Climate Change and Future Planning (GEPL407)

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. demonstrate an advanced knowledge on the scientific evidence of climate change (past, present and future) and the policy implications for adaptation and mitigation to ensure species survival;
2. demonstrate an advanced understanding of scientific and mathematical methodologies for forecasting or predicting future climate events from paleao - evidence;
3. perform advanced analysis and evaluation of the planning implications arising from mankind's influence on earth's natural physical systems through the exploitation and utilisation of carbon based fossil fuels;
4. demonstrate an advanced understanding of the scientific evidence used in the arguments for 20th century global warming and the associated economic and environmental policy implications both locally and globally;
5. demonstrate an advanced capacity for critical thinking, critical analysis, developing in depth scientific arguments, and enhanced communication skills; and
6. apply enhanced skills in the use, interrogation, and interpretation of contextual scientific data from academic information sources.