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:
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:
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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
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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