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ENSC 301

Climate Change and Land Use

Course overview

Learn the fundamentals of the climate system and climate change, and the projected impacts of climate change on New Zealand’s land-use, while exploring how to mitigate future greenhouse gas emissions and build resilience.

Course information

Prerequisites and Restrictions You must satisfy the following requirement(s):
  • a minimum of 90 credit point(s) from the course(s) specified below
  • a minimum of 15 credit point(s) from the course(s) specified below
  • Chemistry IA , PHSC-101
and
  • a minimum of 15 credit point(s) from the course(s) specified below
  • Soil Science I , SOSC-106
  • Biological Sciences , BIOS-110
  • Environmental Physics , PHSC-103
and
  • a minimum of 60 credit point(s) from the course(s) specified below
  • any level 200 course
  • any level 300 course

Available semesters Semester 2 2024
Credits 15
Domestic fees $1,001.00

What you will learn

After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe the basic scientific concepts that underpin our understanding of climate change
  • Review the main drivers of greenhouse gas emissions and report methods for measuring emissions for inventories
  • Explain options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and recommend mitigation approaches to build resilience to climate change in land systems
  • Evaluate social responses to climate change, including mitigation and adaptation.

 

Course examiners

Tim.clough

Professor Tim Clough

Professor

Department of Soil & Physical Sciences

tim.clough@lincoln.ac.nz
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