ARL 564 - The Arid and Semi-arid Lands*
Description: Past, present and future of settlement and resource utilization in the world's arid lands; spatial interrelationships of environmental, demographic, socioeconomic and political systems
ARL 565 - Physical Aspects of Arid Lands (3 units)
Description: Provides an in-depth examination of the climate, geology and geomorphology, microbiology, plants and ecosystems, water resources and the impacts of climate change and desertification on the arid and semi-arid regions of the world.
ARL 595A - Current Research (1 unit)
Description: The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
ARL 641 - Natural and Human Impacts on Arid Lands (3 units)*
Description: The influence of nature and humans on arid lands sustainability and the role of locally-adaptable technologies. Various aspects of measuring, monitoring and describing natural and human impacts on arid lands. Focuses on occurrences such as El Nino, population growth, and utilization of limited resources in relation to their economic and environmental significance.
ARL 642 - Use and Management of Arid Lands (3 units)
Description: Major issues surrounding land uses in the world's arid and semi-arid zones. Examination of issues which will determine the future of land management in much of the arid and semi-arid lands of the western United States. The debate over the management of lands in relation to ownership, tenure, and access; intergenerational transfers, and the economic, environmental, and social consequences of proposed changes in current arrangements.
*ARL 564 and ARL 641 are not being offered during 2023-2024, unfortunately, due to lack of instructors.
Suitable alternatives for ARL564 and ARL641 include a combination of two of the following courses:
ENVS 596B Water Policy in Arizona and Semi-Arid Regions
GEOG 696C Physical Geography
RAM/AIS/ANTH 531A Traditional Ecological Knowledge
RAM 556A Rangeland Inventory and Monitoring
RNR 503 Applications of Geographic Information Systems
RNR 526A Principles of Indigenous Economics
RNR 536 Agro-ecology
RNR540 Climate Change Adaptation
RNR 541A Natural Resource Management in Native Communities
RNR 580 Natural Resources Policy and Law
RNR 585 The Economics and Social Connections to Natural Resources
WSM 552 Climate Change and Dryland Ecosystem Ecology