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Climate change: island life in a volatile world

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What impact will global warming really have? This free course, Climate change: island life in a volatile world, examines the potential problems faced by the people of the Pacific Island of Tuvalu as a result of rising sea levels. Where would you go if your island is only a few feet above sea level? Who would you blame?

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Dividing the planet
  • 1 Dividing the planet
  • 2 Island territories, ocean flows
  • 2 Island territories, ocean flows
  • 2.1 Issues of responsibility
  • 2.2 Climate change in a globalised world
  • 2.3 Divisions that matter: thinking through territories
  • 2.4 Worlds in motion: the importance of flows
  • 3 Settling islands
  • 3 Settling islands
  • 3.1 Voyages of discovery and settlement
  • 3.2 Migrations of life
  • 4 Volatile worlds
  • 4 Volatile worlds
  • 4.1 When climate changes
  • 4.2 Shifting ground
  • 4.3 Dilemmas of climate change
  • 5 Conclusion
  • 5 Conclusion
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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