Siberian Environments, Geoheritage And Tourism

Timetable

Classes will start on Tuesday 8.10.2024, from 10.00 to 13.00, and will continue on Wednesday (9.10.2024), Thursday (10.10.2024; 9.30-12.30), and Friday (11.10.2023; 9.30-12.30)

 Next class: 14.10.2024 - 9.30-12.30; 15.10-16.10.2024, 10.00 - 13.00;

Next class: November

Classroom: Room 242, Collegium Geographicum (Street: B. Krygowskiego 10), 2 floor.

Please write an e-mail to the teacher at paleo@amu.edu.pl

Module aim (aims)

• The subject provides an interdisciplinary overview of the mosaic Siberian environments
• Multi-disciplinary approach entailing geology, geography, geomorphology, glaciology, climatology, biology, cultural geography and cultural anthropology, geoarchaeology, history, environmental management, (geo-)tourism and recreation
• Past and present landscape transformation; natural hazards and nature protection  
• Regional culture-historical environmental adaptations of the native Siberian nations
• Modern socio-economic development, ecology issues, and travel
• A series of thematic lectures with a focus on the particular geographic regions of Siberia

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)

• Basic orientation and knowledge in geography and environmental sciences
• For students of geosciences, biology, ecology, tourism, environmental management, economics, humanities (archaeology, history and art), political science
• Students’ active participation and own presentations (ppt.) on a chosen theme in English

Syllabus

• Week 1:           Introduction to Environmental Studies of Siberia and the Russian Far East
• Week 2:           Geography of Siberia: from the Urals to the Pacific
• Week 3:           Geology and Natural Resources of Siberia
• Week 4:           Climate Evolution, Present Climates, Permafrost
• Week 5:           Biodiversity and Environmental Protection
• Week 6:           Geoheritage, Geoarchaeology and Geotourism of Siberia
• Week 7:           Past and Present Human Adaptations to the Siberian Environments
• Week 8:           Cultural History, Nations and Societies of Siberia
• Week 9:           Socio-economic Development
• Week 10:          Urals: Landscapes, Peoples & Tourism
• Week 11:          Altai: Landscapes, Peoples & Tourism
• Week 12:          Buryatia and Baikal: Landscapes, Peoples & Tourism
• Week 13:          Yakutia: Landscapes, People & Tourism
• Week 14:          The Russian Far East (Primorye, Kamchatka, Magadan): Landscapes, Peoples & Tourism
• Week 15:          Selected thematic lectures / Students’ presentations

Reading list

Chambers, F.M. (1993). Climate Change and Human Impact to Landscape. Studies in Palaeoecology and            Environmental Archaeology, 303p.                                                                                                       

Chlachula, J. (2018). Palaeolithic of Siberia: Encyclopaedia of Global Archaeology (Claire Smith, Ed.), Springer  Science-Business Media Press, New York, 2^nd Edition, Online ISBN 978-3-319-51726-1

Chlachula, J., 2020. Geoheritage of East Kazakhstan. Geoheritage 12(4),91 (2020).

Crowley, J.T. and North, G.R. (1991). Palaeoclimatology. OxfordUniversity Press, New York, 339p                                                                                                 

Delcourt, P. (1991). Quaternary Ecology: A palaeoecological Perspective. Springer Press, 242p.          

Dowling, R.K., Cowan, E., Newsome, D. (2010). Global Geotourism Perspectives. GoodFellow, Oxford.                                                            

Geography of Siberia: https://www.encyclopedia.com/places/commonwealth-independent-states-and-baltic-nations/cis-and-baltic-political-geography/siberia

Groisman P.Y. et al. (2013) Climate Changes in Siberia. In: Groisman P., Gutman G. (eds) Regional             Environmental Changes in Siberia and Their Global Consequences. Springer Environmental Science and             Engineering. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4569-8_3

Hall, C.M., Higham, J. (2005). Tourism, Recreation and Climate Change. Channel View Publications Rapp, G.R.,

Naumov, I.V. (2006). History of Siberia. Routledge, London and New York. 242p.

Warner, G.D. (1990). Methods in Quaternary Ecology. Geological Association of Canada, Ottawa, 170p. Wimbledon, W.A.P., Smith-Meyer, S. (2012). Geoheritage in Europe and Its Conservation. ProGeo, 287p