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1 пн, 11/04/2019 - 18:15 UNI and P4CA - Course manual repository vidarv Английский (неизвестно) Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Measures Mario R Delos Reyes mrdelosreyes@up.edu.ph Adaptation, Mitigation The theme for this course is on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Measures. The problem on rising temperature due to greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere is a global concern that requires solutions at various stages and scales of development. Urban and regional planners need to fully understand the phenomenon and drivers of climate change, and its implications on development planning and management at varying scales. The approach and methods for development planning has to take into account the drivers and impacts of climate changes as these would greatly shape and influence the use and management of natural and built resources to serve as effective engines for growth. Climate change impacts are wide ranging and pose greater constraints to development initiatives. In response, two (2) strategic directions are espoused worldwide, including the Philippines: mitigation and adaptation. Although complementary, adaptation is emerging as a central component of climate policy – advocating for further understanding of the nature of climate impacts and the vulnerability of systems; and embedding these in decision-making processes. This course is designed to examine the theoretical and conceptual evolution of climate policies, imperatives for mitigation and adaptation, perspectives on vulnerability, approaches to vulnerability assessments, mainstreaming climate change concerns in development processes and challenges to climate policy responses. The course will also elaborate how vulnerability research can provide a benchmark for developing and integrating adaptation in development practices. Examples from multiple regions and sectors will be drawn upon to highlight key approaches and developments. Global Global (more than one region) English Other (please specify below) Undergraduate 2018 Да
17 пн, 11/04/2019 - 18:15 UNI and P4CA - Course manual repository vidarv Английский (неизвестно) Climate Change and Resilient Cities (Undergraduate level) Elisabeth Hamin emhamin@umass.edu Adaptation, Climate Resilience, Mitigation This is an undergraduate version of the class, with a particular focus on getting students involved in improving our campus resiliency/carbon footprint.

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Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges facing us this century. Cities around the world have begun taking action to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, identify their climate risks, and build resilience to the coming changes. Solutions can also achieve goals for jobs, public health, justice and a vibrant shared life. In this course we will explore the challenges of a changing climate and investigate frameworks and tools to understand and address climate issues that impact people and their communities. We use the UMass campus as our laboratory ‘city’ for applying knowledge and advancing the campus toward climate goals. By the end of the course students will feel knowledgeable and empowered to advocate for better decisions at a local, regional, national or international scale.		 City Global (more than one region) English English Undergraduate 2018
16 пн, 11/04/2019 - 18:15 UNI and P4CA - Course manual repository vidarv Английский (неизвестно) Planning for Climate Change in African Cities Dr Diana Reckien d.reckien@utwente.nl Adaptation, Climate (Atmospheric and Oceanic) Science, Climate Resilience, Disaster Risk Reduction, Mitigation Climate change poses a threat to economic growth and long-term prosperity of many countries around the world. Africa is not an exception, considering the actual and potential impacts of climate change and climate variability that will threaten its vulnerable sectors and human populations. African countries are projected to experience changing rainfall patterns, rising sea levels, and higher temperatures that will affect food security, agricultural production, water availability, and public health, among others. These climate change impacts and climate variability can further produce social and political problems, such as rural-urban migration and water resource disputes. Furthermore, the low levels of development in many African countries, as well as limited institutional, infrastructural, and technical capacities to respond successfully to climate change impacts and climate variability, can exacerbate the situation. In terms of contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, although African countries are the lightest polluters, it has also become apparent that alternative energy sources can offset the increasing energy demand and dependence on biomass. Addressing climate change offers possibilities for low-carbon development. Moreover, there are promising mechanisms that can address both climate change actions and development goals simultaneously. At the city level, strengthening resilience, or the ability to respond to and absorb the effects of a hazardous event in a timely and efficient manner and to sustain this ability in the future, and adaptation; the process of adjusting to actual or expected climate change stimuli or their effects, should be at the forefront of planning. Local governments have an important role to play through the provision of adequate infrastructure, regulation of land use, and other public services that are crucial for urban resilience. Mobilizing local governments, in collaboration with national governments, non-governmental organizations, and international organizations, among others, is also critical for an integrated multi-sectoral approach to climate change. The Course on Planning for Climate Change in African Cities provides the foundation for understanding cities’ exposure and sensitivity to climate change, and how cities can manage these impacts in the face of growing uncertainty. It does so by introducing the basic concepts of urban resilience and adaptation, by using illustrative case studies in different African cities. Furthermore, this module provides lectures on the different approaches for climate change planning, whether ad hoc, strategic or mainstreaming; introduces the different steps in the planning cycle – from initial assessment to monitoring and evaluation; and presents the different decision support and assessment tools for prioritizing climate change actions. This course broadens the discussion on planning for climate change by engaging learners to apply their knowledge and practice their decision-making skills in a simulated exercise. Multi-National Regional Africa English English Short Course/Module (1 Day to 1 Month) 2017
