The students are asked to read material beforehand for the three hour lectures. The lecture and this material will form the basis for discussions in the end of the lecture. The reading material will also be required in the exam.
Most of the reading material is from a book by Olli Varis and Tommi Kajander (editors), An Exploration into an Urbanizing World
• Wed 13.9 Population Reading material: Population Growth
• Wed 27.9 Environmental problems Reading material: 1. Land Degradation 2. Surface Water Degradation 3. Ground Water Degradation 4. Other Ecosystems and the Loss of Biodiversity
• Wed 11.10 The dilemma of development Reading material: Development Theories
• Wed 25.10 Future prospects - technological foresight for tackling global challenges Reading material: Executive summary of the State of the Future 2006 report by Glenn & Gordon ( The Millennium project pages for those who are interested http://www.acunu.org/ )
World Development journal, vol 34 issue 8 (accessible from HUT library website http://lib.tkk.fi/ and Nelli-portaali / Nelli Portal). Read introduction by Thorbecke & Nissanke and based on that choose two articles that you find interesting.
In addition to lecture material the students are reguired to read the following chapters from the book by Lester R. Brown: Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 And also the Executive summary (short) of the current Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change
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