Course Summary
Global Resource Management: Interdisciplinary Approach 1 (Climate Change) aims at enhancing students’ understanding of climate change. The course includes topics such as the scientific mechanism of climate change, adaptation and mitigation, policy and research framework, and change-making actions to address the problem.
Each class consists of a lecture and discussions. Students are expected to read relevant chapters before the classes.
【Information for students】
The lectures are held biweekly on Thursdays between 3-4 lecture periods, except for the first class which is at the 3rd period only. If needed, the dates can be adjusted to the availability of all registered students and will be finalised at the first class. Please consult the course coordinator or the GRM office if you have overlapping classes and are unable to attend the first class.
| 17 Apr | Introduction: Our changing climate |
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| 8 May | Physical drivers of climate change |
| 22 May | Climate models and projections |
| 5 Jun | Climate change impacts |
| 19 Jun | Adaptation |
| 3 Jul | Mitigation and carbon neutrality |
| 17 Jul | Student presentations |
Textbook
“Climate Change in the Anthropocene” Kieran D O’Hara, 2022, Elsevier
The book is freely available for the students in Doshisha University through ProQuest. (You can access it directly by clicking the book name above.