Global Arctic
提供方
Global Arctic
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
課程信息
The GlobalArctic MOOC introduces you the dynamics between global changes and changes in the Arctic. This course aims to highlight the effects of climate change in the Polar region. In turn, it will underline the impacts of a warmer Arctic on the planet Earth. For human civilization, the Arctic stands both as a laboratory and a warning for human kind.
Besides, this course gives course followers an understanding of the key challenges and pathways to sustainable development in the Arctic region.
This course is unique as it gathers several world’s experts for the first time to speak about the Arctic. Their respective inputs from different academic perspectives and disciplines offer a relevant and complete assessment of the Arctic region and its connection to the rest of the planet. At the end of the day, the course intends to offer in full scope the keys to understanding as the Arctic plays as a mirror of the human and geological dynamics.
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Week
1Introduction to the MOOC
1 個視頻（共 6 分鐘）, 5 個閱讀材料
5 個閱讀材料
Introduction and objectives10分鐘
Evaluation10分鐘
Certificate10分鐘
Course discussions10分鐘
Where to get help10分鐘
WEEK 1 EARTH SYSTEM DYNAMICS
This first week aims to overlook the different effects of the climate change in the Arctic. And vice-versa, we will introduce and evaluate the effects of a warmer Arctic on the rest of the planet. Besides, lectures will raises consequences on the biodiversity and negative outcomes with pollutants in the Arctic region.
8 個視頻（共 66 分鐘）, 7 個閱讀材料, 6 個測驗
8 個視頻
Global warming and its effects on the Arctic10分鐘
Climate effects of other pollutants (black carbon, methane)10分鐘
Global warming, permafrost thawing and its effects on the Arctic14分鐘
Impacts of global warming on Arctic biota9分鐘
The effects of Arctic climate change on the Earth system9分鐘
Impacts of Arctic climate change on the world9分鐘
Conclusion to the Week 1分鐘
7 個閱讀材料
Week description and objectives10分鐘
Further reading10分鐘
Further reading10分鐘
Further reading10分鐘
Further reading10分鐘
Further reading10分鐘
Further reading10分鐘
5 個練習
Practice Quiz No.110分鐘
Practice Quiz No.28分鐘
Practice Quiz No.36分鐘
Practice Quiz No.56分鐘
Practice Quiz No.68分鐘
Week
2WEEK 2 Arctic resources and the quest for them
In this second week, lecturers will expose various types of Arctic resources. Indeed, this week will highlight different resources exploited (fisheries, mining and so on) and the rush for new ones including tourism and O&G.
8 個視頻（共 71 分鐘）, 7 個閱讀材料, 7 個測驗
8 個視頻
Oil, gas and coal resources exploitation in the Arctic12分鐘
2.3 Mineral resource exploitation in the Arctic12分鐘
Arctic Fisheries in an uncertain future11分鐘
The opening of the Arctic to commercial shipping8分鐘
Infrastructure development and urbanization10分鐘
Tourism13分鐘
Conclusion to the week 21分鐘
7 個閱讀材料
Week description and objectives10分鐘
Further readings10分鐘
Further readings10分鐘
Further readings10分鐘
Further readings10分鐘
Further readings10分鐘
Further readings10分鐘
6 個練習
Practice Quiz No.1分鐘
Practice Quiz No.2分鐘
Practice Quiz No.3分鐘
Practice Quiz No.4分鐘
Practice Quiz No.5分鐘
Practice Quiz No.6分鐘
Week
3WEEK 3 The evolving image and significance of the Arctic from early colonization to the ultimate industrial frontier
This third week will tackle historical perception of the Arctic in the frame of the Anthropocene era. From early colonization under the Viking rule until the Chinese Polar Silk Road project, lectures will guide you through this evolving and transforming image and significance to the world.
7 個視頻（共 57 分鐘）, 6 個閱讀材料, 5 個測驗
7 個視頻
The Arctic as frontier15分鐘
Early industrialization of the Arctic7分鐘
The Arctic of the Cold War10分鐘
The Post-Cold War Arctic7分鐘
The Asian Arctic9分鐘
Conclusion to the Week 33分鐘
6 個閱讀材料
Week description and objectives10分鐘
Further readings10分鐘
Further readings10分鐘
Further videos10分鐘
Further readings10分鐘
Further readings10分鐘
4 個練習
Practice Quiz No.1分鐘
Practice Quiz No.2分鐘
Practice Quiz No.38分鐘
Practice Quiz No.46分鐘
Week
4WEEK 4 Actors and governance in the Arctic
Lectures in this fourth week will introduce the different stakeholders shaping the Arctic governance. Overall, lecturers will highlight the interdependency between the Arctic and the global governance and how it interact each other.
8 個視頻（共 73 分鐘）, 7 個閱讀材料, 6 個測驗
8 個視頻
The colonized Arctic and the indigenous peoples12分鐘
Regional policy and governance10分鐘
The Arctic 8 (Arctic Council and observers)12分鐘
China and the Arctic11分鐘
Europe and the Arctic11分鐘
UNCLOS and legal regime in the Arctic9分鐘
Conclusion to the Week 4 and Final Words3分鐘
7 個閱讀材料
Week description10分鐘
Further reading10分鐘
Further reading10分鐘
Further reading10分鐘
Further reading10分鐘
Further reading10分鐘
Further reading10分鐘
5 個練習
Practice Quiz No.14分鐘
Practice Quiz No.210分鐘
Practice Quiz No.410分鐘
Practice Quiz No.510分鐘
Practice Quiz No.68分鐘
講師
Matthias Finger
ProfessorEPFL, ITPP, MIR, IGLUS Lab
關於 École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
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