Applying economics to forest and forestland management, including analysis of how government policies and market designs affect forest management outcomes.

Role of climate and climate change in the population dynamics, outbreak potentials and resultant impacts to forest ecosystems associated with herbivorous forest insects.

Principles, problems, and practices of managing natural habitats for biological diversity; current issues in biological diversity important to researchers, policymakers, and the general public. [2-2-0]. Prerequisite: One of FRST_V 201, NRES_V 201 and FRST_V 395.

Methodologies for visual analysis, perceptions, planning & management of urban, natural and working landscapes, and implications for sustainable land-use management & community engagement. Credit will be granted for only one of FRST 490 or FRST 551. [2-2] Prerequisite: Third-year standing. Equivalency: LARC542

The socio-economic, biological and technological aspects of forestry within the international frame, in both the developed and developing world. Regional studies and the role of national and international agencies. [2-2-0]