15 пн, 11/04/2019 - 18:15 UNI and P4CA - Course manual repository vidarv Английский (неизвестно) Negotiations of Water Efficiency_Climate Change Actions in Egyptian case Rasha Sayed rmdesign088@gmail.com Adaptation, Climate Resilience, Mitigation http://msa.edu.eg/msauniversity/ Due to different challenges and deformation in natural resources that the whole world faces, especially water crisis in Egypt, due to climate change and other political, economic and natural impacts, the need for qualified calibers negotiators and scientists in water efficiency and negations has been raised. Egypt is already considered below water poverty level like other different sectors and countries, which could indicate that the next global conflict could be because of water, so understanding the global issues related to water efficiency and negotiations has become a must. Therefore, we need a student who must be aware of effective water resources, water efficiency, and water management and negotiations. The suggested module is a level 6 final year course that addresses the water resources and ways to better negotiations and management for water sustainability. It is an undergraduate elective course, designed for students who want to combine social and political management with engineering. The students should have a background of the water crisis in the middle east, political resources negotiations, and fundamentals of the water budget. The focus will be on water science engineering in addition to water management negotiations. Students should practice and be aware of global negotiations of water resources management, water saving based innovations such as water recycling approach. This course is designed to demonstrate the present and future water challenges, many case studies must be addressed nationally and internationally sites visits and companies’ integrations. Students must engage with the market in order to do their assignments, such engagement along with the most recent local and global issues they receive in lectures could result in graduate students who have fair experience which might facilitate opening many job opportunities. Students should practice in this course all the materials on both levels theoretical and technical methodologies, and this must show in their assignments and activities all along the semester. This 20 credit elective course can be taken by the economy, science, engineering, geology, and law students. City Global (more than one region) English Arabic In-Service Training/Continuing Education 2019
14 пн, 11/04/2019 - 18:15 UNI and P4CA - Course manual repository vidarv Английский (неизвестно) Public Participation versus Climate change Rasha Sayed rsayed@msa.eun.eg Adaptation, Climate Resilience, Mitigation http://msa.edu.eg/msauniversity/ Due to different challenges and deformation in natural resources that the whole world faces, especially Egypt, and due to climate change and other political, economic and natural impacts, the need for qualified calibers, who can work with public and participate in reactivation of their vital role for climate change adaptation and mitigation, with people we can reach one reasonable base that present communities able to deal with climate change impact and present ideas as climate resilience, climate adaptation, and mitigation. Egypt is already considered one of the countries face a huge impact of climate change on all scales (El Raey, 1999) especially for the northern community of Nile Delta, for an example, Egypt is already below water poverty level like other different countries, which could indicate that the next global conflict could be because of water, Egypt, in particular, has reached a stage where the quantity of water is hindering its economic development (Ashour et al., 2009). Water pollution may lead to the reduction of the amount of freshwater available for use and also because of its devastating effect on development (Lonergan, 2018). Making people understand that and train them for legal planned actions to use water in different fields like irrigation and light home industries are at the top of planners and students who work in the field. Understanding the global issues related to planning, resources management, efficiency, and sustainable people actions has become a must. The suggested module is a level 6 final year course that addresses the concept of public understanding and public participation in climate change impact adaptation and mitigation to reach resilience climate solutions on a community city scale. It is an undergraduate elective course, designed for students who want to combine political socio-economic science and management with planning, so it is a multidisciplinary course that could gather different students from different majors. Students must practice and be aware of the global problem of climate change, its impact and sustainable planning principles that could be used. This course is designed to demonstrate the present and future climate resilience from public experience and interference. Many case studies must be addressed nationally and internationally, sites’ visits and communities’ integrations. Students must understand that any sustainable planning ideas and application come first from public understanding and participation, how to train people and integrate than in your strategic planning or your design is a high precedence concept. Such engagement comes along with the most recent local and global issues they are introduced to in the course and this could produce/ result in a well-knowledgeable graduate who is capable of finding many job opportunities in the climate resilience field. The course provides the students with theoretical and technical material to help them with their assignments and activities throughout the semester. This 20-credit elective course can be taken by economics, science, planning, architecture, and social science. City Global (more than one region) English Arabic In-Service Training/Continuing Education 2019
