Global Arctic
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Global Arctic at Coursera Overview
Duration | 25 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Intermediate |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Global Arctic at Coursera Highlights
- Earn a shareable certificate upon completion.
- Flexible deadlines according to your schedule.
Global Arctic at Coursera Course details
- 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.
Global Arctic at Coursera Curriculum
Introduction to the MOOC
Introduction to the GlobalArctic MOOC
Introduction and objectives
Evaluation
Certificate
Course discussions
Where to get help
Introduction to the week 1
Global warming and its effects on the Arctic
Climate effects of other pollutants (black carbon, methane)
Global warming, permafrost thawing and its effects on the Arctic
Impacts of global warming on Arctic biota
The effects of Arctic climate change on the Earth system
Impacts of Arctic climate change on the world
Conclusion to the Week 1
Week description and objectives
Further reading
Further reading
Further reading
Further reading
Further reading
Further reading
Practice Quiz No.1
Practice Quiz No.2
Practice Quiz No.3
Practice Quiz No.5
Practice Quiz No.6
WEEK 2 Arctic resources and the quest for them
Introduction to the Week 2
Oil, gas and coal resources exploitation in the Arctic
2.3 Mineral resource exploitation in the Arctic
Arctic Fisheries in an uncertain future
The opening of the Arctic to commercial shipping
Infrastructure development and urbanization
Tourism
Conclusion to the week 2
Week description and objectives
Further readings
Further readings
Further readings
Further readings
Further readings
Further readings
Practice Quiz No.1
Practice Quiz No.2
Practice Quiz No.3
Practice Quiz No.4
Practice Quiz No.5
Practice Quiz No.6
WEEK 3 The evolving image and significance of the Arctic from early colonization to the ultimate industrial frontier
Introduction to the week 3
The Arctic as frontier
Early industrialization of the Arctic
The Arctic of the Cold War
The Post-Cold War Arctic
The Asian Arctic
Conclusion to the Week 3
Week description and objectives
Further readings
Further readings
Further videos
Further readings
Further readings
Practice Quiz No.1
Practice Quiz No.2
Practice Quiz No.3
Practice Quiz No.4
WEEK 4 Actors and governance in the Arctic
Introduction to the week 4
The colonized Arctic and the indigenous peoples
Russia and Norway: Bilateral relations in the Arctic
The Arctic 8 (Arctic Council and observers)
China and the Arctic
Europe and the Arctic
UNCLOS and legal regime in the Arctic
Conclusion to the Week 4 and Final Words
Week description
Further reading
Further reading
Further reading
Further reading
Further reading
Further reading
Practice Quiz No.1
Practice Quiz No.2
Practice Quiz No.4
Practice Quiz No.5
Practice Quiz No.6
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