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Syllabus From Science To Policy Making: The Israeli Case - 40983
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Last update 28-03-2024
HU Credits: 2

Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor)

Responsible Department: Geography

Semester: 2nd Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: ITAY FISCHHENDLER


Coordinator Office Hours: one hour before class

Teaching Staff:
Prof Itay Fishhendler

Course/Module description:
Coping with climate change depends on both availability of scientific evidence and the ability to translate it into public policy. The aim of the course is to study the forces that shapes how science is translated to climate policy.

Course/Module aims:
-Becoming familiar with the adaptation and mitigations tools
-Exploring the forces that shapes how science it translated to policy, by whom and when

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
identify the tools that are available for addressing the climate change.

Attendance requirements(%):
70

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: at class

Course/Module Content:
see list in Hebrew

Required Reading:
see list above

Additional Reading Material:
none

Grading Scheme :
Presentation / Poster Presentation / Lecture/ Seminar / Pro-seminar / Research proposal 40 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 60 %

Additional information:
The field trip is mandatory
 
Students needing academic accommodations based on a disability should contact the Center for Diagnosis and Support of Students with Learning Disabilities, or the Office for Students with Disabilities, as early as possible, to discuss and coordinate accommodations, based on relevant documentation.
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