| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: Experimentation and innovation in urban planning | |
| 2 | Basics of climate change and climate adaptation | |
| 3 | Vulnerability, adaptation, and adaptive capacity | |
| 4 |
Adaptation and equitable development Imagining resilient cities: Discussion of photos | |
| 5 |
Climate impacts and urban vulnerability Preliminary discussion on term paper/project topics | |
| 6 |
Urban climate governance Guest: Harriet Bulkeley, Professor, Department of Geography, Durham University | Reflection essay 1 due |
| 7 |
Urban risk and vulnerability assessments Guest: Daniella Hirschfeld, Program Officer, ICLEI USA | |
| 8 |
Urban climate adaptation planning Guest: Missy Stults, ICLEI USA | |
| 9 | Adaptation options | |
| 10 | Participation and community-based adaptation | Reflection essay II due |
| 11 |
Measuring, monitoring, and funding adaptation Buest: Timmons Roberts, Center for Environmental Studies, Brown University | |
| 12 | Discussion and wrap-up |
