Antarctic Climate Change and Environmental Impact - Edx
Discover Antarctica's unique climate, ecosystems, and governance while exploring current and future environmental changes in this comprehensive course.
Discover Antarctica's unique climate, ecosystems, and governance while exploring current and future environmental changes in this comprehensive course.
This course provides a thorough examination of Antarctica's environmental dynamics and governance systems. Students explore the continent's distinctive climate patterns, ecosystem characteristics, and environmental policies. The curriculum covers Antarctic governance frameworks, climate system analysis, and the impact of human-induced environmental changes. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding Antarctic wildlife, including whales, penguins, and seals, while examining potential future scenarios for Antarctic ecosystems. The course combines scientific understanding with policy considerations, making it ideal for professionals and enthusiasts interested in Antarctic conservation and climate change.
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What you'll learn
Understand Antarctic governance systems and environmental policies
Analyze global climate systems and Antarctica's crucial role
Evaluate climate change impacts on Antarctic ecosystems
Examine key characteristics of Antarctic wildlife and their adaptations
Develop skills in climate future scenario analysis
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Module Description
The course offers a comprehensive exploration of Antarctica's environmental systems and governance. Students learn about the continent's unique climate patterns, ecosystem dynamics, and the challenges posed by climate change. The curriculum covers Antarctic wildlife, environmental policies, and conservation strategies. Special attention is given to understanding global climate systems and their interaction with Antarctic environments. The course combines scientific knowledge with policy considerations, preparing participants to understand and address Antarctic environmental challenges.
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Antarctic Social Science and Environmental Management Expert
Dr. Daniela Liggett serves as an Associate Professor at the University of Canterbury's Gateway Antarctica, where she combines her expertise in environmental management, Antarctic politics, and tourism research. Her current research portfolio spans multiple critical areas of Antarctic studies, including human impacts in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctic futures, gateway cities, and geopolitical decision-making processes. As a social scientist deeply involved in polar research integration, she has made significant contributions to the World Meteorological Organization's Polar Prediction Project, examining the relationships between weather information providers and users. Her work has been instrumental in embedding humanities and social sciences into Antarctic research programs, moving beyond traditional roles of science communication to demonstrate the essential value of social science perspectives in polar research. Through her involvement with various Antarctic research initiatives, she has helped shape understanding of human engagement with the Antarctic region, particularly in areas of environmental management and tourism politics. Her expertise extends to studying the complex interplay between scientific research, policy-making, and environmental protection in the Antarctic context.
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Antarctic Climate Science Pioneer and Research Leader
Professor Adrian McDonald serves as the Director of Gateway Antarctica at the University of Canterbury, where he leads crucial research into atmospheric processes affecting Antarctica, the Southern Ocean, and New Zealand's climate systems. His distinguished career spans over two decades of Antarctic atmospheric studies, producing one of the longest records of Antarctic atmospheric winds and garnering more than 3,200 citations for his research contributions. As Principal Investigator on multiple major research grants, including the Antarctic Science Platform and Deep South National Science Challenge, he investigates how atmospheric processes affect Southern Ocean dynamics, Antarctic climate, and ice sheet surface mass balance, with particular focus on improving global climate models. His groundbreaking research has revealed significant insights, such as discovering that a single atmospheric river event in 2016 produced enough snowfall to offset an entire year of Antarctic melting. Using sophisticated tools like the medium-frequency radar system at Scott Base, satellite remote sensing, and surface observations, he continues to advance our understanding of climate processes in the Antarctic region, supported by substantial research funding including $255,836 for sea ice and carbon cycle feedbacks research and $729,780 for cloud and aerosol measurements studies.
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