Course: Introduction to Global Change (3202-421)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Andreas Fangmeier (verantwortlich)
• Dr. Jürgen Franzaring (begleitend)
• Dr. Andreas Klumpp (begleitend)
• apl ProfDr Petra Högy (begleitend)
• Dr. Iris Schmid (begleitend)
• Dr. Olga-Cristina Calvo-Weimar (begleitend)

Type of Course:

lecture

In-Class Hours Per Week:

2

Contents:

Introduction to Global Change is a lecture introducing to the students the most important current knowledge on global change. The focus is on global climate change, its causes and consequences with more emphasis on natural science than on social science and economy.

Contents of the lectures cover:

- Introduction and structure of the module
- Human population
- Land-use change
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- The concept of radiative forcing
- Global warming !?
- Sea level rise
- Global water cycling and future projections
- Effects on ecosystems
- Effects on agriculture
- Health impacts
- Mitigation options
- International legislation
- Emission trading

Literature:

Literature on global change is numerous and almost immediately outdated when recommendations are written down somewhere. Nevertheless, as basic literature for understanding the current state of the art in science and recommendations to policy makers the latest reports of the IPCC are recommended (download at http://ipcc.ch/). Further literature is provided on the ILIAS e-learning platform

Location:

Hohenheim

Remarks:

Course material is provided via the ILIAS e-learning platform.

Module:

• 3202-420 Global Change Issues (compulsory)

eLearning:

Course in ILIAS