Assess the climate change impacts

obligatory courses

Basic knowledge of climate change is required.

Classroom

The course is meant for discussion of issues focused on the diagnosis of contemporary climate changes and the projection of these changes in the future as well as the assessment of the effects of climate change on the environment and society.

Classes are aimed at discussing issues related to climate change in various time and spatial scales. By analyzing the causes and consequences of climate change, as well as comparing the projections of climate change, the student obtains information that allows to determine the impact of climate change.

The lecture covers issues related to the assessment of expected climate changes on a global scale, as well as at the level of continents and regions, with particular emphasis on Europe, including Central Europe.

The exercises are aimed at showing students possible ways of assessing climate change in various contexts and perspectives.

The student's workload includes participation in the lecture (15 hours), exercises (15 hours), as well as own work - carrying out tasks during the classes and preparing to pass the lecture.

- Bański J., Błażejczyk K., 2006, Globalne zmiany klimatu i ich wpływ na rolnictwo [w:] A. Kostrzewski, J. Czerniawska (red.), Przemiany środowiska geograficznego Polski północno-zachodniej, UAM, Wydział Nauk Geogr. I Geol. , Bogucki wyd. Naukowe, Poznań 2006 (wyd. 2007), s. 219-229.

- Boryczka J., Zmiany klimatu Ziemi, Wyd. Akad. DIALOG, Warszawa, 1998

- Budyko M. I., Klimat i życie, PWN, Warszawa, 1975 (przekład).

- Climate change 2007, 2011, 2014, Synthesis Report, IPCC, Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge.

- Gutry-Korycka M., Markowski T., red., 2009, Zrównoważone warunki życia w zmieniającym się systemie klimatycznym Ziemi, Studia CXXIV, Wyd. KPZK PAN, Warszawa.

- http://klimada.mos.gov.pl

- http://klimat.imgw.pl

- IPCC Fifth Assessment Report - Synthesis Report , 2014

- Kundzewicz Z. W., Kowalczak P., Zmiany klimatu i ich skutki, wyd. Kurpisz S.A., Poznań, 2008.

- Lenart W., Tyszecki A., red. 1998, Poradnik przeprowadzania ocen oddziaływania na środowisko, Gdańsk.

K_W01, K_W02, K_W03, K_W04, K_W05, K_W06, K_W12, K_W15, K_W17, K_W19, K_U01, K_U05,K_U06, K_U07, K_K01, K_K03, K_K05, K_K07, K_K08

S4_W01, S4_W04, S4_W13, S4_W14, S4_W15, S4_W17, S4_W18, S4_W19, S4_U10, S4_U13, S4_K01, S4_K09, S4_K10

Knowledge: the graduate knows and understands

- natural and anthropogenic causes of climate change and the projected dynamics of these changes in the future

- the main research directions and achievements of contemporary geography in the context of its impact on the climate

- links between the climate system and the anthroposphere and biosphere

Skills: the graduate can

- identify the links between climate change and natural ecosystems and economic sectors

- develop a diagnosis of the state of the contemporary climate

- assess the effects of climate change impacts on society and the environment

- indicate areas and aspects that are problematic or require attention in the context of the impact of climate change on the natural environment or man

Personal and social competences: the graduate is ready to

- act in an entrepreneurial manner in the preparation and implementation of social, environmental and economic projects

- become aware of the human impact on the climate and the long-term consequences of climate change

Classes are graded on the basis of the results of the final test from the lecture and the final grade from the exercises. Completing the tutorials is a prerequisite for allowing the student to pass the lecture. The final grade for the subject is determined on the basis of the weighted average grade for the lecture (weight 70%) and the grade for exercises (weight 30%).

Attendance at the exercises is obligatory. One unexcused absence is allowed. The total number of absences (excused and unexcused) may not exceed 3. Absence from classes does not release the student from the obligation to complete all exercises and make up for the delays on the assignments indicated by the lecturer.

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