Environmental Protection and Restoration
Faculty active in this research area:
Please see individual faculty web pages for more about their work in this area.
Related SMEA courses:
- SMEA 500: Human Dimensions of Global Change
- SMEA 510: Topics in Marine Ecology
- SMEA 514: Marine Pollution Management and Policy
- Other relevant courses are offered through the College of the Environment certificate programs for Environmental Management and Restoration Ecology
Examples of what MMA students do in this research area:
- learn theory and practice of coastal and environmental restoration
- connect with restoration practice in Puget Sound and the Pacific Northwest
- understand how science and society interconnect through restoration policy and planning
- learn how scientific communities communicate about restoration
Examples of related MMA student theses:
Harguth, Haley. 2013. The Elwha River Ecosystem Restoration Project: A Case Study of Government-to-Government Co-management
Bates, Erica. 2012. The Role of Prioritization in Funding Habitat Restoration Projects for Salmon Recovery in the Puget Sound Basin.
Logan, Ilon. 2011. Informing Coastal Restoration Planning Decisions in a Changing Climate.
Boevers, Justin. 2008. Lessons Learned from Programmatic Adaptive Management of Large-scale Coastal Ecosystem Restoration
Briggs, Phebe. 2008. Planning and Management for Invasive Species in Three Large-scale Coastal Ecosystem Restoration Programs