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Understanding Global Environmental Change: Processes, Compartments and Interactions
S310
Every 2 years
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Aug 30, 2009
Sep 5, 2009
This summer school will focus on how global change affects principal processes, compartments, interactions of the earth system. The summer school will combine general principles of earth system science with cutting-edge scientific insights. Specific topics that will be covered include:
  • Global change observations and trends
  • Earth system compartment interactions
  • Complex systems and resilience
  • Scenarios and modeling potential impacts
  • Uncertainty, and communication
This multidisciplinary course is especially intended for PhD students from the natural sciences.
You can view the flyer of this course here.
Advanced
2.00
2.00
The major part of the course will consist of lectures by prominent international scientists, who will be asked to give an overview of their field, as well as touching on more specific state-of-the-art topics. Besides the regular lectures, each day will end with a stimulating aperitif lecture, which will include controversial and philosophical topics.
Active discussion with the lecturers will be stimulated by asking participants to prepare propositions for each lecture. Interaction with lecturers and fellow participants will be further stimulated by poster presentations. Finally, a small group assignment will encourage discussion the lectures, guided by topical questions.
Experts in the field of global environmental change from all over the world will be invited to give lectures.
Course conditions
15
60
Jul 3, 2009
(provisional) 350 Euro for SENSE, PE&RC and MG3S PhD students with an approved ITSP, 500 Euro for other participants. The fee includes B&B, coffee/tea, lunches, dinners and the course materials.
Hoeven, The Netherlands (provisional)
Nynke Hofstra

Environmental systems analysis group
Wageningen University
P.O. Box 47
6700 AA Wageningen
Tel: +31 (0)317 485121
Email: External link iconnynke.hofstra@wur.nl
Others
Application should be done via this website. After registration you will be contacted with the request to submit a short motivation letter and your CV. After a selection procedure, all candidates will be notified about possible participation in July. If you have any problems registering, please get in touch with the course coordinator (nynke.hofstra@wur.nl)

This summer school has received financial support from BSIK-KvR and is organised in cooperation with PE&RC and TIAS.

Jul 3, 2009
Registration Closed

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