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SSUD71-318: Climate Change: Adaptation and Resilience

Description

This subject introduces Earth and Global Systems, climate mechanisms, ocean and atmospheric interactions and changes to those that will raise significant challenges for human survival.  Major issues include drought, desertification, rising temperatures, natural disasters, pandemics, loss of habitats and agricultural land. Rising sea levels and severe weather events will impact human habitation, cause forced migration, change food production, habitat loss and loss of animals and fish stocks. These changes will challenge health and economic systems, geopolitical boundaries, global communities, international law, and our treatment of others and the natural world. Forced population movement and migrations as well as changes in disease patterns will compound these problems, particularly with a growing world population. The subject provides a broad background to climate change and its associated problems so that people can face their future with a greater understanding of how to tackle a changing world. Based on this understanding, students are then introduced to the relationship between climate science and environmental management actions to address the impacts of a changing climate. Students will evaluate and develop strategies, policy objectives and the implementation of action plans for adaptation, mitigation and resilience. International organisations and agreements addressing climate change will be examined. The roles of governments, business and communities will be assessed.  Local, national and global action plans will be examined to provide a clear understanding of how this global issue is impacting on the future sustainability of the planet.

Subject details

Type: Postgraduate Subject
Code: SSUD71-318
EFTSL: 0.125
Faculty: Faculty of Society and Design
Semesters offered:
  • May 2023 [Non-Standard Offering]
  • May 2023 [Non-Standard Offering - Online]
  • May 2024 [Non-Standard Offering]
Credit: 10
Study areas:
  • Construction, Property, and Planning
Subject fees:
  • Commencing in 2023: $5,450.00
  • Commencing in 2024: $5,560.00
  • Commencing in 2023: $5,860.00
  • Commencing in 2024: $6,220.00

Learning outcomes

  1. Identify and classify factors contributing to the complexity of climate change and climate processes.
  2. Evaluate future climatic changes to Earth systems and direct causes of climate change to those systems
  3. Understand the relation between climate change and sustainable development, including climate change mitigation and adaptation;
  4. Identify and understand the international organisations, agreements and processes aimed at cooperatively managing climate change at international and national levels;
  5. Demonstrate knowledge of both international and Australian scientific and policy literature relevant to climate change;
  6. Assess the roles of scientific, cultural, social, economic, environmental and legal processes in relation to climate change in key spheres of government within Australia and other nations.

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:

Nil

Assumed knowledge:

Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.

Restrictions:

Subject dates

  • Non-Standard Offering
    Enrolment opens: 19/03/2023
    Semester start: 05/06/2023
    Subject start: 05/06/2023
    Cancellation 1: 17/06/2023
    Cancellation 2: 20/06/2023
    Last enrolment: 15/06/2023
    Withdraw - Financial: 28/06/2023
    Withdraw - Academic: 13/07/2023
    Teaching census: 27/06/2023
  • Non-Standard Offering - Online
    Enrolment opens: 19/03/2023
    Semester start: 05/06/2023
    Subject start: 05/06/2023
    Cancellation 1: 17/06/2023
    Cancellation 2: 20/06/2023
    Last enrolment: 15/06/2023
    Withdraw - Financial: 28/06/2023
    Withdraw - Academic: 13/07/2023
    Teaching census: 27/06/2023
  • Non-Standard Offering
    Enrolment opens: 17/03/2024
    Semester start: 13/05/2024
    Subject start: 13/05/2024
    Cancellation 1: 28/05/2024
    Cancellation 2: 01/06/2024
    Last enrolment: 26/05/2024
    Withdraw - Financial: 12/06/2024
    Withdraw - Academic: 30/06/2024
    Teaching census: 11/06/2024
Non-Standard Offering
Enrolment opens: 19/03/2023
Semester start: 05/06/2023
Subject start: 05/06/2023
Cancellation 1: 17/06/2023
Cancellation 2: 20/06/2023
Last enrolment: 15/06/2023
Withdraw - Financial: 28/06/2023
Withdraw - Academic: 13/07/2023
Teaching census: 27/06/2023