Climate Change, Impacts, and Adaptation

Code

SE-CIA1

Version

1.0

Offered by

Supply Engineering

ECTS

Prerequisites

General admission requirements

Main purpose

The student must gain a basic understanding of the causes of climate change, its consequences and what methods can be used to mitigate it.

The student will be introduced to the key professional GIS tools used for mapping and planning within climate adaptation.

Knowledge

Upon completion of the course, the student has gained knowledge of:
• Climate and weather systems
• Climate change and impacts on society and the utilities sector
• Climate change adaptation and mitigation
• GIS platforms used for climate adaptation incl. their limitations
• Screening and assessment of climate impacts
• Climate adaptation strategy

Skills

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
• Identify and discuss the major causes of climate change
• Propose suitable sustainable solutions for surface water management
• Use various GIS tools for assessing flood or erosion risk
• Gain an understanding of the intentions behind climate strategies

Competences

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to apply knowledge and skills to:
• Participate in discussions about climate adaptation projects at a qualified level
• Assess and propose solutions for sustainable surface water management
• Identify the different actors and responsibilities during the project process
• Process/analyze climate challenges using GIS tools

Topics

Teaching methods and study activities

The teaching style is based on the theories of Problem Based Learning (PBL) and the activities are a mixture of Lectures, collection of data and its analysis, report writing, assignments solved with assistance of lecturer discussions in groups assisted by the lecturer, presentations, self-study, homework assignments.
137.5 hours of work for the student.

Resources

Andrew Dessler: Introduction to Modern Climate Change, 2nd Ed. 2015.
Open Source GIS software
SCALGO Live
Klimatilpasning.dk
Kyst.dk
Mst.dk
Dmi.dk
Kl.dk
IPCC-reports

Evaluation

Examination

Exam prerequisites:
None

Type of exam:
Ongoing assessment of three assignments during the semester and a final exam consisting of a written course assignment, each weighing 25%.
Internal assessment

Tools allowed:

N/A

Re-exam:
Individual oral exam, 20 minutes, with internal assessment.

Grading criteria

Grading based on the Danish 7-point scale.

Additional information

Responsible

Natalia Nowak

Valid from

01-08-2023 00:00:00

Course type

Keywords

Climate, weather patterns, climate development, climate change, climate change impacts, climate change adaptation and mitigation, sustainable surface water disposal, sustainable urban development, GIS, climate adaptation tools, climate adaptation strategy, causes of climate change.