1999 Summer Institute
Week 1

May 17 | May 18 | May 19 | May 20 | May 21

Monday, May 17

8:30 - 9:15 Emilio Moran, Woodburn 218

"Global Change Issues, Research Agenda, and Scaling Issues"

CIPEC's research strategy and methods will be introduced as part of the research agenda on the Human Dimensions of Global Change (HDGC). The lecture will discuss scaling issues in the study of global change, the integration of ideas, the interaction of institutions, population, socioeconomic processes, and environment.

Readings:

Kempton, Willett. 1991. Lay Perspectives on Global Climate Change. Global Environmental Change, June, 183-209.

Gibson, C., E. Ostrom, and T.-K. Ahn. 1997. Scaling Issues in the Social Sciences: A Report for the International Human Dimensions Program. Working Paper. Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

National Research Council, 1998. Human Dimensions of Global Change. CH. 7 in Global Environmental Change: Research Pathways for the Next Decade. (Prepublication manuscript.) National Academy Press. Washington, DC.

9:15 - 10:00 Elinor Ostrom, Woodburn 218

"Institutional Analysis of Global Change"

An examination of existing global change models and the need to include institutions as mediating factors between "driving forces" and "environmental" change.

Readings:

Ostrom, Elinor, Joanna Burger, Christoper Field, Richrd B. Norgaard, and David Policansky. 1999. Revisiting the Commons: Local Lessons, Global Challenges. Science, vol. 284, April 9, pp. 278-82..

Ostrom, Elinor. 1998. The International Forestry Resources and Institutions Research Program: A Methodology for Relating Human Incentives and Actions on Forest Cover and Biodiversity. Dallmeier, F., and J. A. Comiskey, Eds. Forest Biodiversity in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean: Research and Monitoring, Man and the Biosphere Series. Vol. 21. Paris: UNESCO; New York: Parthenon, 1-28.

10:00 - 10:20 Break
10:20 - 12:30 Elinor Ostrom and Fabrice Lehoucq, Woodburn 218

"Common-Pool Resource Decision Environment"

To test institutional theory, Roy Gardner, James Walker, and Elinor Ostrom have developed a series of laboratory experiments in which subjects face different environments that are greatly simplified common-pool resource problems. The World Bank now uses some of these experiments in training sessions on institutional analysis. We will utilize the Bank's training version of our research experiments to provide participants with some insight both into the theory related to the study of common-pool resources, and the experimental method used to study the impact of institutions on human choice. We will also give you a paper describing the background for this experiment after you have completed the session.

12:30 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 3:30 Glen Green, Student Bldg. 140

"Introduction to Remote Sensing"

This lecture will cover the basic physics of light used in remote sensing and briefly outline use of the Landsat satellite system. The radiation regimes of the Sun and the Earth will be explored and the Landsat MultiSpectral Scanner (MSS) and Thematic Mapper (TM) Instruments will be described.

Readings:

Green, Glen. 1999. Introduction to Remote Sensing Notes.

Green, Glen, and Charlie Schweik. 1998. The Landsat System: A Primer.

Beck, S. 1997. Yottabytes are a lotta bytes. New York Times.

3:45 - 5:00 Tour of CIPEC, SPEA lab, and Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis.

Tuesday, May 18

8:30 - 10:00 Eduardo Brondizio, Woodburn 218

"Brazilian Research Discussion"

Analysis of remotely-sensed data at the level of individual farm properties provides additional insights to those derived from a landscape approach. Property-level analysis was carried out by overlaying a property boundary grid in a GIS. Data were derived from aerial photographs for 1970 and 1978, and Landsat Thematic Mapper images for 1985, 1988, and 1991. The study area contains approximately 3,800 properties, but this paper is based on a subset of 398 properties in the Brazilian Amazon. Analysis at the property level found patterns of land-cover classes that reflect differences in farming strategies of households. Data analysis at the household level was useful in explaining apparent mature forest to advanced secondary succession degradation in three years, not readily apparent from landscape analysis of remotely-sensed data. The change was due to property-specific selective logging and the spread of fire from pastures into the adjacent forest.