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13 пн, 11/04/2019 - 18:15 UNI and P4CA - Course manual repository vidarv Английский (неизвестно) Negotiations of Water Efficiency_Climate Change Actions in Egyptian case Rasha Sayed rsayed@msa.eun.eg Adaptation, Climate Resilience, Mitigation http://msa.edu.eg/msauniversity/ Due to different challenges and deformation in natural resources that the whole world faces, especially water crisis in Egypt, due to climate change and other political, economic and natural impacts, the need for qualified calibers negotiators and scientists in water efficiency and negations has been raised. Egypt is already considered below water poverty level like other different sectors and countries, which could indicate that the next global conflict could be because of water, so understanding the global issues related to water efficiency and negotiations has become a must. Therefore, we need a student who must be aware of effective water resources, water efficiency, and water management and negotiations. The suggested module is a level 6 final year course that addresses the water resources and ways to better negotiations and management for water sustainability. It is an undergraduate elective course, designed for students who want to combine social and political management with engineering. The students should have a background of the water crisis in the middle east, political resources negotiations, and fundamentals of the water budget. The focus will be on water science engineering in addition to water management negotiations. Students should practice and be aware of global negotiations of water resources management, water saving based innovations such as water recycling approach. This course is designed to demonstrate the present and future water challenges, many case studies must be addressed nationally and internationally sites visits and companies’ integrations. Students must engage with the market in order to do their assignments, such engagement along with the most recent local and global issues they receive in lectures could result in graduate students who have fair experience which might facilitate opening many job opportunities. Students should practice in this course all the materials on both levels theoretical and technical methodologies, and this must show in their assignments and activities all along the semester. This 20 credit elective course can be taken by the economy, science, engineering, geology, and law students. City Global (more than one region) English Arabic In-Service Training/Continuing Education 2019
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12 пн, 11/04/2019 - 18:15 UNI and P4CA - Course manual repository vidarv Английский (неизвестно) Public Participation versus Climate change Rasha Sayed rsayed@msa.eun.eg Adaptation, Climate Resilience, Mitigation http://msa.edu.eg/msauniversity/ Due to different challenges and deformation in natural resources that the whole world faces, especially Egypt, and due to climate change and other political, economic and natural impacts, the need for qualified calibers, who can work with public and participate in reactivation of their vital role for climate change adaptation and mitigation, with people we can reach one reasonable base that present communities able to deal with climate change impact and present ideas as climate resilience, climate adaptation, and mitigation. Egypt is already considered one of the countries face a huge impact of climate change on all scales (El Raey, 1999) especially for the northern community of Nile Delta, for an example, Egypt is already below water poverty level like other different countries, which could indicate that the next global conflict could be because of water, Egypt, in particular, has reached a stage where the quantity of water is hindering its economic development (Ashour et al., 2009). Water pollution may lead to the reduction of the amount of freshwater available for use and also because of its devastating effect on development (Lonergan, 2018). Making people understand that and train them for legal planned actions to use water in different fields like irrigation and light home industries are at the top of planners and students who work in the field. Understanding the global issues related to planning, resources management, efficiency, and sustainable people actions has become a must. The suggested module is a level 6 final year course that addresses the concept of public understanding and public participation in climate change impact adaptation and mitigation to reach resilience climate solutions on a community city scale. It is an undergraduate elective course, designed for students who want to combine political socio-economic science and management with planning, so it is a multidisciplinary course that could gather different students from different majors. Students must practice and be aware of the global problem of climate change, its impact and sustainable planning principles that could be used. This course is designed to demonstrate the present and future climate resilience from public experience and interference. Many case studies must be addressed nationally and internationally, sites’ visits and communities’ integrations. Students must understand that any sustainable planning ideas and application come first from public understanding and participation, how to train people and integrate than in your strategic planning or your design is a high precedence concept. Such engagement comes along with the most recent local and global issues they are introduced to in the course and this could produce/ result in a well-knowledgeable graduate who is capable of finding many job opportunities in the climate resilience field. The course provides the students with theoretical and technical material to help them with their assignments and activities throughout the semester. This 20-credit elective course can be taken by economics, science, planning, architecture, and social science. National Global (more than one region) English Arabic In-Service Training/Continuing Education 2019 Да
