Objectives and competences
Students:
- realize the mechanism of the human impact on the chemical structure of the atmosphere,
- analize linkages betwen chemical and physical atmosphere characteristics and the energy balance of the atmosphere,
- acquaint with reasons for locals climatic changes.
- realize consequences of global and local climatic changes.
Content (Syllabus outline)
1. Human impact on planetary biogeochemical transfers.
2. Modified planetary energy balance.
3. Greenhouse gases, their sources and their impacts on climatic changes.
4. Results of global climatic changes.
5. Anthropogenic climatic changes on local scale.
6. Impacts of climatic changes on human.
Learning and teaching methods
- lectures,
- seminary work,
- field work.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
- students are qualified for analize relationships between mean physical geographical elements,
- students are qualified to value consequences of climatic change for biosphere.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
- students are qualified to estimate impact of the local and global climatic change on human activities.
Readings
Žiberna I., 2021: Antropogene podnebne spremembe. 1. del Naravni vzroki za spreminjanje podnebja na Zemlji. 1. izdaja. Oddelek za geografijo, Filozofska fakulteta, Univerza v Mariboru.
Mutter J.C., 2020: Climate Change Science. A Primer for Sustainable Development. Columbia University Press. New York.Zapiski s predavanj in vaj.
Houghton J.2009 : Global Warming. The Complete Briefing. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge.
Arher D., Rahmstorf S., 2010: The Climate Crisis, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Zapiski s predavanj in vaj.
Vsako študijsko leto bo seznam študijske literature posodobljen./ The list of study literature will be updated each school year.
Prerequisits
Conditions for inclusion in work: none.
Conditions for taking the exam: completed (positively graded) seminar paper, at least 80% participation in seminar tutorials, active participation in field work.
Additional information on implementation and assessment - seminar paper, 30 %
- written exam. 70%
