(4 credits, 60 hours, second semester of every year)

Syllabus:
Dynamics of linear and nonlinear systems. Hierarchy of systems. Modeling of population dynamics. Modeling the carbon cycle. Modeling the dynamics of ecosystems. Modeling the hydrological system. Modeling the climate system. Interactions between systems.

References:
Brown, L. R., State of the World - 1996, Norton, 249 p., 1996. Costanza, R.; Voinov, A. Landscape Simulation Modeling: A Spatially Explicit, Dynamic Approach, Springer-Verlag, 1st ed., 330 p. 2003.

Ford, A. Modeling the Environment: An Introduction to System Dynamics Models of Environmental Systems, Island Press, 1st ed. 401 p., 1999.

Harte, J. Consider a Spherical Cow: A Course in Environmental Problem Solving, University Science Books, 2a ed., 283 p., 1988.

Harte, J. Consider a Cylindrical Cow: More Adventures in Environmental Problem Solving, University Science Books, 1a ed., 211 p., 2001.

Kuhn, T. The structure of scientific revolutions. University of Chicago Press; 3a ed., 226 p., 1996.

Lovelock, J. E. The Ages of Gaia. W. W. Norton & Company, 2nd ed., 255 p., 1995.

McGuffie, K., Henderson-Sellers, A. A climate modelling primer, John Wiley & Sons, 2nd ed., 268 p., 1997.