Climate Risk and Infrastructure Resiliency (Engineering)
Engineering Specialization:
Climate Risk and Infrastructure Resiliency
Climate Risk and Infrastructure Resiliency introduces engineers to methods to conduct climate risk assessments for infrastructure and building design.
The courses in this specialization cover (i) basic concepts in climate change and climate hazard, (ii) methods for conducting climate and extreme weather risk assessments, and (iii) a project to implement and learn these tools, develop an understanding of uncertainty, and communicating climate risk assessments to various groups.
Learning Outcomes
After completing the Graduate Diploma in Climate Risk Assessment and Opportunity specializing in the area of Climate Risk and Infrastructure Resiliency, students will be able to:
Identify
climate-related risks to buildings and systems involved in infrastructure stability
Analyze
climate-related extremes and hazards data using state-of-the-art methods
Conduct
a climate risk assessment for a building and/or infrastructure systems
Identify
approaches to adapt to risks faced by buildings and infrastructure systems due to climate change
Recommended Background
Undergraduate degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience
Area of Specialization Courses
Climate Risk and Infrastructure Resiliency (Faculty of Engineering)
In addition to the mandatory course, students are required to take 3 courses from within the Area of Specialization of their choice.
Course Offerings
Climate Hazards for Engineers
Course Code: CRENG 9002
The purpose of this course is to introduce engineers to basic concepts in climate change and climate hazards such that they can perform basic analyses for climate risk assessments. By the end of the course, the student should be able to calculate and map the probability of occurrence of various climate hazard extremes, understand how these hazards produce risk through their interactions with the built environment, and understand the uncertainty associated with the estimates, including the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in risk assessment and climate change adaptation. Students should be capable of assessing data sets to determine if the data is appropriate for a given risk assessment application (e.g., understanding hourly wind values as a design basis is flawed and why, such as load duration, difference between storm types, etc.).
Climate Risk Assessment of Infrastructure Systems
Course Code: CRENG 9003
The purpose of this course is to introduce engineers to the basic methods for conducting climate and extreme weather risk assessments as applied to infrastructure systems. By the end of the course, the student should be able to calculate and map the risk and vulnerability of climate hazards to infrastructure systems following various frameworks, including the PIEVC method, as well as emerging international frameworks. Students will understand the strengths and weaknesses of various approaches and will learn how to tailor risk assessments to the needs of each assessment.
Applied Climate Risk Assessment
Course Code: CRENG 9004
The purpose of this course is for the student to conduct a climate risk assessment, present it to multi-disciplinary audiences, and develop an understanding of uncertainty. The students will work in small teams to conduct an analysis of their choosing. There will be a small set of lectures where (i) outside experts present examples of climate risk analyses from around the world, and (ii) practical issues around data usage (e.g., gaps, reliability) and application are discussed. Students will present their projects to the class.
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