Global ecologySyllabus

Subject code

İFS-4191y

Credits

5

Student workload

150

Semester

Autumn semester

Academic year

2025-2026

Subject type

Elective

Form of education

Full-time

Language of instruction

Azerbaijani

In-class hours

a) 45 saat mühazirə b) 15 saat seminar

Out-of-class hours

a) 36 saat MRTS b) 54 saat TSİ

This subject teaches the causes of global environmental problems, their impact on natural ecosystems and society, as well as the regularities of global ecological processes. climate changes, biodiversity loss, efficient use of natural resources, global environmental threats, principles of sustainable development and international approaches aimed at solving these problems are analyzed within the subject.

• lecture
• interactive discussion
• seminar
• presentations
• problem-based learning
• teamwork

1. 1

   CLO 1: It explains the basic concepts and principles of global ecology and the causes of global environmental problems.

2. 2

   CLO 2: Analyzes the impacts of global environmental issues on ecosystems, biodiversity and society.

3. 3

   CLO 3: It assesses environmental risks related to climate change, biodiversity loss and natural resource depletion.

4. 4

   CLO 4: It interprets the role of international conventions and agreements aimed at solving global environmental problems.

5. 5

   CLO 5: It justifies the application of the principles of sustainable development in solving global environmental problems.

6. 6

   CLO 6: It suggests actions and management approaches aimed at reducing global environmental problems.

1. 1.
   Global ecology, its subject and research methods. endogenous and exogenous processes - the study of modern environmental problems caused by human economic activities. effective use of natural resource potential.Lecture

   Global ecology is a science that studies natural and anthropogenic changes in the biosphere and their impact on the environment. in this topic, the subject of global ecology, the main research methods and the interrelationships of ecological systems are explained. modern environmental problems caused by endogenous and exogenous processes, as well as human economic activity are analyzed. the causes and consequences of problems such as climate change, environmental pollution and depletion of natural resources are investigated. also, the principles of efficient and sustainable use of natural resource potential, the importance of protecting the ecological balance are studied.

2. 2.
   Finding ways to reduce environmental damageSeminar

   Global ecology is a science that studies natural and anthropogenic changes in the biosphere and their impact on the environment. in this topic, the subject of global ecology, the main research methods and the interrelationships of ecological systems are explained. modern environmental problems caused by endogenous and exogenous processes, as well as human economic activity are analyzed. the causes and consequences of problems such as climate change, environmental pollution and depletion of natural resources are investigated. also, the principles of efficient and sustainable use of natural resource potential, the importance of protecting the ecological balance are studied.

3. 3.
   Global problems of the modern era. conflicting relations between the environment and society: earth's climate change; air pollution; destruction of the ozone layer, reduction (depletion) of fresh water resources and pollution of the world ocean waters; soil pollution, damage to their structure, as well as cover (top layer); decrease, impoverishment of biological diversity, etc.Lecture

   This topic is dedicated to the study of the subject, purpose and main research methods of global ecology. the subject analyzes the impact of endogenous and exogenous processes, as well as human economic activity on the environment and the modern ecological problems caused by it. the causes and consequences of global problems such as climate change, environmental pollution, biodiversity loss and depletion of natural resources are explored. knowledge of the principles of efficient and sustainable use of natural resource potential, environmental monitoring and rational management of resources is provided. the topic serves to form the students' ability to evaluate global environmental problems and apply scientific approaches towards their solution.

4. 4.
   - global environmental crises. the origin of global problems. natural global problems, social global problems, leading global problems. the essence of them. globalistics is a science that studies the global problems of humanity. geoballistics. coinformatics. globalization and its essence.Lecture

   The subject, purpose and main research methods of global ecology are studied in the subject. modern ecological problems caused by endogenous and exogenous processes, as well as human economic activity are analyzed. the causes and consequences of global problems such as climate change, environmental pollution, biodiversity loss and depletion of natural resources are investigated. the principles of efficient and sustainable use of natural resource potential are explained. the topic is focused on the formation of scientific approaches towards the evaluation of global environmental problems and their solution.

5. 5.
   The basis of the idea of ​​globalization.Seminar

   In this topic, the essence of the idea of ​​globalization, its causes and stages of development are studied. the impact of globalization on economic, political, social, cultural and environmental fields is analyzed. the role of globalization in increasing interdependence between states, international cooperation and solving global problems is explained. it also examines the advantages of globalization, its challenges and its relationship with sustainable development.

6. 6.
   Environmental consequences of demographic problems. the essence of global demographic processes. demography - as a science that studies population. a sharp increase in the number of the population - "demographic explosion". "demographic explosions" observed in the second half of the last century. recording the growth of the main and vast majority of the world's population in most countries of africa, asia and latin americaLecture

   In this topic, the essence of demographic processes and their impact on the environment is studied. the role of demography as a science that studies population size, composition, location and patterns of development is explained. the "demographic explosion" caused by the rapid growth of the population is analyzed, especially the demographic changes observed in the countries of africa, asia and latin america in the second half of the 20th century. the impact of demographic growth on the use of natural resources, urbanization, environmental pollution and ecological balance is assessed. the topic examines the importance of demographic problems in terms of sustainable development and environmental security.

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