BB845: Climate adaptation

Description

The course contains these main academic areas: Basic knowledge about the climate and climate change The effects of climate change on urban areas, infrastructure, coastal areas, and aquatic and terrestrial environment in relation to the different climatic parameters Development of cities and infrastructure in addition to historical changes in the open land The need for climate adaptation and climate adaptation techniques and methods The water cycle in both natural and urban areas Traditional and up-and-coming technologies for handling climate changes Planned lessons: Total number of planned lessons: 50 hours Hereof: Common lessons in classroom/auditorium: 20 hours Common lessons in laboratory: 10 hours Common lessons in the field/excursion: 20 hours The lessons is a mixture of lectures, exercises and student involving activities. Other planned teaching activities: Writing reports Work on cases