Global Civilization Hazards

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Course ID:	1300-OGZCW-GES
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.304 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0532) Earth science The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Global Civilization Hazards
Name in Polish:	Globalne zagrożenia cywilizacyjne
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Geology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmiot obowiązkowy na I sem. I roku stud. II st. GES na spec. geologia środowiskowa
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Prerequisites (description):	Knowledge of physical and chemical processes in the environment at the level of secondary school and undergraduate (I level) studies.
Short description:	Objective: To acquire basic knowledge about the main factors of human pressure on global scale. Recognition of phenomena and processes caused by human economic activity; identification of threats to the environment on global scale.
Full description:	Variability of the natural history of terrestrial and marine ecosystems; History of anthropogenic changes in nature; Chemical pollution; Ecological consequences of anthropogenic impacts; Risks associated with the development of cities; Anthropopressure in the oceans; Flood risk; Impact of climate change; Radiological threats; Ionizing radiation and non-ionizing environment: Use of non-ionizing radiation, ionizing radiation and radioactive substances; Environmental protection and human radiation; Summary (prevention and future), responsibility for the future of civilization – ethical issues of global responsibility for the future, futurological considerations if it should be accomplished; possible scenarios for the further development of civilization.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) D.H. Meadows, D.L Meadows, J. Randers, W.W. Behrens III, Granice wzrostu, PWE, Warszawa 1973; F. Mayor i in., Przyszłość świata, (tłum. J. Wolf, A. Janik, W. Rabczuk), Fundacja Studiów i Badań Edukacyjnych,Warszawa 2001, s. 491; Hans Jonas, 1996, Zasada odpowiedzialności. Etyka dla cywilizacji technologicznej, (tłum. M. Klimowicz), Platan, Kraków 1996, Jaracz P., 2001 – Promieniowanie jonizujące w środowisku człowieka. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego. Siemiński M. ,1994 - Fizyka zagrożeń środowiska .Wydawnictwo naukowe PWN. Szymański W., 1999 - Elementy nauki o promieniowaniu jądrowym dla kierunku ochrona środowiska. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika. Toruń.
Learning outcomes:	On completion of the course, the student: - has knowledge on the natural course of environmental processes and the impact of economic pressures of human activities; - understands the need for sustainability and conscious acceptance of the limitations of civilization.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Final written examination.
Practical placement:	not applicable

This course is not currently offered.

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