San Diego State University

College of Business Administration

Week 01 08 September		Film: Mindwalk: A film for passionate thinkers DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Weeks 02/03 15/22 September		Topic: Environmental Ethics Session Facilitator: Dunn DISCUSSION QUESTIONS COMMONS GAME Reading Assignment: Diamond, Jarod. Easter's End. Discover, August 1995. Sagoff, Mark. Zuckerman's Dilemma: A Plea for Environmental Ethics. Hastings Center Report, September/October 1991, p. 32. Kay, Jeanne. Concepts of Nature in the Hebrew Bible. Environmental Ethics, v10, n4, p309 Locke, John An Essay Concerning the True Original, Extent and End of Civil Government. [CHAPTER V: Of Property] Weston, Anthony. Between Means and Ends. The Monist, v75, n2, p236. Brown, Lester R. Eco-Economy: Building an Economy for the Earth. [CHAPTER 1: The Economy and the Earth] 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 29 September		Topic: Ecofeminism and Environmental Justice Session Facilitators: Baron/Litt/McMurren-Riggs 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 Ecofemist Visions Business Network for Environmental Justice United States: Industry Battles Environmental Justice Communities for a Better Environment: Environmental Health and Justice for California's Urban Communities Class Handouts: Warren, Karen J. The Power and the Promise of Ecological Feminism. Environmental Ethics Summer 1990, v12, n2, p125(22). 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: Dubos, Rene. The Wooing of Earth: New Perspectives on Man's Use of Nature Stone, Christopher. The Gnat is Older than Man: Global Environment and Human Agenda, Chapters I, II, III, IV, V
Week 05 06 October		Topic: Scarcity, Overconsumption, and the Market Session Facilitators: Gerhardt/McGranahan/Schaake DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: Sustainability, Carrying Capacity, and Overconsumption, 16 August 2002 What's Your Share?, Summer 2001 Sustainable Development: A Common Challenge for North and South 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 13 October		Topic: State of the World: The Science of the Environment Session Facilitators: Ault/Yalcin DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: The Impacts of Weather and Climate Change Documenting the Collapse of a Dying Planet The Origin and Nature of the Alleged Scientific Consensus Environmental Effects of Increased Carbon Dioxide (PDF file) Climate Change Skepticism (PDF file) State of the World 2003 Some Observations on the State of the World's Environment, and the Prospects for the Future (PDF file) Brown, Lester R. Eco-Economy: Building an Economy for the Earth. [CHAPTER 2: Signs of Stress: Climate and Water] Brown, Lester R. Eco-Economy: Building an Economy for the Earth. [CHAPTER 3: Signs of Stress: The Biological Base]
Week 07 20 October		Topic: Costing the Earth: Efficiency and the Environment Session Facilitators: Johnson/Opsal/Wilder 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 Footprints for Sustainability: The Next Steps (PDF file) Economic Efficiency and the Environment Resource Efficiency Natural Capitalism Brown, Lester R. Eco-Economy: Building an Economy for the Earth. [CHAPTER 4: The Shape of the Eco-Economy] Brown, Lester R. Eco-Economy: Building an Economy for the Earth. [CHAPTER 11: Tools for Restructuring the Economy] Cases: Newton, Lisa H. & Dillingham, Catherine K. (eds). Watersheds 2: Ten Cases in Environmental Ethics, Chapter 10 Supplemental Course Materials: Spash, Clive L. Economics, Ethics, and Long-Term Environmental Damage. Environmental Ethics, v15, n2, p117. 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 27 October		Topic: Clean Technology (focusing on the development of new technologies that replace existing high energy and material consuming, and polluting technologies) CLASS CANCELED DUE TO THE FIRESTORM IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY...
