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2000 Summer Institute
Week 2

June 12 | June 13 | June 14 | June 15 | June 16




Monday, June 12

8:30 - 10:00    Eduardo Brondizio     Woodburn 218


Discussion of Week I of Summer Institute.

10:00 - 10:20    Break

10:20 - 11:30    Glen Green    Woodburn 218

Lecture and 3-D Slide Show: "Forest Structure and Remote Sensing"

Establishing the physical basis for satellite-derived reflectance values is essential for global change studies. In this lecture we examine several key forest biophysical phenomena: leaf area index, leaf morphology, and monolayer/multilayer leaf distribution strategies. These ecological sensitive parameters can then be related to satellite-derived reflectance values. A 3-D slide show will show these concepts using examples from temperate deciduous and tropical wet and dry forests.
Readings:
Arvidson, R.I. et al. 1993. Geological Mapping Using Landsat Thematic Mapper Data Over Oak-Hickory Forest, Arctic, and Hyperarid Terrains. In Remote Geochemical Analysis: Elemental and Mineralogical Composition (Pieters and Englert, eds.), Cambridge University Press.

11:30 - 12:30    Two Participant Presentations    Woodburn 218

12:30 - 2:00    Lunch

2:00 - 2:45    Eduardo Brondizio    Wylie Hall 115

Lecture: "Introduction to Image Classification and Products for the Field"

We start by discussing land use and cover classification systems. We overview and apply different types of classifiers and classification techniques. We also overview techniques for preparation of image printouts for fieldwork use.
Readings:
Jensen, J., ed. 1996. Chapter 8: Thematic Information Extraction: Image Classification. In Introductory Digital Image Processing: A Remote Sensing Perspective, 197-252. Prentice Hall. (Core)

3:00 - 5:00    Eduardo Brondizio    ACT

Lab: "Introduction to Image Classification and Products for the Field"

This lab examines sampling procedures that may be appropriate under different conditions. We will also produce image products for use in the field and discuss collection of training samples.



Tuesday, June 13

8:30 - 10:00    Jiang Liewen, CIPEC Summer Faculty Fellow    Woodburn 218

"Effects of Population and Household Change on Environment: Case Study in Two Regions of China"

The impacts of population on environment are region-specific and should be studied at a more local level. This lecture will describe how a multidimensional demographic model projects the future changes in population and households through which some impacts of future population and household changes on environment, e.g. land use, water and energy consumption, are simulated. It is not sufficient to study only the population size while studying the impacts of population on environment. The selection of the demographic unit of analysis depends on how significant the differences inside the population are and what aspects of environmental impacts are studied. Moreover, changes in life styles and urbanization play important roles on the environmental impacts.
Readings:
Leiwen, Jiang. 1999. Chapter 7: Population and Household Dynamics and Sustainable Development. In Population and Sustainable Development in China: Population and Household Scenarios for Two Regions, Jiang Leiwen. Amsterdam: Thela Thesis.

Leiwen, Jiang, and Anton Kuijsten. 1999. Household Projections for Two Regions of China. Paper presented at "Households and Families in Europe, Session B3: Models and Theories," the European Population Conference, The Hague, The Netherlands, August 30–September3. (Core)

10:00 -10:20    Break

10:20 - 11:30    Glen Green    Woodburn 218

"Remote Sensing and Global Change"

This lecture shows multiple examples of how remote sensing technologies can be applied to studying Global Environmental Change. Landsat images and aerial photographs are used to map and monitor anthropogenic change of vegetation in several forest types.
Readings:
Sussman, R.W., G. Green, and L.K. Sussman. 1994. Satellite Imagery, Human Ecology, Anthropology, and Deforestation in Madagascar. Human Ecology Vol. 22, pp. 333-54.

Green, G. and R. Sussman. 1990. Deforestation History of the Eastern Rain Forests of Madagascar from Satellite Images. Science Vol. 248, pp. 212-15.

11:30 - 12:30    Two Participant Presentations    Woodburn 218

12:30 - 2:00    Lunch

2:00 - 2:45    Eduardo Brondizio    Wylie Hall 115

Lecture: "Introduction to Image Classification and Products for the Field"

Lecture continued from Monday, June 12.

3:00 - 5:00    Eduardo Brondizio    ACT

Lab: "Introduction to Image Classification and Products for the Field"

Lab continued from Monday, June 12.



Wednesday, June 14

8:30 - 10:00    Catherine Tucker    Woodburn 218

Mesoamerica Research Discussion

CIPEC's work in Mesoamerica has been focusing on sites in Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico. Processes of forest change vary from severe deforestation to successful management, and reflect local organizational capacity as well as impacts from regional, national, and international levels. This discussion will address some of the recent results from CIPEC research. It will then explore theoretical puzzles and challenges for comparative studies of the human dimensions of forest change in the region.
Readings:
Tucker, C. 1999. Private vs. Communal Forests: Forest Conditions and Tenure in a Honduran Community. Human Ecology, 27(2): 201-230. (Core)

10:00 - 10:20    Break

10:20 - 11:30    George Alter    Woodburn 218

"Demographic Transition and Implications of Rapid Population Growth"

Readings:
McFalls, Joseph A. Jr. 1998, September. Population: A Lively Introduction. Population Bulletin 53(3). (Core)

Jolly, C. 1994. Four Theories of Population Change and the Environment. Population and Environment 16(1): 61-90.

