Globalization and international environmental cooperation
Course: NATURAL GEOGRAPHY
Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet
            Title
        
        
            Globalization and international environmental cooperation
        
    
            Code
        
        
            ВБ 2.1.
        
    
            Module type 
        
        
            Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
        
    
            Educational cycle
        
        
            Second
        
    
            Year of study when the component is delivered
        
        
            2021/2022
        
    
            Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
        
        
            2 Semester
        
    
            Number of ECTS credits allocated
        
        
            6
        
    
            Learning outcomes
        
        
            Evaluate the results of own work, demonstrate the
ability to work in a team (PR 02)
Be able to identify, formulate and solve scientific and
applied problems, critically evaluate decisions (PR05)
Formulate scientific hypotheses, identify relevant
aspects in fundamental and applied research areas,
develop and manage projects in the field of
geography, environmental management, urban and
regional development (PR 14)
        
    
            Form of study
        
        
            Full-time form
        
    
            Prerequisites and co-requisites
        
        
            2. Prerequisites for successful completion of the course:
2.1. Successful mastering of the disciplines "Fundamentals of Geoecology",
"Biogeography", "Economic and social geography of the world", "Social and human
Geography", "Geoecological foundations of land management" and "Mizhnar
Environmental agreements".
2.2. To know the essence of global and regional geoecological problems of today
world; to understand the main worldview concepts of world development; consequences
of these threats to Ukraine and systemic approaches to overcoming them, taking into account
the role of the main civil groups.
2.3. To be able to understand the values of a free democratic society and the need for it
of sustainable development, to reveal the nature of the anthropogenic load on the "human" system
- society - nature", in case of lack of information.
        
    
            Course content
        
        
            Most environmental problems are transboundary and can only be effectively solved through
international cooperation. The discipline is aimed at studying best practices
international environmental cooperation that responds to the mitigation of three global
environmental pillars: climate change, biodiversity loss and inappropriate waste
management. The main educational program is deepening of theoretical knowledge about Global and
European environmental cooperation with international bodies and programs. IS
three target regions to be investigated: Baltic Sea Region (BSR), Alpine and
Carpathian regions. There are intergovernmental institutions and programs at the global level
representing the activities of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Better
the practice of cross-border international cooperation in Europe, implemented within the framework of the EU
The strategy for BSR is illustrated by the Swedish Institute's initial grant projects. The
of cross-border activities in the Alpine and Carpathian regions of Europe
Landscape Convention and the Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention. International
agreements are structured into the following clusters:
- International cooperation and SDG-2030
- Regional relations in EU neighboring countries
        
    
            Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
        
        
            . Михайленко В.П. Міжнародні екологічні угоди (географічний аспект. – К. : ВПЦ
"Київський університет", 2020. – 288 с. Ел. ресурс Режим доступу:
http://geo.univ.kiev.ua/images/doc_file/navch_lit/M_ekolog_ugody_M.pdf
2. Meadows M. E.Geography Education for Sustainable Development. Geography and
Sustainability v. 1, # 1, 2020, p. 88-92
3. Цілі сталого розвитку (SD goals) https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-
topics/sustainable-development-goals
5. Шевчук В. Я. Макроекономічні проблеми сталого розвитку. - К.: Гео-принт, 2006. -
200 с.
6. Стан світу 2000 / Л. Браун та інші, переклад з англійської: ВГО «Україна. Порядок
денний на XXI століття» та Інститут сталого розвитку. Л., Інтелсфера, 2000. - 312 с
7. Програма дій «Порядок денний на XXI століття» («Agenda XXI») : Ухвалена
конференцією ООН з навколишнього середовища і розвитку в Ріо-де-Жанейро
(Саміт «Планета Земля», 1992 р.): Пер. з англ. — 2-ге вид. — К.: Інтелсфера,
2000. — 360 с.
        
    
            Planned learning activities and teaching methods
        
        
            lecture, practical assignment, analytical assignment, practical test, implementation of creative
task, examination
        
    
            Assessment methods and criteria
        
        
            Test, implementation of creative analytical tasks, survey, discussion
        
    
            Language of instruction
        
        
            Ukrainian
        
    Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
                    Valeriy 
                    -
                     Mykhaylenko
                
                
                    Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology 
heohrafichnyi fakultet
            heohrafichnyi fakultet
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
                        Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
                    
                    
                        heohrafichnyi fakultet