11 пн, 11/04/2019 - 18:15 UNI and P4CA - Course manual repository vidarv Английский (неизвестно) Management of sustainable development of territories. Strategic and spatial planning in the context of climate change Irina Ilina iilina@hse.ru Climate Resilience https://social.hse.ru/pa/territory/edu "This is one of elective courses taken by students of PMA master’s degree programme. It introduces students to the concept climate changes and how they relate to the strategy and territory planning process. The attention will be focused on the strategy making process in an organization of students’ choice. After an introduction to main problema of climate change, and strategy and policy of climate change, the special attention will be paid to core values and competencies, change management, models of decision making and strategy implementation. Strategies of and management of change are of a key focus. The appraisal of the organization’s environment, the drivers of change, the conditions of the success of different strategic choices are also considered. The module enables students to deepen their knowledge about the strategic level of climate change and their understanding of different problems of change management. It involves students in the critical analysis of climate change by requiring them to focus on the strategy making process and to analyze alternatives in strategic approaches. Multi-National Regional Eastern Europe Russian Russian Semester/Quarter Length Courses/Modules 2018
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10 пн, 11/04/2019 - 18:15 UNI and P4CA - Course manual repository vidarv Английский (неизвестно) Climate Action Planning Michael R. Boswell mboswell@calpoly.edu Adaptation, Climate Resilience, Mitigation Provides an introduction to the role of planning in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change. Includes basic climate science, greenhouse gas emissions inventories, the politics of climate change, vulnerability assessment and climate adaptation, and federal and state policy. The focus is on the development and implementation of local climate action plans. City Western Europe and Others English Other (please specify below) Undergraduate 2 Да
9 пн, 11/04/2019 - 18:15 UNI and P4CA - Course manual repository vidarv Английский (неизвестно) CPLN 573/ COM 572 Sinking/Floating: Phenomenologies of Coastal Urban Resilience Eugenie Birch and Simon Richter University of Pennsylvania elbirch@upenn.edu Climate Resilience https://canvas.upenn.edu/courses/1393436/files?preview=67811391 The premise of this interdisciplinary seminar is that by combining design and environmental humanities we will be able to develop a complex sense of the interplay of infrastructure and affect in the lived and built environment of coastal cities already contending with sea level rise. Ranging temporally from Mesopotamia to the dystopian futures of climate fiction and geographically from Venice and Rotterdam, New York and New Orleans, to Jakarta and Dhaka, for example), the seminar explores an array of exemplary historical and present-day sites of delta urbanism as portrayed through views coming from the literary and design communities. We will engage directly with notable experts of design and water management (some of whom will be invited to the seminar) as well as works of literature, philosophy, history, and film. The course will have five parts informed by reading, lectures and discussions taken from design (primarily city planning, landscape architecture and architecture) and literature and film. Part I. Understanding the Problem/Issues will include a discussion on how the texts demonstrate different ways of “knowing” the extent and nature of a problem/issues; Part II. Phenomenology of the Anthropocene dwells on a set of literary texts that helps us discern distinct modes of consciousness relative to water and the city; Part III. Measuring Risk takes a look at how different disciplines consider the economic, environmental and social challenges of living with or near water; Part IV. Range of Solutions offers a survey of the approaches taken to design with water in mind; Part V. Case Studies focuses on selected cities around the world and how they are approaching the planning and design of their environments. The main assignment for the class is for students to work in interdisciplinary teams. Pairs of students (one student from design and one from humanities) will select a research project to explore a place or particular approach and how it treats the opportunities and challenges presented by the amphibious terrain. They will present their research design at the midterm and their finding in the final two weeks of the semester. The class will feature a field trip to New York City to meet with public and private officials dealing with the issues and tour key projects. Global Global (more than one region) English English Semester/Quarter Length Courses/Modules 2018
