, Blan . Inside the Environmental Groups, 1994. Outside. March 1994, pp 65 MGT 740 Readings Packet #15 Martin, Michael. Ecosabotage and Civil Disobedience. Environmental Ethics, v12, n4, p291. Class Handouts: Roodman, David Malin. Harnessing the Market for the Environment and Reforming Subsidies. Supplemental Course Materials: Abbey, Edward (ed) The Best of Edward Abbey, From The Monkey Wrench Gang Buchholz, Rogene A. Principles of Environmental Management: The Greening of Business, Part III Hoffman, W. Michael, Frederick, Robert, & Petry, Edward S. Jr. (eds). The Corporation, Ethics, and the Environment, Part III Makower, Joel. The E Factor: The Bottom-line Approach to Environmentally Responsible Business, Chapters 4, 5, 7 Stead, W. Edward & Stead, Jean Garner. Management for a Small Planet: Strategic Decision Making and the Environment WRITING ASSIGNMENT 3 Due
Week 12 25 November		Topic: Presentation Preparation Day (No formal class meeting)
Week 13 02 December		Topic: Loop-Closing (focusing on re-use and recycling of waste-products through the cycle of the product) Session Facilitators: Kari Kauper and Bryan Hageman DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: Hawken, Paul The Ecology of Commerce, Chapter 4 Making Industrial Parks Sustainable Eco-Industrial Parks: The Case for Private Planning Environmental Protection Agency Closing the Loop Also see "Zero Waste in Paradise" by Robert Klee (BioCycle, Emmaus; Feb 1999; Vol. 40, Iss. 2; pg. 66, 2 pgs [ABI/inform search “industrial ecology”]) Supplemental Course Materials: Long, Frederick J. & Arnold, Matthew B. The Power of Environmental Partnerships Managing Planet Earth: Readings from Scientific American, Chapter 9
Week 14 09 December		Topic: Course Wrap-up/Careers in Environmentalism/Project Presentations Session Facilitator: Dunn DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: Welford, Richard & Starkey, Richard Business and the Environment: A Reader, Chapter 16 MGT 740 Readings Packet #12 Wenz, Peter S. Minimal, Moderate, and Extreme Moral Pluralism. Environmental Ethics, v15, n1, p61. MGT 740 Readings Packet #21 Cook, John R. Jr. A Perspective on Environmental Careers. EnviroLink. Winter 1994. pg. 1. MGT 740 Readings Packet #22 Basta, Nicholas. The Environmental Career Guide. "Introduction to the Green-Collar World". 1991. Chap. 1, pp. 1. Supplemental Course Materials: Tietenberg, Tom. Environmental Economics and Policy, Chapters 20, 21 Managing Planet Earth: Readings from Scientific American, Chapter 11 WRITING ASSIGNMENT 4 Due TERM PAPERS DUE (Term Papers will not be accepted without SELF-EVALUATION attached)
Week 15 16 December		FINAL EXAMINATION

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