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Newton, Peter

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  • Dr. Newton is an interdisciplinary environmental scientist who studies socio-environmental systems. His research focuses on two main areas: 1) conservation and sustainable development in tropical forests and 2) sustainable agriculture and food systems. Much of his research is interdisciplinary, systems oriented, and policy-relevant. He works principally in Brazil and the US, but his research has also taken him to Indonesia, Mozambique, Uganda, and Vietnam.

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  • environmental governance, tropical forests, sustainable agriculture, sustainable development, deforestation, rural livelihoods, community based natural resource management, climate change mitigation, land use change, environmental studies, food systems

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  • ENVM 6100 - Special Topics for Master of the Environment Program
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2022 / Spring 2024
    A variety of topics not currently offered in curriculum; offered depending on instructor availability and student demand. May be repeated up to 18 total credit hours.
  • ENVS 1001 - Introduction to Human Dimensions of Environmental Studies
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2022
    Examines the human dimensions of sustainability and environmental justice. Students examine a core set of human factors linked to the environment, including the production and use of knowledge, behavior, values, social movements, policy, market forces, and systems of power, exploitation, oppression, and inequality. Through hands-on activities, students learn how these factors impact and result from the human-environment interface. Students will build quantitative and writing skills to empirically study human dimensions of the environment.
  • ENVS 3525 - Intermediate Environmental Problem Analysis: Topical Cornerstones
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2022
    Engages students in in-depth study of a topic such as climate change, energy, natural resources or sustainability. Through lectures, discussions, readings and activities, students will become conversant with how science, policy and values are integrated in environmental problem solving, and develop their own sense of how to critically engage with proposed solutions. Fulfills cornerstone requirement for Environmental Studies Major. Recommended prerequisite: ENVS 1000. Recommended corequisite: ENVS 3020. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours, provided the topics vary.
  • ENVS 4100 - Special Topics in Environmental Studies
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019
    Various topics not normally covered in the curriculum: offered depending on student demand and specialties of faculty. Applied to specialization requirement for Environmental Studies major. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours, provided the topics vary.
  • ENVS 4800 - Capstone: Critical Thinking in Environmental Studies
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Spring 2024
    Examines a specific environmental topic in depth, synthesizing information from complex and controversial issues. Different course sections present different topics. Fulfills capstone requirement for Environmental Studies major. Recommended prerequisites: ENVS 1000 and ENVS 3020.
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