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2 пн, 11/04/2019 - 18:15 UNI and P4CA - Course manual repository vidarv Английский (неизвестно) Introduction to Climate Change Planning William J Drummond bill.drummond@design.gatech.edu Adaptation, Climate (Atmospheric and Oceanic) Science, Mitigation City planners, civil engineers, corporate executives, and individual concerned citizens can make important contributions to attacking the problem of climate change. Over the last two decades state and local governments have taken the lead in developing innovative policies in response to the threat of climate change. At present over 30 states have developed climate action plans, and other six states are in the process of developing plans. The mayors of over 900 cities have signed the U.S. Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement and committed to “strive to meet or beat the Kyoto Protocol targets.” More than 100 of these cities have developed climate action plans. At the federal level, in August 2015 the Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule requiring the states to develop energy plans that would reduce power plant emissions 32% from 2005 levels. The purpose of this course is to equip students with the knowledge and methods necessary to assume leadership positions in developing the next generation of state, local, and national climate action plans. The course will be divided into three major sections. In the introductory section of the course (about four weeks) we will consider climate change within three complementary perspectives. First we will review the basic scientific understanding of the causes of climate change and the role of human actions. The course will not attempt a comprehensive treatment of climate change science but will discuss the science necessary to address the causes and effects of climate change with an emphasis on opportunities for policy intervention. Next we will place climate action planning within the larger framework of planning for sustainability. Students will encounter a selection of sustainability readings and discuss the relationship between sustainability, sustainable development, and climate change. Third, we will consider climate change from an economic Georgia Power’s Plant Bowen, Cartersville, GA viewpoint in order to understand the costs and benefits of climate change action and inaction. The second major section of the course (six weeks) will focus upon the nation’s energy system, the single largest driver of climate change. Specific topics include calculation of carbon emissions, EPA’s Clean Power Plan for carbon emission reductions, and renewable and nuclear energy as substitutes for fossil-fuel-generated electricity. The final section of the course (five weeks) will consider different categories of policy actions that can address climate change. These include carbon taxes, cap and trade, and climate change adaptation. City Africa Arabic Arabic In-Service Training/Continuing Education 2018
3 пн, 11/04/2019 - 18:15 UNI and P4CA - Course manual repository vidarv Английский (неизвестно) Introduction to Climate Change Planning William J Drummond bill.drummond@design.gatech.edu Adaptation, Climate (Atmospheric and Oceanic) Science, Mitigation City planners, civil engineers, corporate executives, and individual concerned citizens can make important contributions to attacking the problem of climate change. Over the last two decades state and local governments have taken the lead in developing innovative policies in response to the threat of climate change. At present over 30 states have developed climate action plans, and other six states are in the process of developing plans. The mayors of over 900 cities have signed the U.S. Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement and committed to “strive to meet or beat the Kyoto Protocol targets.” More than 100 of these cities have developed climate action plans. At the federal level, in August 2015 the Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule requiring the states to develop energy plans that would reduce power plant emissions 32% from 2005 levels. The purpose of this course is to equip students with the knowledge and methods necessary to assume leadership positions in developing the next generation of state, local, and national climate action plans. The course will be divided into three major sections. In the introductory section of the course (about four weeks) we will consider climate change within three complementary perspectives. First we will review the basic scientific understanding of the causes of climate change and the role of human actions. The course will not attempt a comprehensive treatment of climate change science but will discuss the science necessary to address the causes and effects of climate change with an emphasis on opportunities for policy intervention. Next we will place climate action planning within the larger framework of planning for sustainability. Students will encounter a selection of sustainability readings and discuss the relationship between sustainability, sustainable development, and climate change. Third, we will consider climate change from an economic Georgia Power’s Plant Bowen, Cartersville, GA viewpoint in order to understand the costs and benefits of climate change action and inaction. The second major section of the course (six weeks) will focus upon the nation’s energy system, the single largest driver of climate change. Specific topics include calculation of carbon emissions, EPA’s Clean Power Plan for carbon emission reductions, and renewable and nuclear energy as substitutes for fossil-fuel-generated electricity. The final section of the course (five weeks) will consider different categories of policy actions that can address climate change. These include carbon taxes, cap and trade, and climate change adaptation. Global Global (more than one region) English English Undergraduate 2018
