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SUMMARY:Anthropocene (Summer School)
DESCRIPTION:Should the Anthropocene be recognised as an official subdivision of geological time? The proposition of this term has raised much discussion during the past decade. Is our species’ imprint visible geologically? What was the tipping point towards anthropogenic impact to such a degree that it defines a geological epoch? \nThe nature of this debate necessitates crossing disciplinary boundaries\, and while the term has not been officially accepted by the geological community it is already in use by a broad academic society. To truly understand this debate\, one must get to its essence and critically examine the validness of definitions and arguments used. \nIn this summer school you will learn how to participate in an academic debate\, how to formulate your own arguments and present these to an academic audience. Experts in different fields will present their case for the Anthropocene and share relevant insights. By exploring human imprints observed in various relevant research domains\, this school will try to elucidate the essence of the debate and discuss how it relates to our current perception of human impact on the environment. \n\n\n\n\nThe school will be structured around four themes discussed during the first four days: \n\nShifts in subsistence and environmental impact (history\, archaeology\, economy)\nAre we friendly neighbours? Interspecies relationships (biology\, ecology\, paleoecology)\nWill Homo sapiens leave a geological mark? (geology\, earth system science)\nHow anthropocentric is the Anthropocene? (philosophy\, anthropology)\n\nThe fifth day will conclude the school. Students will present their stance on the Anthropocene based on arguments debated during the previous days. We aim to procude an academic output as a group following the school. \n\nPractical Information\n\n\n\nDates\n3 – 8 July 2022\n\n\nLocation\nGroningen\, the Netherlands\n\n\nLevel\nPhD\, Master\, and advanced Bachelor students\n\n\nFees\n€ 275\, including welcome tour and drinks\, lunch\, coffee and tea\, and closing dinner with speakers\n€ 200 for University of Groningen students (limited availability\, on the basis of first come\, first served)\n\n\nAcademic coordinators\nDaniella Vos\, University of Groningen\, Faculty of Spatial Sciences\nKees Klein Goldewijk\, University of Utrecht\nMartine Maan\, University of Groningen\, Faculty of Science & Engineering\n\n\nContact\nanthropoceneschool@rug.nl
URL:https://cue2.org/event/anthropocene-summer-school/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
ORGANIZER;CN="University of Groningen":MAILTO:anthropoceneschool@rug.nl
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SUMMARY:Urban Ecology (Course)
DESCRIPTION:Course Objective\nThe student will be able to: \n\nrelate ecological and environmental theories and concepts of relevance for urban areas and ecosystems;\ndescribe and appreciate the complex and diverse relationships between cities and ecology\, and between human and the built environment;\napply principles and concepts of urban ecosystems to analyze our surrounding urban habitats;\nplace urban areas in the landscape – describe interdependencies between urban and rural biodiversity\ncompare perspectives on urban green areas and biodiversity from ecology and landscape architecture\nexplain principles of spatial planning of urban areas for biodiversity and ecosystem services\naddress urban ecological question\, resulting from above approaches\, and design (field) experiments to resolve these questions.\n\n\n\nLevel 300: specialisation \nCourse Content\nWith over half of the world’s population now living in cities\, cities have assumed a critical role in shaping local\, regional\, and global ecologies. Urban areas have an inherent ecological nature with cities and the built environment as ecosystems. This course focuses on ecological theories examining urban sites as interaction hot spots between species\, humans\, the biophysical environment and the surrounding natural ecosystems. We will use our campus and Amsterdam as a “living laboratory” in which students will apply these theories to field observation\, case studies\, and landscape perspective. \n\n\nAdditional Information Teaching Methods\nThe first part of the course consists of lectures about the theory underlying Urban Ecology. In the second part of the course the students will perform (field) experiments in and around Amsterdam. \n\n\nMethod of Assessment\nWritten exam about the theory (50%)\nPresentation and/or written report about the experimental work (50%) \n\n\nLiterature\nMandatory reading: The Biology of Urban Environment\, Philip James \n\n\nAdditional Information Target Audience\nKeuzecursus voor tweedejaars BSc Biologie. \n\nGeneral Information\n\n\n\nCourse Code\nAB_470074\n\n\nCredits\n6.00 EC\n\n\nPeriod\nP6\n\n\nCourse Level\n200\n\n\nLanguage of Tuition\nDutch\n\n\nFaculty\nFaculteit der Bètawetenschappen\n\n\nCourse Coordinator\ndr. Z.V. Zizzari\n\n\nExaminer\ndr. W.H. Halfwerk\n\n\nTeaching Staff\ndr. W.H. Halfwerk\nprof. dr. M.A.P.A. Aerts\ndr. Z.V. Zizzari
URL:https://cue2.org/event/urban-ecology-course/
LOCATION:Noord-Holland
ORGANIZER;CN="Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam":MAILTO:studentenbalie@vu.nl
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