David Ackerly
Integrative Biology
Professor Ackerly's research focuses on climate change impacts on California's biodiversity. To learn more, visit the Ackerly Lab web page
The course
Offered: Spring 2016
Next offering: Spring 2018
Global environmental change, particularly climate change, is rapidly emerging as the defining environmental issue of the twenty-first century.
Climate change is already impacting California in many ways, with increasing wildfires, heat waves, and drought. It is also presenting opportunities for new innovation and global leadership to reduce the rate of change and adapt to new challenges.
In this class, we will explore potential impacts of climate change on California’s environment, people and economy, and consider solutions that can reduce the rate and magnitude of climate change and the severity of impacts. Course material will draw from science, engineering, economics and public policy.
Our goal is to provide a broad and interdisciplinary perspective that will prepare you as a citizen, voter and future leader to address these grand challenges of the 21st century.