4 пн, 11/04/2019 - 18:15 UNI and P4CA - Course manual repository vidarv Английский (неизвестно) Planning for Climate Change in African Cities Marcus Mayr and others marcus.mayr@un.org Adaptation, Climate (Atmospheric and Oceanic) Science, Climate Resilience, Disaster Risk Reduction, Mitigation Climate change poses a threat to economic growth and long-term prosperity of many countries around the world. Africa is not an exception, considering the actual and potential impacts of climate change and climate variability that will threaten its vulnerable sectors and human populations. African countries are projected to experience changing rainfall patterns, rising sea levels, and higher temperatures that will affect food security, agricultural production, water availability, and public health, among others. These climate change impacts and climate variability can further produce social and political problems, such as rural-urban migration and water resource disputes. Furthermore, the low levels of development in many African countries, as well as limited institutional, infrastructural, and technical capacities to respond successfully to climate change impacts and climate variability, can exacerbate the situation. In terms of contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, although African countries are the lightest polluters, it has also become apparent that alternative energy sources can offset the increasing energy demand and dependence on biomass. Addressing climate change offers possibilities for low-carbon development. Moreover, there are promising mechanisms that can address both climate change actions and development goals simultaneously. At the city level, strengthening resilience, or the ability to respond to and absorb the effects of a hazardous event in a timely and efficient manner and to sustain this ability in the future, and adaptation; the process of adjusting to actual or expected climate change stimuli or their effects, should be at the forefront of planning. Local governments have an important role to play through the provision of adequate infrastructure, regulation of land use, and other public services that are crucial for urban resilience. Mobilizing local governments, in collaboration with national governments, non-governmental organizations, and international organizations, among others, is also critical for an integrated multi-sectoral approach to climate change. The Course on Planning for Climate Change in African Cities provides the foundation for understanding cities’ exposure and sensitivity to climate change, and how cities can manage these impacts in the face of growing uncertainty. It does so by introducing the basic concepts of urban resilience and adaptation, by using illustrative case studies in different African cities. Furthermore, this module provides lectures on the different approaches for climate change planning, whether ad hoc, strategic or mainstreaming; introduces the different steps in the planning cycle – from initial assessment to monitoring and evaluation; and presents the different decision support and assessment tools for prioritizing climate change actions. This course broadens the discussion on planning for climate change by engaging learners to apply their knowledge and practice their decision-making skills in a simulated exercise. Multi-National Regional Africa English English Short Course/Module (1 Day to 1 Month) 2017 Да
5 пн, 11/04/2019 - 18:15 UNI and P4CA - Course manual repository vidarv Английский (неизвестно) Climate Change Policy Ric Stephens ric@uoregon.edu Adaptation, Climate (Atmospheric and Oceanic) Science, Climate Resilience, Disaster Risk Reduction, Mitigation Climate Change Policy (PPPM 340) provides an overview of important policies related to climate change. The beginning of this course will cover some of the fundamentals of climate change and climate change policy and the remainder will focus on examining the design and effectiveness of local, national and international policies. Global Global (more than one region) English English Semester/Quarter Length Courses/Modules 2015 Да
6 пн, 11/04/2019 - 18:15 UNI and P4CA - Course manual repository vidarv Английский (неизвестно) Climate Action Planning Mike Boswell mboswell@calpoly.edu Adaptation, Climate (Atmospheric and Oceanic) Science, Mitigation Provides an introduction to the role of planning in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change. Includes basic climate science, greenhouse gas emissions inventories, the politics of climate change, vulnerability assessment and climate adaptation, and federal and state policy. The focus is on the development and implementation of local climate action plans. Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of city planning, environmental management, and/or public policy. Global Global (more than one region) English English Undergraduate 2017 Да
7 пн, 11/04/2019 - 18:15 UNI and P4CA - Course manual repository vidarv Английский (неизвестно) Urban Sustainability and Climate Change Dr. Tej Karki tejkarki@gmail.com Adaptation, Climate Resilience, Disaster Risk Reduction Human-led urbanization and globalization have caused severe negative impacts on the natural ecology of the planet earth. Climate change is one such impact that has put human settlements at risk and weakened the social and economic resources for long-term survival of people living in cities and towns. Sudden and unexpected storms and floods are on the rise in recent years. Many people are killed and displaced by the climate-change-related disasters. How to plan for a turbulent world in the face of changing climate is the need of the hour. This course aims to provide this knowledge to students. City Global (more than one region) English English Semester/Quarter Length Courses/Modules 2016 Да
8 пн, 11/04/2019 - 18:15 UNI and P4CA - Course manual repository vidarv Английский (неизвестно) CPLN Issues in Global Sustainable Development: Adapting Formality and Informality in Rapidly Urbanizing Places Eugenie L. Birch at the School of Design, University of Pennsylvania elbirch@upenn.edu Adaptation https://upenn.app.box.com/folder/64730927914 The world is beset by interconnected economic, social, and environmental challenges of a magnitude difficult to grasp, much less address. Population growth and urbanization are at the heart of these challenges, with 2.5 billion additional people expected to be living in urban places by 2050. Poverty (3 billion people live on less than $2.50 a day), environmental deprivation (75% of the earth’s land is degraded) and low productivity (global productivity has increased only .5% in the past decade) are key issues. To have a sense of the magnitude of today’s urbanization, realize that accommodating the increased population will require the construction of a city of