Type of Credit: Partially Required
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This course will integrate social and natural science perspectives on the interpretation of climate change impacts and risks, and will progressively guide students towards an interdisciplinary understanding of the topic through a weekly theme.
能力項目說明
Facing climate change's cross-cutting and transboundary impacts, several countries have adopted net-zero targets and corresponding mitigation actions to cope with the situation. Yet, how to go further in terms of “adaptive” capacities and actions so that social systems and infrastructures can be equipped with absorptive, adaptive, and transformative capacities is the primary concern of this course. By inviting relevant experts to discuss the topic, students will be able to gain a cross-disciplinary and multi-faceted understanding of climate resilience and consider the possibility of practical action through group discussions and reports.
Through lectures and in-class discussions, students will learn the different aspects of climate adaptation strategies and be able to conduct a preliminary policy assessment.
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Teaching Activities and Homework |
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Kick-off week: course overview |
Marwah, R., & Singh, S. (Eds.). (2023). Politics of climate change: Crises, conventions and cooperation. World Scientific. |
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Peace Memorial Day | ||
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3 |
Energy Resilience |
Aldieri, L., Gatto, A., & Vinci, C. P. (2021). Evaluation of energy resilience and adaptation policies: An energy efficiency analysis. Energy Policy, 157, 112505. |
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Water Resilience |
Falkenmark, M., Wang-Erlandsson, L., & Rockström, J. (2019). Understanding of water resilience in the Anthropocene. Journal of Hydrology X, 2, 100009. |
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Economic Resilience |
Lai, H. L., & Devine‐Wright, P. (2024). Imagining and emplacing net zero industrial clusters: A critical analysis of stakeholder discourses. Geo: Geography and Environment, 11(1), e00139. |
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6 |
Social Resilience |
Rivera González, Joyce, and Michelle Hak Hepburn. 2022. "What Resilience Does." AnthroPod, Fieldsights, February 17. |
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7 |
Tomb-sweeping Day／Ching Ming Festival |
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8 |
Self-learning, no class |
Listen to a global mosaic of climate adaptation solutions (Listen to a global mosaic of climate adaptation solutions (unep.org)) |
A one-page short memo: Choose a case study and find an example related to the category |
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9 |
Climate disinformation | Online talk |
Proposal sent by the end of the day. |
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10 |
How to write a policy brief? |
Beynon, P., Chapoy, C., Gaarder, M., & Masset, E. (2012). What difference does a policy brief make. Full report of an IDS, 3ie, Norad study: Institute of Development Studies and the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie). KOBZAR, Svitlana, Transforming research into an engaging policy story : how to write a policy brief, Migration Policy Centre, CARIM-East, Explanatory Notes, 2013/19 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/62781 |
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11 |
Climate Diplomacy and Global Leadership | Mabey, N., Gallagher, L., & Born, C. (2013). The evolution of climate diplomacy and the international climate regime. Understanding Climate Diplomacy: Building diplomatic capacity and systems to avoid dangerous climate change, 21-34. |
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12 |
Climate Actions and Lobbying |
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13 |
Climate Journalism |
Schäfer, M. S., & Painter, J. (2021). Climate journalism in a changing media ecosystem: Assessing the production of climate change‐related news around the world. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 12(1), e675. |
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14 |
Climate Disaster Prevention | Rathore, V. (2016). Technology in disaster management and disaster risk reduction: A review of applications. Technology, 6(4). |
[Board game] |
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15 |
The bridge holiday of the Dragon Boat Festival |
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Group presentation week-I |
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Group presentation week-II |
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18 |
Self-learning, no class |
Marwah, R., & Singh, S. (Eds.). (2023). Politics of climate change: Crises, conventions and cooperation. World Scientific.
Coen, D. R. (2019). Climate in motion: Science, empire, and the problem of scale. University of Chicago Press.
What Resilience Does | Society for Cultural Anthropology Listen to a global mosaic of climate adaptation solutions (unep.org) https://hdl.handle.net/1814/62781 （Climate Home News）No Carbon Budget left for Incremental Progress in Taiwan’s Climate Policy – TCAN 台灣氣候行動網絡 (tcan2050.org.tw)