EC 210/EV 141

Africa: Wildlife, Ecotourism & Sustainable Development

Summer Session Blocks A & B

June 14 – July 23, 1999

Profs. Walt Hecox and Bruce Byers

DETAILED COURSE SCHEDULE

Colorado Springs Portion: June 14 – 23, 1999

A. Course Objectives:

1) Learn/review some fundamental principles of ecology, and of economics and other social sciences, that are relevant to the sustainable management of natural resources and economic development of nations and regions;

2) Recognize the complexity of real-life resource management situations in southern Africa;

3) Develop an understanding of the diversity of values and interests that underlie and motivate the behaviors of a range of stakeholders (e.g., foreign tourists, national government agency staff, rural residents) in the natural resources of Zimbabwe;

4) Carry out applied research on ecological and economic factors that influence the sustainable use of wildlife and some other natural resources in Zimbabwe; and,

5) Integrate and synthesize information from field studies to develop recommendations for using and managing wildlife and other natural resources in Zimbabwe so that they contribute to its sustainable development.

 B. Class Assignments and Topics

For Class On: Read, Attend or Be Prepared to Discuss/Do:

June 14, Monday - Introduction to the Course and Ecological and Economic Dimensions

Topics for Presentation/Discussion
 

The Course
Ecology Economics June 15, Tuesday . Ecology Day -- Ecological Fundamentals Read BEFORE class:: Botkin, Daniel B. 1990. Why the Elephants Died: Breakdown in the Management of Living Resources. Discordant       Harmonies: A New Ecology for the Twenty-first Century. Oxford University Press: Oxford, U.K, pp. 15-25.

Botkin, Daniel B., and Edward A. Keller. 1998. Sustainability and Carrying Capacity (pp. 8-9) and Wildlife Management (pp. 242-246). Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet, 2nd Edition. John Wiley & Sons: New York.

Du Toit, Johan T. 1995. Determinant of the Composition and Distribution of Wildlife Communities in Southern Africa. Ambio, vol. 24, pp. 2-6.

Estes, Richard D. 1993. Elephant. The Safari Companion: A Guide to Watching African Mammals. Chelsea Green Publishing Company: White River Junction, VT, pp. 223-231.

Vesey-Fitzgerald, Desmond F. 1973. Ch. 1, Grass (pp1-6); Ch. 2, Different Types of Grasslands (pp. 7-13); Ch. 7, The Miombo (pp. 53-57); and Ch. 9, The Grasslands and the Animals (pp. 64-73). East African Grasslands. Nairobi, Kenya: East African Publishing House.

 Topics for Presentation/Discussion June 16, Wednesday. Economics Day – Economics Fundamentals  
Read BEFORE class: Hardin, Garrett. 1968. The Tragedy of the Commons. Science, 162:1243-1248.

Hoole, Arthur & Grant Milne. 1995. Defining the Features of Sustainable Development for a Developing Country: The Zimbabwean Case, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 38, No. 4: pp. 505-517.

Payayotou, Theodore. 1993. Ch. 1, Environmental Degradation: The Magnitude of the Problem; Ch. 2, Market Failures and Environmental Degradation. Green Markets. Institute for Contemporary Studies: San Francisco.

 Topics for Presentation/Discussion June 17, Thursday. Ecology Day -- Management of Ecological Resources Read BEFORE class: Byers, Bruce A. 1996. Values, Conservation, and Sustainability. Understanding and Influencing Behaviors in Conservation and Natural Resources Management. Biodiversity Support Program: Washington, D.C., pp. 5-9.

Byers, Bruce A. 1999. Investigating a Natural Resource Commons: A Framework for Diagnosis and Prescription. Unpublished manuscript prepared for the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, 1995; adapted for course at Colorado College, Fall 1996; revised April 1999. 12 pages.
 

 Topics for Presentation/Discussion
 

June 18, Friday, Economics Day – Market and Policy Failures

 
Read BEFORE class: Gillis, Malcolm, et. al. 1996. Ch. 1, Introduction. Economics of Development, 4th ed. W. W. Norton: New York.

Hogendron, Jan. 1996. Ch. 1, Studying Economic Development. Economic Development, 3rd ed.. HarperCollins: New York.

Honey, Martha. 1999. Part 1: What is Ecotourism? Ch. 1, In Search of the Golden Toad, Conclusion: The Road Less Traveled. Ecotourism and Sustainable Development: Who Owns Paradise? Island Press.

Payayotou, Theodore. 1993. Ch. 3, Policy Failures and Environmental Degradation. Green Markets. Institute for Contemporary Studies: San Francisco.

Sugal, Cheri. The Price of Habitat. World Watch, 10, No. 3, pp. 18-27.
 

 Topics for Presentation/Discussion June 19, Saturday. Synthesis Day -- Ecology, Economics, and Sustainability  
Read BEFORE class: Bromley, Daniel W. 1994. Economic Dimensions of Community-Based Conservation. David Western and R. Michael Wright, eds. Natural Connections. Island Press: Washington, D.C. & Covelo, CA, pp. 428-447.

Daly, Herman. 1977. Ch. 5, A Catechism of Growth Fallacies. Steady-State Economics: The Economics of Biophysical Equilibrium & Moral Growth. New York: W.H. Freeman & Co.

Goodland, Robert. 1993. The Only True Definition of Environmental Sustainability! Unpublished manuscript prepared for the Environment Department, The World Bank, Washington, D.C. 12 pages.

Korton, David. Sustainable Development: Conventional vs. Emergent Alternative Wisdom. Prepared for Office of Technology Assessment. Revised, Sept. 11, 1996.
 

 Topics for Presentation/Discussion – Ecology Perspectives
 
  • the concept of "natural capital"
  • economics: an ecologist's view
    •      Topics for Presentation/Discussion – Economics Perspectives


    June 21, Monday. Ecology Day -- Community-based Natural Resources Management in Zimbabwe: the CAMPFIRE Program

     
    Read BEFORE class: Child, Brian. 1996. The Practice and Principles of Community-based Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe: the CAMPFIRE Programme. Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 5: pp. 369-398.

    Metcalfe, Simon. 1994. The Zimbabwe Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE). David Western and R. Michael Wright, eds. Natural Connections. Island Press: Washington, D.C. & Covelo, CA, pp. 161-192.

    Southern Africa Sustainable Use Specialist Group. 1996. The Key Considerations for Sustainable Use of Wild Fauna and Flora. IUCN, The World Conservation Union: Gland, Switzerland. 4 pages.
     

         Topics for Presentation/Discussion         June 22, Tuesday. Economics Day – Sustainable Development Solutions from the Economist’s Tool Kit. Read BEFORE class:
      Economist Intelligence Unit, Zimbabwe: Country Profile 1998-99.
    Payayotou, Theodore. 1993. Ch. 4, Achieving Sustainable Development Through Policy Reform; Ch. 5, The Role of Development Assistance; Ch. 6, Sustainable Development and Economic Growth. Green Markets. Institute for Contemporary Studies: San Francisco.

    Sibanda, B.M.C and A.K. Omwega. Some Reflections on Conservation, Sustainable Development and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from Wildlife in Africa: The Case of Kenya and Zimbabwe. S. African J. of Wildlife Research, 26, No. 4, pp. 175-181.


    Topics for Presentation/Discussion

         June 23, Wednesday. Exam June 24, Thursday. 11 AM -- Depart Colorado Springs for DIA. (5/7/99)