Week 09 03 November		Topic: Pollution Prevention (focusing on reducing pollution from existing plants and processes Session Facilitators: Dollens/Petrzelka/Wise-Bacis DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: Hawken, Paul The Ecology of Commerce, Chapters 3, 11 Anything Into Oil Blueprint for Pollution and Sustainable Development An Ounce of Pollution Prevention is Worth Over 167 Billion Pounds of Cure (PDF file) Cases: Newton, Lisa H. & Dillingham, Catherine K. (eds). Watersheds 2: Ten Cases in Environmental Ethics, Chapter 6 Video: Outrage at Valdez, The Cousteau Society video Exxon Video News Release (Third Symposium on Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment) Supplemental Course Materials: Nerburn, Kent, Ph.D & Mengelkoch, Louise, M.A. The Betrayal of the Land, Native American Wisdom. New World Library, 1991. p47. 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 10 November		Topic: Life-Cycle-Design (focusing on the inclusion of environmental considerations in the regular design of products and production processes) Session Facilitators: Jolly/Litrownik/Melton DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: Welford, Richard & Starkey, Richard Business and the Environment: A Reader, Chapter 14 Video: GLOBAL DUMPING GROUND (Frontline video) Supplemental Course Materials: Nerburn, Kent, Ph.D & Mengelkoch, Louise, M.A. The Ways of the Land, Native American Wisdom. New World Library, 1991. p1.The Responsive Communitarian Platform: Rights and Responsibilities. The Responsive Community. Vol. 2, Issue 1, Winter 1991/92.
Week 11 17 November		Topic: Environmental Management Systems (focusing on changes in management structure and the provision of information on impacts relevant to the environment) Session Facilitators: Song/Watson/Akalin DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: Welford, Richard & Starkey, Richard Business and the Environment: A Reader, Chapters 4, 5, 6 International Standards for Environmental Management Systems: A future promise for Environmental Policy? (PDF) 14K Does it Pay? Factoring Sustainability into the EMS Equation (PDF) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EMS) Supplemental Course Materials: Birch, Thomas H. The Incarceration of Wildness: Wilderness Areas as Prisons. Environmental Ethics, Spring 1990, v12, n1, p3(24) Martel, Ned & Holman, Blan . Inside the Environmental Groups, 1994. Outside. March 1994, pp 65 Martin, Michael. Ecosabotage and Civil Disobedience. Environmental Ethics, v12, n4, p291. 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 24 November		Topic: Presentation Preparation Day (No formal class meeting)
Week 13 01 December		Topic: Loop-Closing (focusing on re-use and recycling of waste-products through the cycle of the product) Session Facilitators: Hickman/Sweeney DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: Hawken, Paul The Ecology of Commerce, Chapter 4 Eco-Industrial Parks: The Case for Private Planning (PDF file) By-Product Synergy Supports Sustainable Development (PDF file) Zero waste system in paradise (PDF file) Applied Sustainability LLC: Making a Business Case for By-Product Synergy (PDF file) Schmidt-Bleek, Friederich. The Fossil Makers (Chapter 6 and “Does a Refrigerator Have to Travel?” from Chapter 7--PDF file) Supplemental Course Materials: U.S. Business Council for Sustainable Development Eco-Industrial Parks: A Case Study and Analysis of Economic, Environmental, Technical, and Regulatory Issues (PDF file) EPA Examples of Eco-Industrial and Resource Recovery Parks Simon, Julian L. and S. Moore. Chicken Little Was Wrong. The American Spectator, February 2001 (PDF file) Davis, Sheila and T. Smith. Corporate Strategies for Electronics Recycling: A Tale of Two Systems. Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, June 25, 2003 (PDF file) Recycling? It’s Really Reselling
Week 14 08 December		Topic: Clean Technology (focusing on the development of new technologies that replace existing high energy and material consuming, and polluting technologies) Session Facilitators: Barnes/Blumenschein/Pawelek We will be holding class at the Regional Transportation Center at 7:00 on 08 December Directions to the Regional Transportation Center: From the Interstate 15 and Interstate 8 crossing, take the 15 South. Exit El Cajon Boulevard and turn left (east). From this point, you can easily see the RTC located with a Ford Dealership on the right hand side. There is parking underneath the facility, or you can park on the streets. The facility is on the corner of El Cajon Boulevard and 41st Street. Address: 4001 El Cajon Boulevard. Phone: (619) 521-2469 POC: Mike Lewis DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: Welford, Richard & Starkey, Richard Business and the Environment: A Reader, Chapters 9, 10, 11 Video: Gail Mayville (Business Enterprise Trust video) Supplemental Course Materials: Katz, Eric. The Call of the Wild: The Struggle against Domination and the Technological Fix of Nature. Environmental Ethics, v14, p265. Managing Planet Earth: Readings from Scientific American, Chapter 8 WRITING ASSIGNMENT 4 Due TERM PAPERS DUE (Term Papers will not be accepted without SELF-EVALUATION attached)
Week 15 15 December		FINAL EXAMINATION

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