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| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2018 |
| Angebotsmuster | unregelmässig |
| Dozierende | Hong Yang (hong.yang@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | - Global status of water resources from the physical, economic and environmental viewpoints: facts and flaws; - the concept of virtual water and the role of virtual water trade in redistributing global water resources; - the motivation of virtual water trade and the notion of comparative advantage; - methodological issues concerning the study of the globalisation of water resources; - interdisciplinary approaches, combining natural and social sciences, modelling and GIS techniques, in assessing the global virtual water flows and the trade-offs involved in the trade; - the role of the EU in global virtual water trade; - a brief introduction of other forms of global water trade, e.g., bottled water trade; - implications of globalisation of water resources for regional and national food, water and environmental policies. |
| Lernziele | The aims of the couse are: - To introduce different perspectives in assessing the global water resources and water challenges facing the world today and in the coming years; - to introduce the concept of virtual water and its role in redistributing global water resources through the trade of food and other commodities; - to understand the repercussions of the globalisation of water resources to the sustainability of economic development and the environment in both the developing and developed countries. |
| Literatur | Allan, J.A., 1997. "Virtual water: A long term solution for water short Middle Eastern Economies?". Occasional Paper, SOAS Water Issues Group, King's Collage, UK. Yang, H., Reichert, P., Abbaspour, K., Zehnder, A.J.B., 2003. "A water resources threshold and its implications for food security". Environmental Science and Technology 37(14): 3048-3054. Yang, H., Wang, L., Abbaspour, K, Zehnder, A.J.B., 2006. "Virtual water highway: assessment of water use efficiency in global virtual water trade". Hydrological and Earth Systems Science. |
| Bemerkungen | Dayly classes from Mo 25.06.2018 to Fr 29.06.18/from 9.15 to 18 h (breaks according announcement). This lecture is offered by MSD. The lecturer, Prof. Dr. H. Yang, is honory professor at Unibas, she works at EAWAG. |
| Teilnahmebedingungen | Special course application required for ALL (for details see 'course application'). Limited number of participants (25), Students of the MSD have priority. If you study something different you must do at least a master's degree within the 'Faculty of Sciences' and may attend the seminar in case of vacancies. Course applications in a different way then explained ARE NOT taken into account. MSD2017 Students who have chosen the Focus area in Social Sciences or in Economics must have completed the 'Complementary Knowledge in Natural Sciences' module (course applications of spring semester 18 are taken into account). Credit points are to be transferred to the "Focal Areas in Sustainability Research" module (Learning Agreement). For Students who have chosen the Focus area in Natural Sciences this lecture is optional for the "Core Competences in Natural Scienes" module. It is also possible to transfer the credit points to the "Focal Areas in Sustainability Research" module (Learning Agreement). MSD 2010 Studierende, welche die Grundlagen- und Aufbaubereiche Phil.-Nat. zu absolvieren haben, müssen diese weitestgehend bis FS 18 abgeschlossen haben. Belegungen vom FS 18 werden berücksichtigt. |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | Mandatory course application for ALL: Link open from 18.01.18/noon -18.03.18/midnight: https://adam.unibas.ch/goto.php?target=crs_544052_rcodeZ5LwyBC5jg&client_id=adam (Login on top row right hand side of ADAM website; list of forms available from 18.01.18/noon on) In case of vacancies the online registration link remains open until: 21.03.18/midnight. Registration on MOnA remains mandatory. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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Keine Einzeltermine verfügbar, bitte informieren Sie sich direkt bei den Dozierenden.
| Module |
Modul Wahlbereich Wasser (Masterstudium: Sustainable Development (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2017)) Modul: Kernbereich Naturwissenschaften (Masterstudium: Sustainable Development) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Leistungsnachweis |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Regular attendance. Oral presentation, written assessment at the end of the bloc course. Details tba at the beginning of the lecture. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anm.: Belegen Lehrveranstaltung; Abm.: stornieren |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | 1-6 0,1 |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Universität Basel |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Archäologie / Humangeographie / MSD |