This course aims to examine the core topics which are central to understanding global climate change through an interdisciplinary lens that includes physical, natural and social science aspects. The course will provide an examination of human impacts on Earth’s climate. It will also examine how changing climate conditions affect social conditions and discuss solutions for climate change including current and future strategies.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
The minimum qualifications that are expected from the students who want to attend the course.(Examples: Foreign language level, attendance, known theoretical pre-qualifications, etc.)
Instructor(s)
DOÇ.DR. DİLEK ÜNALAN
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Thursday, 13.00-14.50, Distance Learning
Office Hour(s)
Dilek Unalan, Thursday, 14.00-15.00, Online
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-Presentation aided by visual material
- Discussion: Active Participation of Students
- Research and presentation of research findings
Principle Sources
--M. Kadioglu, Kuresel Iklim Degisimi ve Turkiye, Sia Kitap, Istanbul, 2019.
--A. Giddens,(translation) Iklim Degisikligi Siyaseti, Phoenix Yayinevi, Ankara, 2013.
Other Sources
-- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (2011) Report of the Conference of the Parties on its 17th Session, Held in Durban from 28 November to 11 December 2011,” http://unfcc.int/documentation/documents/advancedsearch/items/3594.php?rec=j&priref=600006771.
--IPCC (2017) Climate Change and Land: An IPCC Special Report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems.
