290039 EX Field Trip - Foreign Country: New Zealand (2009W)

"Green and Clean": Myth or Reality?

4.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie

Continuous assessment of course work

Termin:
Abflug ca. 28./29./30.1.2010 - Rückkehr ca. 22./23./24.2.2010
nähere Infos siehe Aushang im Institut

Details

Language: German

Lecturers

Thomas Glade

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The focus of this excursion is to address themes in the combination of Physical and Human Geography. At single locations on the South and North Island, relevant themes will be introduced and discussed. The themes include the settlement area (Maoris, European settlers), enegry and water ressouces, economy, environmental protection, plate tectonics, Environmental and Climate Change (El Nino, sea level rise), vegetation history and natural hazards (e.g. landslides, earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis) - discussed in the frame of past develepoments, current situation and potential scenarios. Experts from National, regional and city councils, private companies, universities and other governmental institutions will welcome us, discuss various issues and guide is at specific points of interest. Additionally it is planned to tramp high mountain tracks.
Route: Christchurch - Alexandria - Mount Cook - Wanaka - Westcoast - Blenhem - Wellington - Palmerstone North - Lake Taupo - Napier - Auckland

Assessment and permitted materials

+ Contribution to the excursion-reader
+ Writing and submiting of protocols

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

+ Content based introduction of a new region
+ Recogniction and combination of the theorically learned content
+ Analysis of the Human - Environment interaction
+ Coping with group-dynamics

Examination topics

+ Self-learning phases
+ Lectures
+ Work in groups

Reading list

Will be provided beforehand

Association in the course directory

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