Biological diversity and ecological crisis.Causes and consequences of the loss of/decline in biodiversity – terrestrial and sea environments.Current and future trends.Strategies for the conservation of biodiversity at a world (CBD – Aichi Biodiversity Targets, IPBES), European (European Biodiversity Strategy), Spanish State and regional level.Foundations for biodiversity conservation and management.Restoration.Maintenance of protected areas in the context of global change
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OPoptional |
3.00 |
J |
2second semester |
Energy transition within the framework of the socio-ecological transition.Energy in human activity and development.Fossil- and renewable-energy sources.Limitations, advantages and inconveniences of the various sources of primary energy.The environmental effects of the production, transport and use of energy.Structure of production and consumption.The electrification of energy consumption.The electrical matrix.Energy management.Strategies for the transition: diversification of sources, transition to renewable sources, saving and efficiency.
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OPoptional |
3.00 |
J |
2second semester |
How to take on water management in a context of environmental change.Basic legislation and administrative organisation.Uses and conflicts of uses in water management.New forms of governance and new discourses in water-management policies.Policies of offer and demand in the management of the water.Strategies and tools for adapting to hydrological risks.
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OPoptional |
3.00 |
F |
1first semester |
Approach to the theories, strategies and applications of development from a comprehensive vision of the territory, normally local but with a global and multi-scale approach, which specially take account of the value of landscapes, endogenous resources, the organisation of local players, institutional policies, social and territorial cohesion, sustainability and territorial competitiveness.Local-development models of territories (in transition, resilient, slow, smart, creative, etc.,)and economic alternatives (circular, green, collaborative economy, of the common good, degrowth).
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OPoptional |
3.00 |
J |
2second semester |
The city, a complex phenomenon.What is the urban ecosystem?Metabolism of cities.New conceptual bases and new techniques for studying urban structures and their dynamics.Biophysical, territorial and environmental matrices as bases of territorial and urban planning.Concurrent planning.Measures for turning cities into healthy, sustainable and resilient environments.Urban-biodiversity management.
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OPoptional |
3.00 |
J |
2second semester |
Ecological bases for managing coastal ecosystems (submerged ecosystems, cliffs, beaches and dune systems, deltas and estuaries, humid areas).Human activities (urban planning, tourism, fishing).Current coastal risks and vulnerabilities.Coastal legislation, administration and integrated management.Conservation of coastal habitats.Intervention tools (for the public domain, protected spaces, urban planning, coastal-ecosystem management, ports, etc.).
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OPoptional |
3.00 |
J |
2second semester |
Forest-management goals: exploitation vs conservation?Ecological and socio-economic bases for forest-ecosystem management.Basic legislation.Study and monitoring methodologies.Effects of global change on forest ecosystems.Ecological disturbances: forest fires, storms, plagues, droughts.Management through conservation and adaptation to climate change.Forest fire prevention and post-fire management.
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OPoptional |
3.00 |
J |
2second semester |
One health: environmental-animal-human health.Interdependence between biodiversity and health.Benefits brought by nature (i.e. foods, medicines, green/blue recipes)to human health.Direct and indirect effects of global change on health.Zoonoses and pandemics.Healthcare policy and epidemiological and statistical methods.Treatments and control strategies.Risks to human health from marine and terrestrial ecosystems.
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OPoptional |
3.00 |
J |
2second semester |
This subject will deal with scientific, political, ethical etc., issues that are subject to controversy and debate in several forums assessing their contribution to the socio-ecological transition.The issues will be deal with from several approaches.These could include: the role of technology in resilience capacities, transhumanism, geopolitics and the energy transition; the importance of citizen science, social differences and resilience capacity etc. This subject will be coordinated through seminars organised by teaching staff at the Departments involved in the master’s degree or by national and international experts
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OPoptional |
3.00 |
J |
2second semester |
Disintegration and decoupling processes in traditional agro-livestock and forestry systems.The global agro-industrial system and its effects.Biophysical indicators.Fossil-energy consumption and changes in energetic efficiency.Simplification of agricultural landscapes and reduction in biodiversity.Water-reserve pollution and global warming.Effects on food safety and sovereignty.Ecological and socio-ecological economy tools for taking on the challenges of the global agri-food system.
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OPoptional |
3.00 |
J |
2second semester |