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TI3113: Long-term Environmental Change
Semester 1 | Credits: 5
Climate change is not a modern phenomenon, as Earth’s systems are dynamic and rarely stable over extended periods of time. Climate variability occurs across multiple spatial and temporal scales, but we generally lack long enough scientific or historical records to directly measure most long-term patterns of climate change. Palaeoenvironmental Studies fills this void by offering evidence of environmental conditions across timescales, providing a broader context for studying modern environmental phenomena.
(Language of instruction: English)
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of long-term environmental change as it relates to modern environmental systems
- Critique the array of methodologies which are used in reconstructing past environments
- Assess long-term human-environment interactions through time
- Apply theoretical concepts in a real-world context through hands-on field-based instruction
Assessments
- Continuous Assessment (100%)
Teachers
- CHRISTINA COSTELLO HAVERTY:
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- AARON POTITO:
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Reading List
- "Reconstructing Quaternary Environments" by Lowe and Walker
- "The Holocene: An Environmental History" by Roberts
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.