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ENVE214: Climate Change
Global climate change is one of the most important issues that humanity will have to grapple with in the 21st century. This unit investigates our climate system's complex processes, together with the impacts that climate change will have, and what we must do to adapt to and mitigate those impacts. Natural climate variability, abrupt climate change and anthropogenic climate change are key areas of study, together with their impacts on past and modern civilization. The subject is structured around three themes: 1) detection and attribution of climate change; 2) biophysical and socio-economic impacts of climate change; 3) adaptation, mitigation and decision making. This unit is pitched to a diverse audience; social, economic, engineering and political perspectives are all presented by a panel of internationally renowned experts drawn from the University's Concentration of Research Excellence (CORE) in Climate Risk. There are no presumed skills for enrolment in this multidisciplinary unit.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 4 |
| When Offered: | D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Paul Beggs |
| Prerequisites: |
12cp(P) |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCW(s): | GEOS214 |
| Unit Designation(s): | |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Environment and Geography |
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