Readings:

Jensen, J. (Ed.). 1996. Chapter 8: Thematic Information Extraction: Image Classification (pp. 197-252). In Introductory Digital Image Processing: A Remote Sensing Perspective. Prentice Hall.

McCracken, Stephen, Eduardo Brondizio, Donald Nelson, Emilio Moran, Andrea Siqueira, and Carlos Rodriguez-Pedraza. In press. Remote Sensing and GIS at Farm Property Level: Demography and Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing.

10:00 - 10:20 Break
10:20 - 11:30 Rick Wilk, Woodburn 218

"Consumption & Global Environmental Issues"

Consumer demand ultimately shapes the use of natural resources and the emission of waste products. What are the possible directions of future demand, and what will be the impact of consumption and the spread of consumer culture on the environment?

Readings:

Wilk, R. In press. Emulation, Imitation, and Global Consumerism. In Thomas Dietz (Ed.), (untitled book). Gordon & Breach Publishers.

11:30 - 12:30 Two Participant Presentations, Woodburn 218
12:30 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 3:00 Glen Green, Student Bldg. 140

Lecture: "Spatial and Temporal Satellite Image Sampling"

Remotely sensed satellite images can provide both spatial and temporal information at multiple scales for assessing and monitoring global environmental change. In just the last few years several important data sources can now be searched via the Internet. For example, the Geographic Land Information System (GLIS), found on the World Wide Web, allows the user to search for available satellite images at specific locations, evaluate quality and image price and to view color composites of the image on-line.

Readings:

NASA. 1998. Landsat Program Chronology, NASA web site: http://geo.arc.nasa.gov/sge/landsat/lpchron.html.

Velleman, P. 1998. DataDesk Quickstart Guide, Data Description Inc., Ithica, NY.

3:00 - 5:00 Glen Green, ACT

Lab: "Spatial and Temporal Satellite Image Sampling"

This lab presents a methodology to set up a robust sampling strategy of Landsat satellite image data on the PC platform.

Wednesday, May 19

8:30 - 10:00 Eduardo Brondizio, Woodburn 218

"Brazilian Research Discussion"

Discussion continued from Tuesday, May 18.

10:00 - 10:20 Break
10:20 - 11:30 J.C. Randolph, Woodburn 218

"Landscape Ecology, Global Change and the Carbon Cycle"

This session will discuss the general processes of global climate change. The first topics will discuss the causes and nature of climate change, such as sources and sinks of greenhouse gases, radiative processes of greenhouse gases, and how changes in the chemical composition of the atmosphere affect weather and climate. A second set of topics will discuss climate modeling and General Circulation Models (GCMs), climate data, and evidence of climate change. The third set of topics will explore possible impacts of global climate change on various landscapes, and the interactions and feedbacks between climate change and ecological processes, particularly at the landscape level.

Readings:

Aber, John D. and J.M. Melillo. 1991. Chapter 24: Terrestrial Ecosystems and Global Biogeochemistry. In Terrestrial Ecosystems. Saunders Publishing.

Reesburgh, W.S. 1997. Global Cycles of Biogeochemically Important Elements. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 78:260-267.

Vitousek, P.J., J. Aber, R.W. Howarth, G.E. Likens, P.A. Matson, D.W. Schindler, W.H. Schlesinger, and G.D. Tilman. 1997. Human Alteration of the Global Nitrogen Cycle: Causes and Consequences. Issues in Ecology, 1:1-15.

11:30 - 12:30 Two Participant Presentations, Woodburn 218
12:30 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 3:00 Glen Green, Student Bldg. 140

Lecture: "Exploratory Image Analysis"

Satellite images can provide essential information for identifying and monitoring important global change phenomena, but they can also overwhelm the data analyst because of their inherent data volume. For example, a single Landsat Thematic Mapper scene contains the same information content as a spreadsheet with 9 variables and about 40 million cases (nearly 300 MB of data).

