Introduction to ecological transition issues
Goals
- Open up to the interdisciplinary challenges of the ecological transition.
- Understand how the climate machine works.
- Resituate the economy in the context of global limits.
- Understand the tipping points of the climate system.
- Understanding the material constraints of transition at the intersection of civil engineering, economics, geopolitics, social geography and the sociology of mine and pollution acceptability.
Programme
- Sequence 1: Frescoes of climate, biodiversity, etc.
- Sequence 2: Planetary limits and system dynamics; Climate machine & Pollution; Ocean current systems & climate.
- Sequence 3: Resource materials; Mineral sovereignty (geopolitics of transition, economics of transition & sociology of social acceptability of mines).
- Sequence 4: Amphi My CO2
Sustainable development
Sustainable Development Goals
DD&RS level 3
The activity focuses on environmentally sustainable development and social responsibility.
Course
10h
TC
10h
Code
25_I_G_S05_PRO_TC_38
Responsibles
- Christian VOLLAIRE
- Laure FLANDRIN
Language
French
Keywords
Ecological transition; planetary boundaries; climate system; materials; waste; resources; humanities and social sciences.