10 graduate courses in the Fall 2013 Graduate Calendar, from Waterloo’s archived copy.
The course examines the interactive physical, biological and geochemical processes responsible for and resulting from climate change, including anthropogenic influences on these processes. *Eligible for MES.
(Cross-listed with GEOG 641)
SEM · Course ID 010625Archived pageGEMCC 601 today
This course examines the impacts of changing climate on natural and human systems and focuses on the capacity of societies to adjust to, plan for and cope with changing climate and environmental conditions. *eligible for MES
(Cross-listed with GEOG 676)
SEM · Course ID 009423Archived pageGEMCC 602 today
This course examines the anthropogenic sources of greenhouse gas emissions and the range of strategies to reduce these emissions and to enhance carbon sequestration. The policy frameworks governing climate change mitigation are critically appraised from geopolitical, economic and ethics perspectives. This course also considers the potential role of climate remediation strategies.
(Cross-listed with GEOG 679)
SEM · Course ID 014507Archived pageGEMCC 603 today
Computer models of the physical climate system are essential tools for investigating future climate change. This course will introduce students to the basic formulation of these models, and their strengths and limitations. Inter-linkages between climate modeling and mitigation and adaptation policy agendas is reviewed and critiqued. The types of climate modeling experiments peformed with such models and scenarios will be reviewed. The latest projections of future climate on a variety of temporal and spatial scales will be presented and evaluated. *Eligible for MES
LAB, SEM · Course ID 014506Archived pageGEMCC 610 today
This course examines how weather and climate influence human systems, and the international trend twoard improved climate information. The emphasis is on developing competence in using analytical tools to understand the direct and indirect impatcts of weather and climate on human activities and economic sectors. *Eligible for MES.
(Cross-listed with GEOG 674)
SEM · Course ID 014508Archived pageGEMCC 620 today
Advanced study of adaptation to climate change, which encompasses both adjustments to changing conditions and planning for uncertain projections of future climatic conditions. Topics covered include typologies of adaptation, possible adaptation strategies for major economic sectors, limits to adaptation, maladaptation, approaches to adaptation planning, and adaptation economics and governance. Although examples will be drawn from both developed and developing nations, the emphasis on this course is on adaptation on industrialised and transnational economics.
Prereq: MCC Grads & GEMCC 602
SEM · Course ID 014502Archived pageGEMCC 621 today
This course explores the complex links between climate change and natural hazards, and related disasters, including disaster risk reduction as an adaptation strategy. Emphasis is placed on examining these concepts in a developing country context. *Eligible for
(Cross-listed with GEOG 677)
SEM · Course ID 014509Archived pageGEMCC 622 today
This course examines contemporary theories, approaches, and technologies used to study coupled natural-human systems at the intersection of land-use and land-cover change, land management, and the carbon cycle. Topics covered include measurement and modelling techniques to improve carbon accounting, the effects of land use and land management on carbon storage and flux, and international and national policy frameworkds influencing carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation. *Eligible for MES
LAB, SEM · Course ID 014510Archived pageGEMCC 630 today
This course provides an in-depth examination of the development and implementation of climate change policy at the international, national and sub-national level. Particular emphasis is on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Kyoto Protocol, and other key bilateral/multilateral agreements on mitigation and adaptation relevant to Canada and its major trading partners. Emergent topics related to climate governance, negotiations, and litigation will also be explored.
SEM · Course ID 014511Archived pageGEMCC 640 today
Climate compatible development moves beyond the traditional separation of adaptation, mitigation and development strategies to foster development that simultaneously minimizes the harm caused by climate impatcts and minimizes greenhouse emissions without compromising development goals. This course examines successful local, sectoral, national and international case studies of policy and practice within this emerging development paradign from both developing and developed countries.
Prereq: MCC Grads Only, GEMCC 602, 603
SEM · Course ID 014504Archived pageGEMCC 642 today