Readings:

Belward, A. 1991. Spectral characteristics of vegetation, soil, and water, in the visible, near-infrared and middle-infrared wavelengths. In Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems for Resource Management in Developing Countries (Belward and Valenzuela, eds.). ECSC, EEC, EAEC, Brussels and Luxembourg, pp. 31-53.

Myers, V. 1983. Remote sensing applications in agriculture. In Manual of Remote Sensing-2nd Ed., (Colwell, Editor-in-Chief), ASPRS, pp. 2111-2155.

Green, Glen. 1998. Landsat Formats Notes.

3:00 - 5:00 Glen Green, ACT

Lab: "Exploratory Image Analysis"

This lab presents several simple techniques for examining different aspects of the satellite image "data cube". These include the use of single band, gray-tone images, color composites made of 3 individual bands, reflectance spectra, histograms, scatter-plots and unsupervised classification techniques. These methods provide the user with several rapid means to explore the information content of satellite images.

Thursday, May 20

8:30 - 10:30 Tom Evans, Woodburn 218

"Indiana Research Discussion"

One of the study areas in which CIPEC is examining questions of deforestation and reforestation is Monroe County, Indiana (where Bloomington is located). Specific research questions include: What are the social and spatial factors contributing to forest cover regrowth? What are the major actors affecting landcover change? What techniques can be used to model and predict areas of future landcover change? This session will address the above questions for the Monroe County study area and discuss research methods and data requirements being applied to answer these questions.

Readings:

Koontz, T., L. Carlson, and C. Schweik. 1997. The Role of Institutions in Shaping Land Use: An Exploratory Study of southern Indiana Non-Industrial Private Forests. CIPEC Working Paper.

McCracken, Stephen, Carolina A.M. Safar, and Glen Green. 1997. Deforestation and Forest Regrowth in Indiana, 1860-1990: A Socio-Demographic Perspective. Working Paper.

10:30 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:30 Three Participant Presentations, Woodburn 218
12:30 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 3:00 Eduardo Brondizio, Student Bldg. 140

Lecture: "Field Sampling Using Satellite Images: Unsupervised Classification and Products for the Field"

Satellite data provides broad scale temporal and spatial information that can be leveraged to better determine the placement of finer scale but higher cost field data.

Readings:

Jensen, J. (Ed.). 1996. Chapter 8: Thematic Information Extraction: Image Classification (pp. 197-252). In Introductory Digital Image Processing: A Remote Sensing Perspective. Prentice Hall.

3:00 - 5:00 Eduardo Brondizio, ACT

Lab: "Field Sampling Using Satellite Images: Unsupervised 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.

Friday, May 21

8:30 - 10:30 Elinor Ostrom, Woodburn 218

"Communal and Property Issues"

In this session we will discuss how groups who wish to organize themselves in order to govern and manage jointly owned property may do so. Several communally-owned forests exist in the Bloomington region. We will discuss how these cases help us understand theoretically important issues about how the characteristics of communities affect forest conditions.

Readings:

Gibson, Clark and Tom Koontz. 1998. When Community is Not Enough: Communities and Forests in Southern Indiana. Human Ecology 26(4): 621-47.

Agarwal, S. et al. 1998. The Lakes of Painted Hills Community and Its Forests.

IFRI Field Manual introductory materials.

IFRI Forest Form and Guidelines.

IFRI Forest Plot Form and Guidelines.

10:30 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:30 Three Participant Presentations, Woodburn 218
12:30 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 3:30 Eduardo Brondizio, ACT

"Lecture: "Field Sampling Using Satellite Images: Unsupervised Classification and Products for the Field"

Lecture continued from Thursday, May 20.

3:45 - 5:00 Eduardo Brondizio, ACT

Discussion of Week I of Summer Institute

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