SAST0018 - Climate Change and Community in Indonesia

Status
A
Activity
SEM
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Climate Change and Community in Indonesia
Term
2023C
Subject area
SAST
Section number only
401
Section ID
SAST0018401
Course number integer
18
Meeting times
R 10:15 AM-11:44 AM
T 10:15 AM-11:44 AM
Meeting location
FAGN 114
WILL 201
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Simon J Richter
Description
Climate change isn’t fair. Countries and small island states that have contributed little to cause climate change are already confronting the worst impacts. This trend will continue. While wealthy countries in the Global North scramble to respond to sea level rise, drought, extreme weather, and other impacts with technological and infrastructural solutions, countries in the Global South know they won't be able to protect their vulnerable populations in that way. For them, part of the answer lies in social resilience: the ability of a community or neighborhood in a city or region to withstand and recover from climate shocks and stresses. What are the ingredients that promote social resilience? In this first-year seminar, we will take Indonesia, the fourth most populous country in the world, as an example. Classified as a newly industrialized developing country, Indonesia has the capacity to mount some large projects such as the decision to move the government from Jakarta to a newly created capital city on the island of Borneo. At the same time, in Jakarta and all along the coasts of the thousands of islands that make up this archipelagic nation, vulnerable communities must foster resilience within themselves. Participants in this seminar will become acquainted with Indonesia’s colonial and recent history, learn about its deep cultural resources, and engage with its current efforts to mitigate emissions and adapt to climate change. Highlights include modules on the plan to protect Jakarta, designing the new capital city, and the use of the arts to increase community resilience in urban and rural kampongs in other parts of the country.
Course number only
0018
Cross listings
GRMN0018401
Fulfills
Humanties & Social Science Sector
Cross Cultural Analysis
Use local description
No