ILAS Seminar-E2 :Climate change impacts on the humanosphere
| Numbering Code | U-LAS70 10002 SE50 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | seminar | |
| Target Year | Mainly 1st year students | Target Student | For all majors | |
| Language | English | Day/Period | Fri.5 | |
| Instructor name | Luce，Hubert (Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | This seminar gives an overview about our knowledge on climate changes and their potential impacts on our environment (meteorology and climate, hydrosphere, biosphere, and so on). Within the frame of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG13: climate action) of the United Nations, possible strategies either to adapt to climate changes or to mitigate them are proposed and discussions will be encouraged. The lecture will be partly based on information from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports and used in popular scientific works. | |||
| Course Goals | The students will acquire an in-depth knowledge of the climate change issue and will be able to discuss about it from an enlightened point of view in English. It is subject to individual or in group projects for focusing on a particular aspect tackled during the classes. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
Lecture 1-3 1. Human interaction with the environment and exploitation of the natural resources. Lecture 4-9 2. Manifestations of the environmental crises - atmosphere (meteorological evolution and disasters) - oceans and cryosphere - biosphere (biodiversity: loss on mammals, birds, insects, …) - land degradation and pollution - water issues: quality and quantity Lecture 10-11 3. The potentially most affected regions - The Arctic region - The coastal areas - The semi-arid regions Lecture 12-13 4. In depth analysis of the situation and prospective - The energetic issue Consumption of fossil energies, and greenhouse gas effects Energy and global warming: predictions The possible renewable energies - Demography and impact on the environment Lecture 14 5. Solutions for sustainable development? (discussions) Lecture 15 (feedback class) |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Evaluation will be: Active participation in class: 30 pts Assignments/projects at home: 30 pts Final examination: 40 pts |
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| Course Requirements | This seminar does not require prior knowledge on the topic and is mainly based on graphics and documents to interpret. | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) |
Materials (pdf files) are made available before class. Students are encouraged to study materials before and after each class for assimilating technical or uncommon words. Depending on the topic, the study of the materials and the preparation of the report for the evaluation may take a few hours a week. |
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| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Not used. Slide handouts will be distributed. | ||
| References, etc. | Mainly, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports. | |||
