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Education for climate change adaptation - enhancing the contemporary relevance of planning education for a range of wicked problems
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Davidson, J and Lyth, A, Education for climate change adaptation - enhancing the contemporary relevance of planning education for a range of wicked problems, Journal for Education in the Built Environment, 7, (2) pp. 63-83. ISSN 1747-4205 (2012) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Planning education involves engaging students in many ‘wicked’ planning problems of which
climate change is a particularly testing example. This paper demonstrates that by thinking
about climate change problems for urban and regional places, educators are reminded about
the importance of some more generic but essential capabilities required of planners in
dealing with a range of challenging problems. Based on the experience of reviewing and
‘renovating’ the University of Tasmania’s planning programme to embed education for
climate change adaptation, this paper: (i) reflects on such a process; (ii) describes the
application of specific pedagogical values and approaches to the education of planners for
climate change adaptation in the university’s planning programme; and (iii) demonstrates
how their application can facilitate improvement in education for other core planning
capabilities. Among the pedagogical approaches embraced are: problem-based learning,
adaptive learning and self-reflection, networked learning, critical thinking, linkage of theory
and practice, and adaptation planning skills. Ultimately, the application of these approaches
has not only addressed the need to incorporate education for climate change adaptation, but
has also improved the capacity of the planning course to develop competencies relevant to
planning for a range of challenging contemporary problems.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | climate change education, climate change adaptation, planning education, planning skills, planning pedagogy |
| Research Division: | Environmental Sciences |
| Research Group: | Environmental management |
| Research Field: | Environmental education and extension |
| Objective Division: | Environmental Policy, Climate Change and Natural Hazards |
| Objective Group: | Adaptation to climate change |
| Objective Field: | Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem) |
| UTAS Author: | Davidson, J (Dr Julie Davidson) |
| UTAS Author: | Lyth, A (Dr Anna Lyth) |
| ID Code: | 88543 |
| Year Published: | 2012 |
| Deposited By: | Geography and Environmental Studies |
| Deposited On: | 2014-02-06 |
| Last Modified: | 2014-08-05 |
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