IDEV 4820 Urban Resilience to Climate Change

IDEV 4820 Urban Resilience to Climate Change
Urban Resilience to Climate Change
This summer course will explore the concept of resilience in urban communities in the context of the growing challenges presented by global climatic change. Using a multidisciplinary approach, students will address the public health issues that urban populations will face and the increased mobilities they will use as a coping strategies with the increase of natural disasters and the decrease of available natural resources. Using case studies from around the world, students will explore pragmatic solutions and urban planning techniques to address current and future challenges.
Pre-requistites: IDEV 1010.
credit hours: 3