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Global Arctic

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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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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Approx. 24 hours to complete

English

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Intermediate Level

Approx. 24 hours to complete

English

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Matthias Finger

Professor

EPFL, ITPP, MIR, IGLUS Lab

69,918 Learners

4 Courses

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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

1 hour to complete

Introduction to the MOOC

1 hour to complete

1 video (Total 6 min), 5 readings

8 hours to complete

WEEK 1 EARTH SYSTEM DYNAMICS

8 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 66 min), 7 readings, 6 quizzes

8 videos

Introduction to the week 156sGlobal warming and its effects on the Arctic10mClimate effects of other pollutants (black carbon, methane)10mGlobal warming, permafrost thawing and its effects on the Arctic14mImpacts of global warming on Arctic biota9mThe effects of Arctic climate change on the Earth system9mImpacts of Arctic climate change on the world9mConclusion to the Week 159s

7 readings

Week description and objectives10mFurther reading10mFurther reading10mFurther reading10mFurther reading10mFurther reading10mFurther reading10m

5 practice exercises

Practice Quiz No.130mPractice Quiz No.230mPractice Quiz No.36mPractice Quiz No.530mPractice Quiz No.630m

Week2

Week 2

4 hours to complete

WEEK 2 Arctic resources and the quest for them

4 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 71 min), 7 readings, 7 quizzes

8 videos

Introduction to the Week 21mOil, gas and coal resources exploitation in the Arctic12m2.3 Mineral resource exploitation in the Arctic12mArctic Fisheries in an uncertain future11mThe opening of the Arctic to commercial shipping8mInfrastructure development and urbanization10mTourism13mConclusion to the week 21m

7 readings

Week description and objectives10mFurther readings10mFurther readings10mFurther readings10mFurther readings10mFurther readings10mFurther readings10m

6 practice exercises

Practice Quiz No.1Practice Quiz No.2Practice Quiz No.3Practice Quiz No.4Practice Quiz No.5Practice Quiz No.6

Week3

Week 3

5 hours to complete

WEEK 3 The evolving image and significance of the Arctic from early colonization to the ultimate industrial frontier

5 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 57 min), 6 readings, 5 quizzes

7 videos

Introduction to the week 31mThe Arctic as frontier15mEarly industrialization of the Arctic7mThe Arctic of the Cold War10mThe Post-Cold War Arctic7mThe Asian Arctic9mConclusion to the Week 33m

6 readings

Week description and objectives10mFurther readings10mFurther readings10mFurther videos10mFurther readings10mFurther readings10m

4 practice exercises

Practice Quiz No.1Practice Quiz No.2Practice Quiz No.330mPractice Quiz No.430m

Week4

Week 4

7 hours to complete

WEEK 4 Actors and governance in the Arctic

7 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 73 min), 7 readings, 6 quizzes

8 videos

Introduction to the week 41mThe colonized Arctic and the indigenous peoples12mRussia and Norway: Bilateral relations in the Arctic10mThe Arctic 8 (Arctic Council and observers)12mChina and the Arctic11mEurope and the Arctic11mUNCLOS and legal regime in the Arctic9mConclusion to the Week 4 and Final Words3m

7 readings

Week description10mFurther reading10mFurther reading10mFurther reading10mFurther reading10mFurther reading10mFurther reading10m

5 practice exercises

Practice Quiz No.130mPractice Quiz No.230mPractice Quiz No.430mPractice Quiz No.530mPractice Quiz No.630m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM GLOBAL ARCTIC

by JSJan 27, 2020

Good overview of what's going on up there. Goes over various aspects.

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