Climate Change and Environmental Management (ENVM7205)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2024
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
External
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
2 Practical or Laboratory hours
Incompatible
GEOS3105
Recommended prerequisite
GEOS1100 and GEOS2100
Restricted
Not available for Study Abroad students
Assessment methods
Two essays, final examination.
Course enquiries
Associate Professor Helen Bostock Lyman (Semester 1, Regular, St Lucia, In person)
A/Prof Helen Bostock (h.bostock@uq.edu.au)
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | External | External | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
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 environmental management in an era of rapid climate change. Learning is accomplished by lectures, readings and participation in tutorial and practical classes.
