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Vulnerability to Environmental Change

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Subject:
Science and Technology, Social Sciences
Institution Name:
University of Capetown
Collection:
University of Capetown
Grade Level:
Post-secondary
Abstract:

This 4 week module on vulnerability to environmental change is part of a third-year course called Sustainability and the Environment (EGS 3021F) in the Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. The course introduces the concept of vulnerability and explores its origin drawing on three different conceptual approaches,namely: risk/hazard, political/economy/ecology, and ecological resilience. It then looks at different methods for undertaking vulnerability assessments. Building on the theory and method sections, it focuses on why the concept of vulnerability is important in the field of environmental change, with a focus on climate change. The international process of assessing the science is explored, followed by material addressing adaptation to climate change and examples of vulnerability and adaptation in practice in South Africa.

Languages:
English
Material Type:
Lecture Notes
Media Format:
Downloadable docs
Conditions of Use:
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5
Copyright Holder:
University of Cape Town

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