Course Schedule Seminar Climate Change 2012

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Pre-Seminar Activities

Assignment I: Concept Mapping of the Seminar Theme

• This assignment needs to be completed before the seminar starts
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October 16, 2012 / 6 pm CET / Adobe Connect Room

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• Sound-check for newcomers

Part A: Understanding Climate Change and the Role of Landscape Architecture

October 23, 2012 / 6 pm CET / Adobe Connect Room

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'Activities:'

• Overall Seminar Introduction
• Round of Introductions: Team and Participants
• The perspective of climate research, lecture by Dr. Klaus Görgen|Climatologist|DE
• Slides and recording

Assignment II: Concept Mapping of Seminar Topics

• Small groups develop concept maps of seminar lectures and topics discussed.
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October 30, 2012, 6 pm CET

• Why does climate change matter? lecture and discussion with Dr. Uta Eser|Nürtingen DE|Center for Economics and Environment

• Recording 'Why does climate change matter?'

November 6, 2012, 6 pm CET

• Urban Adaption to Climate Change in Europe lecture and discussion with Birgit Georgi|European Environment Agency, DK

Seminar Recordings Birgit Georgi:

• Recording Part 1 'Adapting Cities to Climate Change in Europe'
• Recording Part 2 'Adapting Cities to Climate Change in Europe'

Part B: Mitigation and Adaption on Regional Scale

November 13, 2012, 6 pm CET

• The Alpine Region and Climate Change Lecture and discussion with Carole Piton| CIPRA International
• Recording: Climate Change in the Alps - Thinking one step further!
• Climate Change Aspects in Saudi Arabia Lecture and discussion with Dr. Wisam E. Mohammed|University of Dammam, KSA
• Recording: Climate Change Aspects in Saudi Arabia

November 20, 2012, 6 pm CET

• Building Adaptive Capacity for Managing Climate Change in Coastal Megacities, the example of Bangkok, Thailand Lecture and discussion with Asan Suwanarit|Thammasat University,Thailand

November 27, 2012, 6 pm CET

• Climate Change and Ecosystems Lecture by Prof. Dr. Matthias Drösler|HSWT, DE
• Recording 'Climate Change and Ecosystems'

• Wind energy in the border region of Germany and the Czech Republic Lecture by Prof. Dr. Markus Reinke|HSWT, DE
• Recording 'Renewable Energies and Landscapes'

December 4, 2012, 6 pm CET

• Coastal adaptation strategies in the Netherlands Lecture by Gertjan Jobse|NL
• Recording 'Coastal adaptation strategies in the Netherlands'

Assignment III: Collaborative Climate Adaption Project

Student activities:

• Small student groups work collaboratively on an adaption concept
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Part C: Mitigation and Adaption on Local Scale

December 11, 2012, 6 pm CET

• Climate change scenarios for the city of Mombasa Lecture by Cynthia Awuor|Kenia
  • Recording 'Adaption to Climate Change in Mombasa'
• Green Infrastructure Projects for Rio de Janeiro Lecture by Pierre-André Martin|Brazil
  • Recording 'Designing Green Infrastructure for Brazilian Cities'

December 18, 2012, 6 pm CET

• Adaptation responses by sqatters and low-income tenants in Bangladesh Lecture by Dr. Manoj Roy|CLIMURB Project
  • Recording 'Adaptation responses by sqatters and low-income tenants in Bangladesh'

January 8, 2013, 6 pm CET

• Don Quixote, Sancho Panza and the Landscape Architect: Exploring Alternative Energy Landscapes Lecture by Dr. Sven Stremke|WUR Wageningen, NL
• Engaging Communities on Climate Change with Visual Learning Tools Lecture by professor Stephen Sheppard
  • *Recording 'Engaging Communities on Climate Change with Visual Learning Tools'

and Dr. Olaf Schroth

January 15, 2013, 6 pm CET

• Adapting open space planning to climate change Lecture by Dr. Sanda Lenzholzer|WUR Wageningen, NL

January 22, 2013, 6 pm CET

• Adapting Urban Planting design to climate change Lecture by Dr. MaryCarol Hunter|University of Michigan, USA

Assignment IV: Post-seminar concept mapping

• Students rework the initial concept map in the seminar theme
• read details of assignment

January 29, 2013, 6 pm CET

• Presentation of Student results

February 4, 2013, 6 pm CET

• Presentation of Student results