Global Changes and Environment

Code:

GEOGR048

Acronym:

MGAMB

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geography
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Arts

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
GEOGR	116	Study Plan - Geo. Minor in History (2008-2011)	1	-	6	-
		Study Plan (2008/2009 - 2011/2012)	1	-	6	-
HISTO	27	Study Plan - Hist. w/ Minor in Geography	2	-	6	-
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

a) Understand and use appropriate terms and concepts related to the physical environment, the changes associated with the dynamics of the globe and the impacts derived from the human intervention in environmental systems.
b) Understand and manage the information underlying the principles and theories related to the plate tectonics, their geostructural and geomorphological implications, the climatic changes, natural hazards, and anthropogenic impacts and vulnerability.
c) To analyze the diversity and interdependence of phenomena on a global and local scale, keeping a reflective and critical interpretation of the processes, mechanisms and results in changing situations.
d) Review and discuss the diversity and interdependence between the natural and man-made environments, looking for relevant and updated information on various, appropriate and credible sources.
e) Keep attention to the environmental challenges facing the current civilization, discussing ways to face and transform them into opportunities for growth and development.

Program

1. The Earth, a planet in constant evolution.
1.1. Geological time scale.
1.2. Major events associated with the evolution of the Earth
2. Plate Tectonics: the moving earth.
2.1. Internal structure of the Earth.
2.2. The Theory of Plate Tectonics
2.3. Types of contacts and its implications.
2.4. Orogeny and plate tectonics.
3. Petrogenetic cycle and rock types.
3.1.The petrogenetic cycle.
3.2. Magmatic rocks: origin, composition and classification.
3.3. Sedimentary rocks: origin and typology.
3.4. Metamorphic rocks: types of metamorphism and associated metamorphic rocks.
3.5. Macroscopic analysis and identification of rocks and minerals.
4. Natural Resources.
4.1. Concept and classification of natural resources.
4.2. Distribution and sustainable use of natural resources.
5. Climate change on planet Earth in the last 2 million years and sea level fluctuations.
5.1. The 'climate' of the Quaternary. Temporal scales of analysis
5.2. Glaciations, interglaciations and sea level variation.
5.3. Morphological implications associated with climate change.
5.4. Factors responsible for climate change.
5.5. Scenarios for the future.
6. Natural Hazards.
6.1. Concept of Risk: susceptibility, hazard and vulnerability.
6.2. Typology of risks.

Mandatory literature

MATTAUER, M. ; Les déformations des matériaux de l'écorce terrestre. , Hermann, 1980
STRAHLER, A. ; Geologia Física., Ed. Omega, 1987
HANSEN, J.; Strategies for classification of landslides, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 1984
MÖRNER, N. A.; Global Change: the Last Millennia, Global and Planetary Changes, Elsevier Pub. Amsterdam., 1993
BRIGGS, D.; SMITHSON, P.; ADDISON, K.; ATKINSON, K.; Fundamentals of the Physical Environment, Routledge, 1997
GRADSTEIN, F.; OGG, J.; A Geologic Time Scale, Cambridge University Press, 2006
URIARTE CANTOLLA, A. ; Historia del Clima de la Tierra, 2003
PEDRAZA GILSANZ, J. ; Geomorfología. Principios, Métodos y Aplicaciones, Ed. Rueda, 1996
SANTOS, F.; MIRANDA, P. ; Alterações Climáticas em Portugal. Cenários, Impactos e Medidas de Adaptação - Projecto SIAM II, Gradiva, 2006
KIOUS, J.; TILLING R ; This Dynamic Earth. The story of plate tectonics., 2001
WILLIE, P.J. ; A Terra. Nova geologia global. , Fundação Calouste Gulbenkien, 1979
COSTA, J.B.; Estudo e classificação das rochas por exame macroscópico, Fundação Caloust Gulbenkien, 1979
FERNANDES, J. P.; A Política e o Ambiente. A dimensão do Indivíduo, Instituto Piaget, 2002
GOUDIE, A.; The Human Impact on the Natural Environment, Blackwell Ltd, 1990

Complementary Bibliography

ZÊZERE, J. L. ; Movimentos de vertente e perigosidade geomorfológica na região a norte de Lisboa, policopiado, 1997
DIAS, J. M. A. et. al. ; Evolução da linha de costa, em Portugal, desde o último máximo glaciário até à actualidade: síntese dos conhecimentos., APEQ, 1997
CRUDEN, D.; VARNES, D. ; Landslide types and processes, Washington, National Academy Press, 1996
MÖRNER, N. A.; The greatest lie ever told, Ed. Nils-Axel Morner, 2007
FERREIRA, A. de BRUM; Manifestações geomorfológicas glaciárias e periglaciárias em Portugal, Colibri, 1993
MÖRNER, N. A.; Global Change: the Past and Future, GTPEQ, AEQUA, 1993
SELBY, M. J.; Hillslope materials and processes, Oxford University Press, 1993
NEWSON, M.; Managing the Human Impact on the Natural Environment. Patterns and Processes., Behaven Press, 1992

Teaching methods and learning activities

Teaching procedures will be diversified to allow the students to accomplish the objectives and results of the discipline.

Software

Recurso a aplicações na óptica do utilizador.

keywords

Natural sciences > Environmental science > Global change > Climate change
Natural sciences > Environmental science > Earth science > Physical geography
Natural sciences > Environmental science > Ecology > Environmental risks
Natural sciences > Environmental science > Global change

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
	Teste	44,00
	Exame	2,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	60
	Total:	60,00

Eligibility for exams

Presence in 75% of classes.
Final positive rating (ten values), of the evaluation test.

Calculation formula of final grade

Theoretical component: 75%
Practical component: 25%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with the evaluation rules of FLUP.

Classification improvement

In accordance with the evaluation rules of FLUP.