CURRICULUM

Our More than Maps workshops cover a broad range of environmental topics and research methods. To learn more about our workshop offer, please take a look at the workshop curriculum developed by our partners at the University of Sydney, University of Western Australia, University of Ghana, Mona Geoinformatics Institute at the University of the West Indies and the University of Southampton. Some of our workshops are still in development. To be the first to learn about new workshop offers, please follow us on Twitter.

University of Sydney

The More than Maps team at the University of Sydney is currently developing a workshop series which focuses on climatic impacts to coastal environments and livelihoods of people. In particular, the workshop series introduces the importance of remote sensing techniques and social science methods in managing environmental issues, such as mangrove forest dieback and tropical cyclones. 

Institution
Workshop
Learning objectives

University of Sydney

Climatic impacts to coastal environments and livelihoods

 

Define/describe coastal disasters and climate extremes

Understand climate impacts on humans and coastal / marine environment across space and time

 

University of Sydney

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

University of Sydney

The importance of social sciences in understanding the geographical dimensions of cyclone impacts

 

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 

University of Western Australia

The More than Maps team at the University of Western Australia is currently creating a workshop series on climate-related meteorological hazards, with a particular focus on tropical cyclones. The workshops introduce the coding and mapping techniques as well as causal loop diagrams and strategies to identify adaptation and mitigation approaches.

Institution
Workshop
Learning objectives

University of Western Australia

Geographic dimensions of climate related meteorological hazards

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

University of Western Australia

The importance of policy in mitigating cyclone impacts

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

University of Western Australia

Climate change, impacts on natural resources and associated livelihoods

Define/describe livelihoods

Understand cyclone impacts on natural resources and associated links with livelihoods

 

The importance of social sciences in understanding impacts on natural resources

Have a basic understanding of the development of causal loop diagrams

Develop causal loop diagram(s) of climate/hazard related impacts on mangroves

Identify appropriate mitigation/adaptation approaches

University of Ghana

The University of Ghana is currently working on a workshop series on climate change impacts in the coastal zone, incorporating principles of environmental impact mapping in Google Earth Engine and community science approaches. 

 
Institution
Title
Learning objectives

University of Ghana

Climate change impacts on the coastal zone 

Understand the drivers and impacts of anthropogenic sea-level rise

Understand the drivers and impacts of flooding, coastal erosion and saltwater intrusion on coastal zones

University of Ghana

The importance of mapping in adapting to climate change

Understand the basic principles of coding

Use Google Earth Engine for mapping of environmental impact 

 

University of Ghana

The role of community science in improving adaptation to climate change

Understand the principles of community science

Use community science in the context of climate change adaptation

University of the West Indies, Mona Geoinformatics Institute

The More than Maps team of the Mona Geoinformatics Institute at the University of the West Indies is currently creating a workshop series, which focuses on disaster risk management in the Caribbean, in particular with respect to Sargassum blooms. The workshops provide insights into innovative data collection methods, including drones for spatial information and mobile phones for social data. 

 
Institution
Title
Learning objectives

University of the West Indies, Mona Geoinformatics Institute

The importance of effective disaster risk management for Small Island Developing States 

Define and identify disasters to which the Caribbean region is vulnerable

Examine the concept of double exposure for Small Island Developing States

Understand the importance and benefits of continuous monitoring, awareness raising, mitigation and response – the Sargassum case study

University of the West Indies, Mona Geoinformatics Institute

 The basics of environmental monitoring

Develop accurate methods for establishing transects using the examples of vegetative monitoring and Sargassum  

Understand how drones of different specifications can be utilized in environmental monitoring      

Understand the basics of drone flight planning 

Understand the basics of drone post-flight image processing

 

University of the West Indies, Mona Geoinformatics Institute

The essentials of social data collection

Know how to develop appropriate questions for quantitative and qualitative data collection

Know the basics about research ethics 

Understand the opportunities of mobile data collection

University of Southampton

The More than Maps team at the University of Southampton has developed a workshop series with the title “Managing Seaweed through More than Maps”. The workshop series introduces the management of Sargassum in the Caribbean through transferable skills in geographical mapping, coding in Google Earth Engine and social sciences methods. 

 
Institution
Title
Learning objectives

University of Southampton

The importance of evidence based policy in adapting to environmental change

Define disasters

Define Small Island Developing States

Understand issues and opportunities related to Sargassum

Understand the role of different scientific disciplines in evidence-based policy making

University of Southampton

 The importance of mapping in adapting to climate change

To have a basic understanding of seaweed algal blooms as a case study for climate change adaptation and hazard mitigation

To use JavaScript in a free open-access platform to identify seaweed blooms in satellite imagery

To compare how seaweed algal blooms change over time and in different locations

University of Southampton

The value of social sciences in adapting to environmental change

Define climate change and climate change adaptation

Define social science

Explain why social science is important for climate change adaptation

Apply a commonly used social science research method (stakeholder analysis) to climate change adaptation case studies

Understand the role of policy making in climate change adaptation