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Responsible Use of Natural Resources (5 cr)

Code: IE10085-3001

General information


Enrollment
01.10.2024 - 31.10.2024
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
07.01.2025 - 30.04.2025
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Insinöörikoulutus / Energia- ja ympäristötekniikka (IE)
Campus
Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3
Teaching languages
English
Seats
10 - 25
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Energy and Environmental Engineering
Teachers
Markus Huhtinen
Kaija Saramäki
Teacher in charge
Markus Huhtinen
Course
IE10085

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After the course, you will be able to:
1) Understand the diverse values behind environmental attitudes and their implications for resource management.
2) Apply principles of environmental economics to analyse natural capital, market failures, and valuation methods for sustainable resource management.
3) Understand the impacts of climate change on precipitation, temperature, and natural disasters, and assess strategies for adaptation and mitigation.
4) Analyse global natural resource challenges, including food production, freshwater availability, mining, and forest management, and explore sustainable utilisation strategies in the context of international environmental agreements and governance mechanisms.

Content

The content of the course includes:
1) Values behind environmental attitudes
2) Basics of environmental economics
3) Climate change impacts to environment
4) Global natural resources
5) Global environmental agreements

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