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...nine students of Environmental Science and Public Policy (ESPP) 90c, a junior tutorial in ecology and land-use planning taught by Professor of Advanced Environmental Studies in the Field of Landscape Ecology Richard T. Forman, did all that and more during their spring break trip to Highlands County, Florida. At Archbold Biological Station, an ecological research facility in a county located about two hours south of Orlando, the students spent a week learning about the natural resources of the region, researching local culture and integrating spatial principles and ecological objectives into a comprehensive land-use plan for Highlands County...
After learning about local culture and industry during the first few days of their trip, ESPP 90c students on the fifth day began the assignment that was the trip's centerpiece. They would create a land-use plan for Highlands County that integrated ecological and social objectives for the area. Divided into three teams of three students each to tackle the project, groups quickly split up to gather more information about the town and its surroundings. Daniel A. Montilla '99 and K. Valentine Cadieux '98 spent three hours in the local supermarket, talking to area residents about their views...
University of Florida Professor Mark Brenner joined the class for the remainder of the project. An expert on limnology and paleoecology, Brenner has joined ESPP students at Archbold for several years. Brenner writes in an e-mail that the planning exercise "requires students to make a rapid assessment of issues in Highlands County and [to] develop a future land-use plan based on considerations of ecological principles, economic realities, a knowledge of stakeholder interests (e.g. retirees, citrus agriculture, ranchers, etc.) and social issues...
...Women's Studies 100.0 History and Literature 97.7 History of Science 94.4 Literature 90.9 Biochemical Sciences 87.0 East Asian Studies 85.0 Classics 84.6 VES 84.6 Special Concentrations 83.3 Social Studies 82.0 Physics 81.5 Mathematics 80.0 Engineering Sciences 80.0 Fine Arts 78.6 EPS 77.8 Linguistics 75.0 Sociology 75.0 Music 73.3 ESPP 71.4 Anthropology 68.3 Astronomy 66.7 Germanic Lang. and Lit. 66.7 Biology 62.8 Chemistry 61.8 English 60.7 No concentration info. 59.0 Computer Science 58.3 History 58.0 Government 51.6 Chemistry and Physics 50.0 Applied Mathematics 48.3 Romance Lang. and Lit. 45.5 Economics 40.2 Philosophy 40.0 Afro American Studies 38.5 Near East. Lang...
...Computer Science 64.9 Fine Arts 64.3 Social Studies 63.5 East Asian Studies 61.9 Philosophy 61.9 Government 60.0 Music 60.0 Biochemical Sciences 58.7 Engineering Sciences 56.7 Anthropology 56.5 Chemistry 55.9 EPS 55.6 Psychology 55.2 Romance Lang. and Lit. 54.5 Special Concentrations 50.0 History 49.1 Economics 48.3 No concentration info. 48.2 ESPP 46.9 Biology 44.4 Afro American Studies 41.7 Applied Mathematics 34.5 Germanic Lang. and Lit. 33.3 English 21.6 Near East. Lang...