So you think you can couple systems? Reviewing our research proposals
Killian Farrell Last week’s class marked the final meeting for our course MEES620: Coupled Human and Natural Systems. Our class has gone through many different topics related to coupled systems, from...
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Veronika Leitold “In coupled human and natural systems, people and nature interact reciprocally and form complex feedback loops” (Liu et al., 2007). Through his comic strip of a tropical lagoon,...
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David Miles It’s hard for a natural system to find a good partner in today’s world; there are so many options. Even when a natural and human system do manage to couple, their relationship is often...
View ArticleDogfish, farmland and toast – what’s culture got to do with them?
Alec Armstrong, David Miles Nature is part or product of culture, as our class discussed last week. When we say “nature” we invoke some mixture of values, knowledge, experiences, and stories to order...
View ArticleEntangled with the natural world: Nature seen through culture’s eyes
Krystal Yhap, Rebecca Wenker In Ecuador, a young girl is studying marine life with artisanal fishermen. While on the beach, she found herself mesmerized by the rippling waves of the sea. Amidst the...
View ArticleTo get the grade: Collaborate! Stakeholder engagement and the missing link...
Veronika Leitold, Alec Armstrong An international activist, a fly fisherman, an NGO manager, a food & beverage consultant, a water quality researcher and an indigenous elder are all gathered around...
View ArticleCountdown to elevator pitch 3…2…1 “GO”
Wilmelie Cruz Marrero Imagine you are running to an elevator when you suddenly realize the top expert in your field is there. How can you catch her/his attention? How can you compress all of your...
View ArticleMediated realities and fish eyebrows: how we can effectively communicate science
Killian Farrell, Kelly Hondula So you’ve just finished some amazing research that will bring great advancements in your field and opens many new avenues of study. This research could have big...
View ArticleFresh fruit, virtual land, and conference ribbons: what can we learn from a...
Kelly Hondula, Natalie Yee After learning about how to construct and interpret social network data sets the previous week, the MEES Coupled Human and Natural Systems class spent a week delving into...
View ArticleSocial Networking: Beyond the Likes and Shares
Natalie Yee and Rachel Eberius Social networks are not just places where we post photos or share updates on our lives. They can be described more broadly to include a series of social interactions and...
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