We teach the science of, adapting to, mitigating and communicating about climate change in a wide range of courses at Massey. A selection of these are listed below:
246.101 Science and Sustainability
132.217 Planning Hazard-Resilient Communities
145.223 Climate Change and Natural Hazards
178.719 Climate Change Economics and Policy
228.744 Case Studies of Renewable Energy Systems
228.748 Climate Change Science and Policy
To understand climate change we must draw on the full range of sciences, social sciences, design thinking, humanities, Mātauranga Māori, and expressive arts. Here are some of the wide range of Massey research projects and centres related to climate change:
Risk management planning for climate change impacts on Māori coastal ecosystems and economies
PERC Political Ecology Research Centre
New Zealand Life Cycle Management Centre
A small selection of the ways that Massey staff and students are getting the word out about climate change
Migration and climate change for young geographers
Fashion Activism: Space Between China and NZ
Experiential learning for secondary students about climate change
Politics of lawn-mowing in the age of climate change
Theatre to provoke new thinking on climate change (2015)
Still Waving: Climate Change Theatre Action (2017)
Educating for the future: addressing the relevance of climate change impacts to New Zealand social work education - by Lynsey Ellis (506 KB)