Curriculum – More than Maps

CURRICULUM

For more information on the content of our Australia workshops, please take a look at the current curriculum developed by the University of Sydney and the University of Western Australia:

University of Sydney

No	Workshop structure	Case study	Discipline	Skills	Details
1	Introductory workshop: case study	Cyclone Winston impacts on Ba, Fiji (focus on impacts to mangroves) Mangrove dieback in the Gulf of Carpentaria (focus on fisheries)			Climatic impacts to coastal environments and livelihoods Learning objectives: Define/describe coastal disasters and climate extremes Understand climate impacts on humans and coastal / marine environment across space and time
2	Skills workshop I (e.g. physical sciences methods)		Remote sensing/marine studies Intro video / Guest speaker: Fisheries in the Gulf of Carpentaria (Austral Fisheries)		Mangrove dieback and impact on fisheries in the Gulf of Carpentaria Develop an understanding of the importance of mangroves in the Gulf of Carpentaria for fisheries Develop an understanding of how satellite images can be used to monitor coastal vegetation and marine conditions Develop skills in analysing and visualising satellite images using Google Earth Engine’s JavaScript API Use satellite images to map marine heatwaves and subsequent mangrove dieback in the Gulf of Carpentaria
3	Skills workshop II (e.g. social sciences methods)		Social sciences/Remote sensing and environmental monitoring Intro video / Guest speaker: Researchers from Fiji and mangrove users from Ba.	Basics of remote sensing and coding in Google Earth Engine / social science method	The importance of social sciences in understanding the geographical dimensions of cyclone impacts Learning objectives: Develop an understanding of the importance of mangrove ecosystem services for coastal livelihoods Develop an understanding of how satellite images can be used to monitor change vegetation condition Develop skills in analysing and visualising satellite images using Google Earth Engine’s JavaScript API Use satellite images to visualise change in mangrove condition following Tropical Cyclone Winston Discussion of how cyclone impacts to mangroves affects livelihoods Apply a commonly used social science research method (stakeholder analysis) for understanding hazard impacts – causal loop diagrams?

University of Western Australia

No	Workshop structure	Case study	Discipline	Skills	Details
1a	Introduction: Case study 1	Cyclone Seroja impacts on the WA coast (focus on infrastructure in Kalbarri)	Geography, Remote Sensing, Spatial Sciences		Geographic dimensions of climate related meteorological hazards Learning objectives: Define/describe disasters and in particular cyclones and association with climate change Understand cyclone impacts on humans and the environment across space and time and how this is changing with climate
1b	Skills workshop I (spatial methods and link with policy)		Remote sensing/emergency management – Include guest speaker from Department of Fire and Emergency Services or Maps-WA Volunteer mapping service	Basics of geospatial impact assessment with focus on remote sensing techniques and coding in Google Earth Engine	The importance of policy in mitigating cyclone impacts Learning objectives: Have a basic understanding of approaches to cyclone impact mapping and identification To use JavaScript in a free open-access platform to map impacts in the built environment (Kalbarri) Relate felt damage to current building codes to propose mitigation/adaptation strategies
2a	Introduction: Case study 2	Cyclone Winston impacts on Ba, Fiji (focus on impacts to mangroves)	Geography, Social Science Renata and Paulini to report from the Ba mangroves		Climate change, impacts on natural resources and associated livelihoods Learning objectives: Define/describe livelihoods Understand cyclone impacts on natural resources and associated links with livelihoods
2b	Skills workshop II (e.g. social sciences methods)		Social sciences	Causal loop diagrams	The importance of social sciences in understanding impacts on natural resources Learning objectives: Have a basic understanding of the development of causal loop diagrams Develop causal loop diagram(s) of climate/hazard related impacts on the Ba Mangroves Identify appropriate mitigation/adaptation approaches