Community Resilience to Climate Change: Theory, Research and Practice

91 STUDENT EXERCISES [To be completed after assigned reading] (1) Select a climate-relevant podcast (50 minutes or less) and listen to an episode of your choice. [Some relevant podcasts you might explore: Climate One; America Adapts; Climatecast; Climate Connections] (2) Now, consider what you have read and heard. As a practitioner attempting to identify or evaluate climate resilience, what approach might you use andwhy? You can choose fromapproaches presented in readings and/or podcasts, or propose your own. (5-10 sentences) (3) What do you think is the relationship between RESILIENCE and VULNERABILITY? (5-10 sentences) FOR INSTRUCTORS: CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES (1) Provide a fictional or real world climate change scenario; include location, key actors, concerns, outcomes, and other relevant details. Discussion Prompt: Within the context of this scenario, what would you identify as resilience indicators? How would you go about assessing (qualitative) or measuring (quantitative) resilience in this case? How would this information affect your approach to planning for this place?