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Åbo Akademi University 2014/2015
OTHER COURSES AND PROGRAMMES
Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies is a multidisciplinary subject at Åbo
Akademi University. It considers environmental issues with
aspects from several subjects. Courses from the following
areas are included: Arts, Theology, Humanities, Political sci-
ences, Social sciences, Legal sciences, Economics and Natural
Sciences. Environmental Studies is accepted as a subsidiary
(minor) subject in most study programmes at Åbo Akademi
University. For further information, please contact Sinikka
Suomalainen, e-mail:
Global Water Resources and Sustainable
Development
200007.0
5 credits
Intermediate level
Lectured course
Offered: October-December 2014, to be confirmed
Lecturer(s): Gunnar Jacks
Contact: Sinikka Suomalainen
Aim(s) and contents: To get information about the present
and future situation regarding freshwater on a global scale.
To discuss options for water use tomeet themillenniumgoals.
Global water resources and their use, Water pollution, Water
conflicts on different levels - interstate - societal, Water and
millenniumgoals - challenges ahead. Therewill be an empha-
sis on Asia and Africa where the water situation will be most
strained.
Learning outcomes: After the course the students should
know themajor problems withwater resources on the global
scale, and explain some cases.
Target audience: Students from all faculties interested in
sustainable development and environmental issues.
Format: Lectures, presentations 21 h
Form of assessment: Lectures and public presentations by
the students over a given subject or a subject chosen by
themselves.
Concepts of Sustainability
200005.0
5 credits
Basic/Intermediate level
Web-based course
Offered: October-December 2014, to be confirmed
Lecturer(s): Sinikka Suomalainen, Ea Blomqvist
Contact: Sinikka Suomalainen
Aim(s) and contents: Concepts of sustainable development,
processes, indicators, cases. Global, regional and local aspects.
Learningoutcomes: The student should knowthebackground
documents and processes of sustainability, indicators for
sustainability, compare and analyze measurements, review
and discuss best practices.
Target group: students fromall faculties interested in sustain-
able development
Form of assessment: web-based course, tasks in moodle, no
contact hours
Form of assessment: web-based course, no contact hours.
Sustainable Water Management: Water use and
management
200008.0
5 credits
Intermediate/Advanced level
Lectured course
Offered: Autumn 2014, to be confirmed
Lecturer: doc Egon Nordström
Contact: Sinikka Suomalainen, sinikka.suomalainen@ abo.fi
Aim(s) and contents: To give a professional knowledge on
the state of the water resources in the Baltic region, their
present use and management, and the challenge of creating
sustainable water-use in the Baltic Sea drainage area. This
part focuses on how water is used. The sectors agriculture,
municipal water supply, and industry are treated from both
quantitative and qualitative aspects. Practical management
options are also presented with several case studies.
Learning outcomes: The students should be able to explain
qualitative and quantitative aspects of thewater use in sectors
of agriculture, municipal water supply and industry.
Prerequisites: Requirements for successful participation are
a basic knowledge of chemistry as well as environmental
sciences.
Target audience: The course is of special interest for students
with a background in e.g. geology, soil science, environmental
engineering and chemistry, hydrology, ecology but other
study areas may also be relevant.
Format: (24 h) Lectures, discussions, presentations.
Form of assessment: Paper/Presentation/Examination
Course literature: SustainableWaterManagement in the Baltic
Sea Basin.
2000. Book 2 Water Use And Management. Ed. L-C Lundin.
The Baltic University Programme. 240 p. The book is available
free on the internet
textbooks.htm (and also at Åbo Akademi University Library)
This course is an advanced course in the Baltic University
Programme.
Registrations: to the Open University at
A Sustainable Baltic Region
200004.0
5 credits
Basic/Intermediate level
Lectured course
Offered: Spring 2015, to be confirmed
Lecturer(s): NN
Contact: Sinikka Suomalainen
Aim(s) and contents: How to develop a sustainable Baltic re-
gion. Energy, material flows, sustainable agriculture, forestry
and marine resources, sustainable industrial production and
technology, transports, habitation, sustainable economy,
ethics and law for sustainability.
Learning outcomes: The student will be able to explain and
discuss sustainability issues in different sectors in the Baltic
Sea Region.
Target audience: Students from all faculties interested in
sustainable development and environmental issues.
Mode of studies: Lectures, group discussions, probably vide-
oconferences in cooperation with students at universities in
the Baltic region and literature studies. The course language
is English.
Formof assessment: Active participation, presentations, writ-
ten examination.
Format: (33 h) Studies in a group , lectures
Course literature: A Sustainable Baltic Region, booklets 1-10.
The Baltic University Programme, Uppsala university. Uppsala,
1997 and/or new electronically coursematerial in production
by the The Baltic University Programme.
Registrations: to the Open University at
/
anmalningsdb/, by e-mail:
This course is an undergraduate course in the Baltic University
Programme.
