313568 (v.1) Climate Change and Adaptation 500
| Area: | Department of Environment and Agriculture |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
| Tuition Patterns: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | This unit provides an understanding of anthropogenic climate change and adaptation, including the context of long-term climate change and its impacts. Current change scenarios and their impacts are examined globally, regionally and locally concerning freshwater and marine biodiversity; primary industries; water resources; human health; settlements and infrastructure; disaster management and emergency services and social economic and institutional dimensions. The sensitivity and adaptive capacity of affected systems will be examined, including adaptation and mitigation mechanisms to overcome barriers to change. National and international policy options associated with environmental sustainability and climate change mitigation, adaptation and transformation will also be addressed. |
| Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Field of Education: | 050999 Environmental Studies not elsewhere classified |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
