This course will cover the science of climate change and its impacts and how, through informed environmental management decision making processes, the risks that climate change present to the environment and society can be effectively managed. The course will present current knowledge of the causes and consequences of natural and human induced climate variability using a wide range of examples from around the world. Policy design and implementation in Australia and internationally will be reviewed and critiqued in relation to both environmental management and opportunities for greenhouse gas emission mitigation. Students will be challenged to analyse emerging opportunities for sustainable... -- Course Website
Instructor: Bob Speirs