Inhalte:
A detailed insight into the concept of Anthropocene and its various associated global changes, such as anthropogenic stressors of chemical (e.g. nutrients, metals, persistent organic pollutants, and emerging contaminants), physical (e.g. microplastics, sediment loads, brownification, temperature), and biological (e.g. eutrophication, invasive species) nature. Practical ecotoxicological work will be coupled to group discussions, which will enable a broad overview of important tools in pollution science.

Qualifikationsziele:
After successfully attending this module, students will be able to critically evaluate global change and pollution science in a holistic sense. The students will be familiar with the wide range anthropogenic activities that can alter the function of the Earth system, the most representative baseline changes and their environmental known consequences. Multidisciplinary hands on activities will provide additional insight into the transfer of those concepts into real world situations regarding environmental risk assessment, pollution management, and environmental restoration. The seminar part of this module focus on the drivers of global change. The first link below is an interactive website; in which it is possible to estimate how much of our planetary resources would be required if the global population would live with our current lifestyle. The following links are TED talks introducing several dimensions of anthropogenic stressors, and explore the most iconic global change: The climate change. Many other global change phenomena will be addressed in the lecture. Schließen

https://www.footprintnetwork.org/our-work/ecological-footprint/
https://www.ted.com/talks/johan_rockstrom_let_the_environment_guide_our_development
https://www.ted.com/talks/sylvia_earle_s_ted_prize_wish_to_protect_our_oceans
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/environmental-studies
https://www.ted.com/talks/al_gore_warns_on_latest_climate_trends Schließen