BB845: Climate adaptation
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Entry requirements
Academic preconditions
Course introduction
The purpose of this course is to give the student critical skills to understand the need for climate adaptation in urban environments, rural areas, and coastal ecosystems caused by climate changes and the effects caused by climate changes. Furthermore, students are introduced to both the traditional technologies and up-and-coming methods. The historical development of cities, infrastructure, and open land is covered, including the water cycle in these environments. During the course, climate adaptation methods are discussed with focus on synergies across sectors.
The course contains excursions to several climate adaptation projects to inspire students to the final project of the course, which is carried out on actual case studies.
In relation to the competence profile, the focus of the course is to:
•Give knowledge about concepts, technologies, and methods in climate adaptation
•Give skills to understand and handle cases involving many disciplines inside and outside climate adaptation
•Give the competence to work with complex interdisciplinary issues
Expected learning outcome
- Explain the IPCC emission scenarios
- Assess the effect of climate change in Denmark now and in the future, and the need for climate adaptation for urban, rural, and natural ecosystems
- Explain the changed run-off (hydrology and substances) from urban, rural areas and impacts on coasts
- Describe the handling of stormwater run-off in urban and rural areas including design and dimensions
- Explain traditional vs. sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) such as rain gardens, permeable pavement, green roofs, etc.
- Explain buffer zones, wetlands, weed cutting, double profiles, etc.
- Explain climate change impact in coastal environments
- Describe coastal protection and assess the risk of flooding (rise of sea level and storm surge)
- Describe the interaction and trade-offs between climate adaptation plans, sustainable economic growth, and recreational initiatives.
Content
- Basic knowledge about the climate and climate change
- The effects of climate change on urban areas, infrastructure, coastal areas, and aquatic and terrestrial environment in relation to the different climatic parameters
- Development of cities and infrastructure in addition to historical changes in the open land
- The need for climate adaptation and climate adaptation techniques and methods
- The water cycle in both natural and urban areas
- Traditional and up-and-coming technologies for handling climate changes
Literature
Examination regulations
Prerequisite exam a)
Timing
Tests
Participation in excursions
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ECTS value
Additional information
Participation in menimum 50% of excursions.
The prerequisite exam is a prerequisite for exam element a)
Exam element a)
Timing
Prerequisites
| Type | Prerequisite name | Prerequisite course |
|---|---|---|
| Examination part | Prerequisite exam a) | N110020101, BB845: Climate adaptation |
Tests
Group presentation and group report
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Assessment
Grading
Identification
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Examination aids
ECTS value
Additional information
The exam consists of two parts:
- Group presentation at the end of the semester
- Group report stating individual contributions. The report is handed in in January
Re-exam is changed to a report if there is only 1 enrolled student. A report is prepared on a self-selected climate adaptation project.
Indicative number of lessons
Teaching Method
At the faculty of science, teaching is organized after the three-phase model ie. intro, training and study phase.
50 hours per semester is distributed on approximately 20 hours of intro/exercises, 20 hour excursions and 10 hours of lab/ project work.
- Writing reports
- Work on cases
Teacher responsible
Additional teachers
| Name | Department | City | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cintia Organo Quintana | cintia@biology.sdu.dk | Biologisk Institut | |
| Lotte Reuss | lottereuss@biology.sdu.dk | Biologisk Institut |