Taking climate change as a starting point, this course introduces students to a wide range of climate change conditions, human responses to those conditions, and points toward the need for deeper understanding of human-environment relationships. The course will draw from Geography, Economics, Global Environmental Change, and other cross cutting disciplines for theory and case studies. Examples of climate change risks and mitigation efforts will come from the developed and developing world and will include both urban and rural examples. Assessment techniques include small group projects, case-based testing, and in class and online discussions. Recommended background: IGS 510 and CE 575 or permission of instructor.
IGS 545: Climate Change: Vulnerability and Mitigation
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