11:30 - 12:30    Two Participant Presentations    Woodburn 218

12:30 - 2:00    Lunch

2:00 - 2:45    Tom Evans    Wylie Hall 115

GIS Lecture #1: "Introduction to GIS"

This session introduces basic GIS concepts to bring everyone to a common foundation. Specific elements of this session include: map projections and coordinate systems, data structures (raster, vector), GIS software and hardware, and sources of spatially referenced data.
Readings:
Entwisle, B., et al. 1998. Land-Use/Land-Cover and Population Dynamics, Nang Rong, Thailand. In People and Pixels: Linking Remote Sensing and Social Science, ed. D. Liverman, E. F. Moran, R. R. Rindfuss, and P. C. Stern, 121-144. National Academy Press. Washington, D.C. (Core)

Moran, E. F., and E. Brondizio. 1998. Land-Use Change after Deforestation in Amazonia. In People and Pixels: Linking Remote Sensing and Social Science, ed. D. Liverman, E. F. Moran, R. R. Rindfuss, and P. C. Stern, 94-120. National Academy Press. Washington, D.C. (Core)

Wood, C. H., and D. Skole. 1998. Linking Satellite, Census, and Survey Data to Study Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. In People and Pixels: Linking Remote Sensing and Social Science ed. D. Liverman, E. F. Moran, R. R. Rindfuss, and P. C. Stern, 70-93. National Academy Press. Washington, D.C. (Core)

3:00 - 5:00    Tom Evans    ACT

GIS Lab #1: "Introduction to GIS"



Thursday, June 15

8:30 - 10:00     Stephen McCracken    Woodburn 218

"The 'P' in CIPEC: Methodological and Conceptual Issues of Relating Population and Environment"

We will look at the use of census and remote sensing data with GIS. We will look at the use of sample surveys and remote sensing.
Readings:
Martin, David, and Ian Brackan. 1993. The Integration of Socioeconomic and Physical Resource Data for Applied Land Management Information Systems. Applied Geography 13:45-53. (Core)

McCracken, Stephen D., Andrea Siqueira, Emilio F. Moran, and Eduardo Brondizio. In press. Land-Use Patterns on an Agricultural Frontier in Brazil: Insights and Examples from a Demographic Perspective. In Patterns and Processes of Land Use and Forest Change in the Amazon, ed. C. Wood et al. Gainesville: University of Florida.

Voss, Paul R., David D. Long, and Roger B. Hammer. 1999. When Census Geography Doesn't Work: Using Ancillary Information to Improve the Spatial Interpolation of Demographic Data. CDE Working Paper No. 99-26. Madison: Center for Demography and Ecology, University of Wisconsin.

10:00 - 10:20    Break

10:20 - 11:30    Two Participant Presentations    Woodburn 218

11:30 - 6:00    Catherine Tucker, Coordinator    Bus pickup/dropoff at Woodburn Hall

Field trip to Pioneer Mothers Old-Growth Forest Site
Box lunch enroute.



Friday, June 16

8:30 - 10:00      J. C. Randolph and Craig Wayson, with Catherine Tucker,
                         Theresa Burcsu, Jane Southworth, and Fabrice Lehoucq           ACT

Lab: "Ecological Stats"

Using the data collected by participants at the field site, CIPEC researchers will discuss ways to examine the forest data. Participants will be asked to consider whether and how biophysical and institutional variables shape the vegetation they find at research sites.
Readings:
Agarwal, S., et al. 1998. The Lakes of Painted Hills Community and Its Forests.

10:00 - 10:20    Break

10:20 - 12:30    Three Participant Presentations Wylie Hall 115

12:30 - 2:00    Lunch

2:00 - 2:45    Glen Green    Wylie Hall 115

"Multi-Temporal Image Analysis"

Remote sensing can be a powerful tool in studying land cover change when combined with other disciplines by providing both spatial and temporal information at multiple scales.
Readings:
Schweik, C. and G. Green. 1999. The Use of Spectral Mixture Analysis to Study Human Incentives, Actions, and Environmental Outcomes. Social Science Computer Review Vol. 17, pp. 40-63.

Adams, J.B., M.O. Smith, and A.R. Gillespie. 1993. Imaging Spectroscopy: Interpretation Based on Spectral Mixture Analysis. In Remote Geochemical Analysis: Elemental and Mineralogical Composition (Pieters and Englert, eds.), Cambridge University Press.

3:00 - 5:00    Glen Green    ACT

Lab: "Multi-Temporal Image Analysis"

In this lab, we will examine a three-date Landsat MultiSpectral Scanner (MSS) time series using several change detection methodologies. These procedures provide simple methods for quickly assessing the temporal change information content of a three-date Landsat image series. This quick assessment is vital when examining potential Global Change Research proposals by giving the user a rapid means of determining the major temporal trends in the image series.




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