a million every week for the next forty years – mainly in Asia and Africa. The speed with which city growth is occurring is overwhelming places’ abilities to provide formal employment and core services both necessary to achieve sustainable urban development. Dealing with mounting concerns with be a central task that city and regional planners will confront in the next decades. In 2019, UN Habitat, the focal point for sustainable urban development at the UN recently developed its 2020-2025 Strategic Plan. It diagnosed the issues related to urbanization and the associated opportunities as follows: Urbanization is one of the global mega-trends of our time, unstoppable and irreversible. In 30 years, two-thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas. NInety per cent of urban growth will occur in less developed regions such as East Asia, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa at a rapid pace and in situations where capacities and resources are most constrained and development challenges are most intense. Urbanization in these parts of the world is largely unplanned, fueling the continuous growth of informal or slum settlements. Unchecked and unplanned urban sprawl and inequality are universal concerns, both within cities and across territories; over 75 per cent of the world’s cities grew more unequal over the past 20 years. Although the world has made significant progress in reducing poverty since 2000, inequality is rising in the cities of both the developing and developed world. Today, the gap between the rich and the poor in most countries is at its highest levels in 30 years; the global one per cent earners captured twice as much of that growth as the 50 per cent poorest.1 In developing countries, slums and informal settlements, which currently accommodate close to 1 billion people, are the physical manifestation of urban poverty and inequality. About 2.3 billion people still lack access to basic sanitation service in 2015 and 1.2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water worldwide. Fewer than 35 per cent of the cities in developing countries have their waste water treated. Moreover, today, 1.6 billion people globally live in inadequate housing and often do not have security of tenure. It is clear that climate change is one of the greatest challenges that cities must contend with, as indicated in the Paris agreement. Cities account for 60 to 80 per cent of energy consumption and generate as much as 70 per cent of the human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, primarily through the consumption of fossil fuels for energy supply and transportation. Climate change projections predict significant impacts on human development progress within just a few decades. Urgent and radical action to transform urban systems is required well before 2030 to contribute to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees. Urban areas also absorb significant climate risks and must be prepared to withstand the climatic extremes currently predicted with 3 to 4 degrees of global warming. The current economic model of investment, consumption and growth also drives the exploitative extraction of the planet's natural assets. Urban development is increasingly occupying land that was previously used for forestry and/or food production, at the same time the growing population's demand for food, timber products, biomass for heating etc. is increasing. Urbanization has not completed a full transition away from fossil-fueled energy, resulting in extensive air pollution which damages the health of vulnerable groups of people, particularly children and the elderly. The shift to a greener and more resource efficient economy is still in nascent stages. Migration adds complexity to the numerous issues, cities and other human settlements must deal with. Currently, there are 763 million internal migrants and 224 million international migrants in the world.6 This means that every seventh person in the world is a migrant. Most of these migrants are found in urban areas. Refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in particular require special attention in the overall context of sustainable urbanization. Today there are 25 million refugees and 40 million IDPs who have fled conflict and crisis. The majority are not in humanitarian camps but seek refuge in cities.7 Gender-based discrimination persist in many parts of the world, and challenges associated with children, youth and older persons are growing. As the world witnesses an increased feminization of poverty, women make up a large proportion of the informal sector of employment in cities and are disproportionately affected by limited access to safe places of work, education, skills, resources and technology. Poverty, humanitarian crises, and conflict are becoming increasingly urban phenomena. Rural areas do not benefit from overall growth, feeding a continuous rural-urban migration. Despite the challenges, urbanization is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for change at all levels and all types of human settlements, from small rural communities, villages, and market towns, to intermediate cities and metropolises. Research now shows that urbanization can have a positive catalytic impact on development and deliver improved living conditions to the furthest behind. Cities and towns can help drive the sustainable agenda across social and cultural change, environmental protection and economic growth as the principles of the circular economy are embraced. Contributing about 80 per cent of global GDP, cities function as catalysts, driving innovation, consumption, and investment worldwide, making them a positive and potent force for addressing issues related to poverty, social exclusion and spatial inequality, shared prosperity, climate and the environment, and various forms of crisis. Most importantly, sustainable urban transformation presents an opportunity to work with all types of actors and communities, particularly those traditionally excluded from such processes Between 2015 and 2016, the 193 members of the United Nations approved