Engineering for Climate Adaptation. 3 credits

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the concept of climate adaptation and to engineering solutions to reduce the vulnerability and increase the resiliency of the built environment and communities. The course covers current challenges in water resources engineering due to global changes, including the intensification of hydroclimatic hazards and their frequency. Students will be exposed to novel methods and analysis tools to incorporate climate change impacts into water resources engineering design. Offered by Civil, Environ & Infrastr Engr . Limited to two attempts.