Vulnerability to environmental change

dc.contributor.authorZiervogel, Gina
dc.coverage.spatialSouth Africaen_ZA
dc.date2011-12
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-22T08:36:27Z
dc.date.available2014-08-22T08:36:27Z
dc.date.issued2014-08-22
dc.description.abstractThe material is presented in the form of powerpoint presentations for 6 sections. Activities to accompany the slides are presented here. The slides form the basis of presenting the theory and linking it to key literature. Examples are provided in many places of how the theory is applied in case studies, often from work that the lecturer has been involved in and relevant to the southern African region. It is suggested that teachers who use this material in other contexts draw on local examples to support the theoretical discussions. Course objectives: 1. understand theoretical concepts of vulnerability 2. overview of what methods to use to assess vulnerability 3. understanding of the concept and application of adaptation to climate change. 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 , University of Cape Town. 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.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitation 2014. <i>Vulnerability to environmental change.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6658en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation. 2014. <i>Vulnerability to environmental change.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6658en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationZiervogel, G. 2014-08-22. Vulnerability to environmental change. Web page. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Other AU - Ziervogel, Gina AB - The material is presented in the form of powerpoint presentations for 6 sections. Activities to accompany the slides are presented here. The slides form the basis of presenting the theory and linking it to key literature. Examples are provided in many places of how the theory is applied in case studies, often from work that the lecturer has been involved in and relevant to the southern African region. It is suggested that teachers who use this material in other contexts draw on local examples to support the theoretical discussions. Course objectives: 1. understand theoretical concepts of vulnerability 2. overview of what methods to use to assess vulnerability 3. understanding of the concept and application of adaptation to climate change. 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 , University of Cape Town. 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. DA - 2014-08-22 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - vulnerability KW - sustainability KW - South Africa KW - methods KW - geography KW - environment KW - climate change KW - adaptation LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Vulnerability to environmental change TI - Vulnerability to environmental change UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6658 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6658
dc.identifier.urihttps://vula.uct.ac.za/access/content/group/bb3108d0-faf2-4c1e-a259-461161d2ea41/Vulnerability%20to%20environmental%20change/Vulnerabilitytoenvironmentalchangeoutline.doc.html
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation. 2014. <i>Vulnerability to environmental change.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6658en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Environmental and Geographical Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/*
dc.subjectvulnerabilityen_ZA
dc.subjectsustainabilityen_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectmethodsen_ZA
dc.subjectgeographyen_ZA
dc.subjectenvironmenten_ZA
dc.subjectclimate changeen_ZA
dc.subjectadaptationen_ZA
dc.titleVulnerability to environmental changeen_ZA
dc.typeOtheren_ZA
uct.type.filetypeText
uct.type.filetypeImage
uct.type.publicationTeaching and Learningen_ZA
uct.type.resourceWeb pageen_ZA
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