Geoecological principles of sustainable development and management of natural resources

Course: Cross-border environmental cooperation

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Geoecological principles of sustainable development and management of natural resources
Code
ОК 05
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
1. Freely communicate with professional and scientific questions in a foreign language (PR03) 2. Conduct research and/or carry out innovation activity with a purpose gaining new knowledge, development of new methods and procedures in geography and interdisciplinary contexts, in particular, and with issues of nature protection, restoration and protection landscapes and biodiversity (PR04) 3. To be able to identify, put and solve scientifically applied problems, make a critical assessment adopted decisions, in particular, in cross-border section level of nature protection (PR05) 4 Evaluate independently key development trends natural and social geographic processes for formation of new directions scientific research, in particular, in nature protection (PR15)
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Have knowledge of the use of international environmental conventions and contracts 2. To know the key principles of specialized geographical educational disciplines. 3. Know the environmental legislation of Ukraine. 4. To have basic skills of geospatial analysis. 5. Know the main environmental and nature protection terms in English.
Course content
the discipline considers the theory geoecological foundations of sustainable development and management. The discipline focuses on directions and specific uses of balanced use of natural resources. The first content part analyzes the basic foundations of the concept of balanced development, the concept of environmental sustainability, ecosystem services and "circular economy". The second substantive part analyzes the principles, conditions and fundamental problems balanced use of natural resources, specific directions and examples balanced use of climatic, land, soil, water and mineral resources resources. The educational discipline "Geoecological principles of sustainable development and management" is one on the components of the comprehensive training of candidates of the educational and scientific level of the master's degree specialty "106 Geography" of the educational and scientific program "Transboundary environmental protection cooperation".
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. Rio de Janeiro, 1992. 2. Agenda 21. United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. Rio de Janeiro. 1992. 3. Atkinson G., Dietz S., Neumayer E. Handbook of Sustainable Development. Cheltenham, 2007. 506 p. 4. Sustainable Development Strategy of Ukraine until 2030 (Project). 5. Natural Resource Nexuses in the ECE region. United Nations. Geneva, 2021. 6. Zaharia C., Suteu D. The natural resources and sustainable development // Cercetari Agronomice in Moldova, 2011. Vol. XLIV. No 1 (145). P. 93-101. 7. Khan Y., Liu F., Hassan T. Natural resources and sustainable development: Evaluating the role of remittances and energy resources efficiency // Resources Policy, 2023. 103214.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
lecture, practical occupation
Assessment methods and criteria
analytical task, discourse, exam
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet