CVE80010: Principles of Sustainability Climate change & your home city Assignment 2, worth 20% of the overall subject score Submission Deadline: Thursday 22nd September 2016, 5:00 PM Page 1 of 2 Your task is to write a report that examines the ways in which climate change is predicted to impact upon your home city. What you consider to be your home city should be the one closest to your heart – it is not necessary to be where you were born or have lived the longest. The basic changes that you must cover are changes in precipitation, sea level, humidity, wind and temperature. Your report must cover social impacts, and you have to integrate regional considerations including water supplies, food supplies and refugee movements. You should include the readily apparent adaptations or actions briefly that are taken likely to mitigate the impacts– but this is not the primary focus of the task. Climate change projections are typically discussed against a series of different reference years (e.g. 2030, 2050, 2100) because some regions will experience different impacts at different times (rather than just increasing severity of each) – so make sure your report considers this variability over at least two of the projected times. If your home city has already developed a climate change risk assessment or adaptation plan, your report should find a different angle to consider the issue from. It is not acceptable to take a single report as your only reference source. If you feel the amount of work already completed for your chosen city leaves you no room for originality, then you may wish to choose a different city that you're familiar with. Your report should total 1500 words +\‐ 10% (excluding bibliography), but keep in mind the effectiveness of images, diagrams, and maps in communicating complex information. It must be succinctly written i.e. it must communicate a large amount of information using the limited number of words you're permitted. There is no expectation that your report must follow a consistent format in terms of numbering figures and tables, headings, etc. You MUST include at least 15 REFERENCES (RECENT) in the assignment with properly cited in the text. You must follow Harvard style format in text citations and bibliography. You MUST submit the ELECTRONIC COPY through the Turnitin Software via the Blackboard under the Assessments then Assignment 2 Submission tab (not to the e‐mail address). You MUST submit the HARD COPY assignment to ATC725 or Dr. Monzur's Mail Box as like as the first Assignment. Assignment 2 Submission Deadline: Thursday 22nd September 2016, 5:00 PMCVE80010: Principles of Sustainability Climate change & your home city Assignment 2, worth 20% of the overall subject score Submission Deadline: Thursday 22nd September 2016, 5:00 PM Page 2 of 2 Criteria Descriptor Comprehensiveness with which climatic changes are considered /6 6/6: As per 1/3 descriptor, but has given robust and thorough consideration to macro‐scale climate modelling and how its predictions interact with local geography and built form. 4/6: As per 1/3 descriptor, but has made an effort to consider macro‐scale climate modelling and how its predictions interact with local geography and built form. 2/6: Has considered the comprehensive set of climatic changes and their variability over 2030 – 2100. Little or no consideration of how macro‐scale climate modelling will be realised at the local scale. 0/6: Did not consider one or more of changes in: precipitation; sea level; humidity; wind; temperature. Did not consider variability in each of these climatic changes over the period 2030 – 2100. Consideration of impacts from a multidisciplinary perspective (e.g. civil engineering, agriculture, social, ecological, building services engineering) /8 8/8: As per 2/3 descriptor, but student has extended to secondary/terti ary impacts and synergistic effects (e.g. HVAC systems failing, resultant heat stress compounded by food/water scarcity). 6/8: As per 1/2 descriptor, but student has gone into a level of detail and nuance that suggests a strong multidisciplinary understanding of the issues and impact mechanisms. 4/8: Has considered a range of non‐ civil engineering aspects, but report does not demonstrate a strong understanding of the issues and/or impact mechanisms. 2/8: Has only considered civil engineering aspects (i.e. structural, civil, geotechnical, drainage, water supply, coastal). 0/8: Has missed some significant civil engineering aspects (i.e. structural, civil, geotechnical, drainage, water supply, coastal). Consideration of impacts in a balanced way /2 2/2: Nuanced assessment of impacts, acknowledging uncertainty, political and economic realities. Demonstrates risk management 'thinking' where necessary. 0/2: Conclusions tend to be 'black and white', with little to no application of risk management 'thinking' (i.e. likelihood, consequence, risk, outrage). Properly cited each references in the text with clarity, and succinctness /4 4/4: Citation must be clear, structure, language, use of graphics and succinctness demonstrate a high level of care. Report of a quality that would be acceptable in a professional workplace. 2/4: Citation is clear, structure, language, use of graphics and succinctness demonstrates a level of care, but in places the report fails to communicate its ideas clearly. 0/4: Not properly cited, structure is unclear, language is informal, or fails to communicate a satisfactory amount of information within the word limit. Total /20