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所在平台: Coursera |
课程主页: https://www.coursera.org/learn/women-environmental-biology
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课程名称:女性与环境生物学 课程概述:你是否曾想过人类与其他生物的关系,以及理解当前环境问题所需的知识?许多这方面的研究和知识都是女性所阐述的。该课程旨在解答这些问题,面向所有关注人类与其他生物关联及全球变化问题的人士。 在本课程中,我们将学习环境生物学的关键概念,了解生物多样性的含义,地球上主要生物类型及其对人类的重要性。同时,我们将认识到性别视角在理解世界和推进科学(尤其是环境生物学)中的关键作用。 课程的实用性:在当前的全球变化背景下,可持续性成为我们生活的教育、政治和立法等各个方面的重要概念。了解人与自然环境的关系将有助于我们在与可持续性相关的问题上,建立基于证据的扎实知识。 此外,越来越多的证据显示,性别视角在解决地球上的许多环境问题中扮演着重要角色。该课程由一组女性研究者设计和开发,课程内容和结构均应用了性别视角。此外,您还将发现许多历史上在环境生物学领域做出重要贡献的女性,从而帮助您进一步探索相关知识。 课程大纲: 1. 课程简介:欢迎参加我们从女性视角出发的环境生物学课程。在开始之前,建议您花几分钟了解课程和平台信息。 2. 生物多样性:生物多样性是地球上最重要的价值之一。人类与多种生物共同进化和共存,我们将进一步了解这些生物及其主要特征的研究方法。 3. 生态系统与人类:生物彼此之间以及与自然环境之间持续互动。我们将努力理解这些关系。 4. 人类健康与环境:良好的自然环境为人类健康和幸福提供了多重利益。可持续管理林业、农业和渔业对于未来至关重要。 5. 环境保护策略:我们需要拯救地球。关键问题是如何做到这一点。生态女性主义、和平文化和环境教育是一些保护环境的途径,我们将学习相关经验。 这个课程将帮助您深入了解女性在环境生物学领域的贡献,以及性别视角如何影响我们对环境问题的理解和应对策略。
Name:WOMEN IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
Description:Welcome to our course on environmental biology from women perspective. Before getting started, we suggest you to take a couple of minutes to read the information about the course and about the platform as given below.
Name:BIODIVERSITY
Description:Biological diversity is one of the most important values of the Earth. Humans have evolved and coexist with many other types of living beings. We will find out a little bit more about them and about how can we study their main traits.
Name:ECOSYSTEMS AND HUMANS
Description:Living beings live together, in constant interaction with each other and with the natural environment. We will try to understand these relations.
Name:HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Description:A good quality natural environment provides multiple benefits for human health and well-being. Sustainable management of forestry, agriculture and fisheries are key for the future.
Name:STRATEGIES FOR THE CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Description:We need to save the planet. The big question is how to do it. Ecofeminism, a culture of peace and environmental education are some ways to conserve the environment. We will learn from experiences.
Have you ever wondered how humans relate to other living beings and what do you need to know to be able to understand current environmental problems? Do you know that many of these researches and knowledge have been described by women? This course gives answers to these questions and it is addressed to anyone interested in the relationship between humans and other living beings, as well as all those concerned about the global change situation that the planet is suffering. We will learn key concepts of environmental biology, what does the word biodiversity mean, what are the main types of living organisms that exist on the Earth and the importance of these for human beings. We will also learn that the gender perspective plays a key role in how we understand the world and in how science, and in particular, environmental biology, progress. What is this course useful for? In the current context of global change of the planet, sustainability is a key and transversal concept in many aspects of our life: education, politics, legislation, etc ... Knowing to appreciate the importance of our relationship with the natural environment will facilitate to work on issues related to sustainability with a solid knowledge based on evidence. On the other hand, there is growing evidence that the gender perspective is a key element in the transformation of many environmental problems on the planet. This course has been designed and developed by a team of women researchers applying the gender perspective in the content and structure of the course. In addition, with this course you will discover many other women who, throughout history, have made key contributions to environmental biology and that will surely allow you to start stretching the thread to know more of them.