Global issues in Environmental Science

Overview:

This is a first year, first term module. There are a range of lecturers delivering this module, but the module conveyor is Karen Anderson. This module looks at global issues within the world we live in, issues that humans have caused. For example, we look at how when the population increases there becomes an increased demand for food, which is partly causing some food security issues in various countries around the world. Other issues we looked at were whether the Anthropocene should be seen as a new epoch following the Holocene, and land use change and use.

Lectures:

Lecture 2: Are we living in the anthropocene?

Lecture 3: The interconnected Earth system

Lecture 6: Global biogeochemical cycles

Lecture 7: Challenges facing climate modellers

Lecture 8: Global water resources

Lecture 9: Vegetation dynamics

Lecture 10: Global land cover change and monitoring tools

Lecture 13: Coastal change, adaptation and engagement

Lecture 14: Mitigating climate change and geo-engineering

Lecture 15: Science, publications and the media

Lecture 16: Urbanisation and ecosystems

Lecture 17: Silent springs and beyond

Lecture 18: Diversifying the agricultural landscape

Lecture 19: Air quality, human mortality and climate sensitivity

Lecture 20: Energy security

Lecture 21: Community and local governance of energy

Lecture 22: Atmospheric changes and impacts on extreme weather

Lecture 23: Natural hazards

Lecture 24: Natural hazards, part 2, risk management

Lecture 25: Hacking in environmental science

Lecture 26: Introduction into environmental law and impact assessment

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