290093 PS Planned relocation in climate change (2020W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Fr 09.10.2020 09:00 to We 14.10.2020 09:00
- Deregistration possible until Mo 30.11.2020 23:59
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 04.11. 16:30 - 18:00 Digital
- Thursday 05.11. 16:30 - 18:00 Digital
- Monday 30.11. 09:30 - 12:30 Digital
- Wednesday 02.12. 15:00 - 18:00 Digital
- Thursday 03.12. 15:00 - 18:00 Digital
- Friday 04.12. 09:30 - 12:30 Digital
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
This course discusses the role of planned relocation in climate change adaptation. The frequency and severity of extreme weather events is expected to increase due to climate change. These developments and challenges have focused the attention of policy makers on the question how to manage natural hazards. Yet, one of the most effective long-term measures, the planned relocation of individuals, has been largely ignored as a possible adaptation option towards changing climate conditions. Residents who are affected by planned relocations are confronted with radical changes in their livelihood; therefore, despite its potential to permanently reduce vulnerability, planned relocation is highly contested within public risk discourse, because of high social and economic costs for individuals and communities. The lecture focus on the question of the role of planned relocation in climate change adaptation, design of planned relocation, motivations to stay or to go, negative and positive effects on individual well-being and communities. Examples are chosen from a wide range of geographical context across the globe.
Assessment and permitted materials
The following requirements must be fulfilled to pass the course:
- Regular attendance and active participation (presence in at least 80% of the sessions)
- Reading/discussion of academic papers and related reading notes (max. 1 page per paper)
- Short presentation of own research proposal
- Podcast presentation of your research proposal, including short feedback from others
- Writing of a term paper of max. 4000 words
- Regular attendance and active participation (presence in at least 80% of the sessions)
- Reading/discussion of academic papers and related reading notes (max. 1 page per paper)
- Short presentation of own research proposal
- Podcast presentation of your research proposal, including short feedback from others
- Writing of a term paper of max. 4000 words
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The grading is based on following achievements:• Active participation in class (reading and discussion of literature) (10%)
• Work assignments related to core reading material (20%)
• Podcast presentation (30 %)
• Review of podcast presentations (10%)
• Short paper (30%)All assignments have to be passed individually in order to pass the course.Grading scheme:
100 – 87.5 % - grade 1
87.5 - 75 % - grade 2
75 – 62.5 % - grade 3
62.5 - 50 % - grade 4
less than 50% - grade 5
• Work assignments related to core reading material (20%)
• Podcast presentation (30 %)
• Review of podcast presentations (10%)
• Short paper (30%)All assignments have to be passed individually in order to pass the course.Grading scheme:
100 – 87.5 % - grade 1
87.5 - 75 % - grade 2
75 – 62.5 % - grade 3
62.5 - 50 % - grade 4
less than 50% - grade 5
Examination topics
All required readings are available via Moodle.
Reading list
(a first selection)
Johanna Nalau, John Handmer (2018): Improving development outcomes and reducing disaster risk through planned community relocation. Sustainability, 10(10): 3545.
Miyuki Hino, Christopher B. Field, Katharina J. Mach (2017): Managed retreat as a response to natural hazard risk. Nature Climate Change, 7: 364-370.
Muhibuddin Usamah, Katharine Haynes (2012): An examination of the resettlement program at Mayon Volcano: what can we learn for sustainable volcanic risk reduction? Bulletin of Volcanology, 74: 839-859.
Robin Bronen (2015): Climate-induced community relocations: using integrated social-ecological assessments to foster adaptation and resilience. Ecology and Society 20(3): 36.
Ronald W. Perry, Michael K. Lindell (1997): Principles for managing community relocation as a hazard mitigation measure. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 5(1): 49-59.
Sebastian Seebauer, Claudia Winkler (2020): Should I stay or should I go? Factors in household decisions for or against relocation from a flood risk area. Global Environmental Change, 60: 102018.
Thomas Thaler, Sebastian Seebauer, Arthur Schindelegger (2020): Patience, persistence and pre-signals: Policy dynamics of planned relocation in Austria. Global Environmental Change, 63: 102122.
Johanna Nalau, John Handmer (2018): Improving development outcomes and reducing disaster risk through planned community relocation. Sustainability, 10(10): 3545.
Miyuki Hino, Christopher B. Field, Katharina J. Mach (2017): Managed retreat as a response to natural hazard risk. Nature Climate Change, 7: 364-370.
Muhibuddin Usamah, Katharine Haynes (2012): An examination of the resettlement program at Mayon Volcano: what can we learn for sustainable volcanic risk reduction? Bulletin of Volcanology, 74: 839-859.
Robin Bronen (2015): Climate-induced community relocations: using integrated social-ecological assessments to foster adaptation and resilience. Ecology and Society 20(3): 36.
Ronald W. Perry, Michael K. Lindell (1997): Principles for managing community relocation as a hazard mitigation measure. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 5(1): 49-59.
Sebastian Seebauer, Claudia Winkler (2020): Should I stay or should I go? Factors in household decisions for or against relocation from a flood risk area. Global Environmental Change, 60: 102018.
Thomas Thaler, Sebastian Seebauer, Arthur Schindelegger (2020): Patience, persistence and pre-signals: Policy dynamics of planned relocation in Austria. Global Environmental Change, 63: 102122.
Association in the course directory
(MG S3-PI.f) (MG S4-PI.f) (MG S6-PI.f) (L2-b-zLV) (MA UF GW 02-2)
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