GIS and Climate Change
GISN22
The course is part of iGEON, the master programme in GIS and only for iGEON students. It is an Internet based course. You are not supposed to travel to Lund to attend.
Course content
This course deals with the climates of our planet and the mechanisms and factors that govern climatic conditions in different parts of the world. The introduction module of the course gives the student insight in world climates, their extent and what parameters that are generating them.
In the following sections we present the current climate change research, and describe and analyse the general concepts of the most commonly used models for creating scenarios of climate change. We further discuss data requirements and limitations. You will get the opportunity to test some of the more basic models in order to improve their understanding of the level of influence of different parameters.
Through a series of practical exercises combined with the fundamental theoretical concepts, we present different types of analysis and operations that can be performed in a standard GIS software in order to estimate the extent of climate change consequences. Possibilities and methods to reduce negative effects are also dealt with in the course.
Teaching methods
Teaching consists of lectures and practical exercises that you will submit to the teachers. The course ends with a written exam.Throughout the whole course the level of teaching is high, and the course participants are implementing useful concepts in different exercises, where the focus is on GIS.
iGEON Master programme
You can read more about the master programme, the admission requirements and other rules and regulations on the iGEON website.
Course coordinator
Course facts
Level: Advanced
Credits: 7.5 ECTS
Period: Spring
Language of instruction: English
Prerequisites: General admission requirements and 90 ECTS, including 30 ECTS in GIS, equivalent to GISA21 and GISA22
Technical prerequisites: PC with Windows 7 or better; Internet connection