Course: Global Environmental Geography

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Course title Global Environmental Geography
Course code MRS/UPGEG
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Opršal Zdeněk, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Thematic areas: - Life on Earth and the human wellbeing during cultural evolution - Characteristics of selected current global problems - Global governance - The relationship between poverty and the environment in developing countries - Specifics of development in the drylands and areas of tropical rainforests - Problematics of nature protection and natural resources in developing countries

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide an overview of key topics in the field of global environmental challenges and to analyze the interactions between human and the natural world in the less developed countries.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
attendance, presentation, written exam
Recommended literature
  • Adams, W. M. (2020). Green Development: Environment and Sustainability in a Developing World. Fourth Edition. London, New York: Routledge.
  • Nunan, F. (2015). Understanding Poverty and the Environment. Analytical Frameworks and Approaches. Routledge: London, UK, New York, USA.
  • Schlottmann, C. et al. (eds). (2017). Environment and Society. A Reader. New York University Press: New York, USA.
  • Stevenson, Hayley. (2018). Global Environmental Politics. Problems, Policy and Practice.. Cambridge University Press.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Global Development Policy (2025) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter