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Cities and Climate Change

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
    This course aims to teach students of the relationship between people and environment is designed to prepare students for why people act and communicate the way they do. The course addresses the environment, psychological factors and individual personalities. Students learn real-life examples of human behaviour that illustrate each point. A study of the design of the natural world and the impact of humans on the environment. It also includes a study of the environmental problems created by the technology.
  • Course Goals
  • Good Health and Well-being
  • Clean Water and Sanitation
  • Affordable and Clean Energy
  • Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • Responsible Consumption and Production
  • Climate Action
  • Life Below Water
  • Life on Land

Requirements

Description

  • English Description

    Contemporary environmental issues and challenges, pollution, environmental degradation, desertification, erosion, climate change, city planning, environmental factors in planning, political and economic factors, Development alternatives, resources, input, output, renewable energy, green infrastructure, sustainable development, strong sustainability, weak sustainability, Natural protectorates.
  • Arabic Description

    Contemporary environmental issues and challenges, pollution, environmental degradation, desertification, erosion, climate change, city planning, environmental factors in planning, political and economic factors, Development alternatives, resources, input, output, renewable energy, green infrastructure, sustainable development, strong sustainability, weak sustainability, Natural protectorates.
  • Department
    Urban Planning
  • Credit Hours
    3
  • Grades
    Total ( 100 ) = Midterm (20) + tr.Major Assessment (35 = tr.Industry 0% , tr.Project 0% , tr.Self_learning 0% , tr.Seminar 0% ) + tr.Minor Assessment (5) + Exam Grade (40)
  • Hours
    Lecture Hours: 2, Tutorial Hours: 2, Lab Hours: 0
  • Required SWL
    125
  • Equivalent ECTS
    5
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