five global agreements to deal with development issues that are of great importance to city and regional planners. These agreements, Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015), Addis Ababa Action Agenda (2015), Transforming Our World, Agenda 2030 (2015), Paris Agreement (2015), and New Urban Agenda (2016), represent a worldwide consensus to frame current and future development policies over the next decades. Each will require significant efforts in aligning national and subnational programs and their financing. In fact, estimates for the achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (a proxy for core service provision) calls for some $4.5 trillion/year in investment for the next 15 years. In this class, students will explore the agreements, their underlying theoretical concepts, their evolution, and their implementation. They will focus on the explicit and implicit urban implications and the challenges faced by subnational governments in coming to grips with integrating aspirational goals with political and economic realities of their specific contexts. In particular, the students will pursue two critical questions: 1.) How can a city or region achieve transformative change? That many strategies exist is common knowledge, but how to apply them locally is a matter of politics, economics, and capacity. 2.) How can a city recognize and incorporate informality in its approaches service delivery and economic development? That informality requires new policy attention is captured in two key data points: • informal workers constitute 50-80% of the workers in the Global South; producing 25-50% of Global South’s GDP (World Resources Institute 2018). • some one billion people currently live in informal settlements (UN Habitat 2018). While students, in pursuing these questions, will identify and critically examine gaps in the agreements (e.g. a lack of attention to how to achieve balanced territorial development; the absence of disaggregated data necessary to diagnose and monitor issues; the dearth of significant references to worldwide migration patterns and their humanitarian impact), they will spend a good deal of time discussing how planners might use their expertise to contribute to solutions to the identified issues." Global Global (more than one region) English English Semester/Quarter Length Courses/Modules 2019 Да
28 пн, 11/04/2019 - 22:31 UNI and P4CA - Course manual repository vidarv Английский (неизвестно) Urban Disaster Risk Mitigation and Climate Resilient Development Prof. Dr. Sanjukkta Bhaduri sanjukktabhaduri@gmail.com Adaptation, Climate (Atmospheric and Oceanic) Science, Climate Resilience, Disaster Risk Reduction, Mitigation https://swayam.gov.in/nd2_ugc19_ar02/preview The course aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of the interface between urban development, disaster risk and climate change, dynamics, variability causal factors and impacts of disasters and climate change and the issues involved therein. The course also focuses on disaster and climate resilient urban development and management and also highlights the disaster and climate risk governance. Global Global (more than one region) English English Post-graduate 2018
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27 пн, 11/04/2019 - 22:31 UNI and P4CA - Course manual repository vidarv Английский (неизвестно) Planning for Climate Change Elisabeth Hamin emhamin@umass.edu Adaptation, Climate Resilience, Disaster Risk Reduction, Mitigation This is a graduate level course taught in person over one semester. Description is as follows: This seminar explores resiliency planning for communities, particularly in the relationship among climate change, built form and infrastructure. What design and regulatory changes are needed to help communities become more resilient to extreme events and climate change while reducing greenhouse gases? How should communities choose between traditional built infrastructure, green infrastructure, and non-structural approaches? What are the equity implications of these choices – who wins, who loses, who pays, who benefits? The class is a graduate-level research seminar in which you will read peer-reviewed articles, discuss them, draw your own conclusions, and do your own research. This course topics are interdisciplinary, emerging and very complex. This suggests that the right pedagogy for the class is collaborative learning, where students are key contributors to knowledge generation. Students from all disciplines are welcome and will be asked to bring their disciplinary knowledge to the discussions. City Global (more than one region) English English Post-graduate 2018
26 пн, 11/04/2019 - 22:31 UNI and P4CA - Course manual repository vidarv Английский (неизвестно) CURSO DE ESPECIALIZAÇÃO EM PLANEJAMENTO URBANO Márcio Roberto Jansen marcio.jansen@undb.edu.br Disaster Risk Reduction, Mitigation A Especialização em Planejamento Urbano é um curso multidisciplinar desenhado para qualificar profissionais das diferentes áreas do conhecimento no âmbito do projeto, do planejamento e do desenvolvimento ambiental urbano, nas esferas local, regional e estadual, a saber: Arquitetos Urbanistas; Advogados, Administradores, Contadores, Sistema de Informação, Engenheiros de Produção, Engenheiros Ambientais, Engenheiros de Transportes, Engenheiros Sanitaristas, Engenheiros Florestais, Historiadores, Economistas, Desenhistas Industriais, Geógrafos, Assistentes Social, Cientistas Sociais, Comunicólogos, Biólogos e demais profissionais envolvidos com a gestão municipal. O curso visa desenvolver habilidades e competências em processos de planejamento e gestão urbana inovadores, possibilitando o desempenho de responsabilidades dentro do ambiente corporativo, com um perfil alinhado às necessidades e valores das cidades contemporâneas. O curso prepara os planejadores urbanos para o desafio das mudanças climáticas e os riscos e impactos nas cidades maranhenses, fortalecendo o seu papel e responsabilidade crítica na abordagem do futuro das cidades. City Latin America and the Caribbean Portuguese English Post-graduate 2019