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234002 VO Population, Climate Change and Sustainable Development (2024W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 23 - Soziologie
Moodle

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Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The course starts at 2pm

  • Thursday 03.10. 13:15 - 16:00 Seminarraum 7, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Thursday 10.10. 13:15 - 16:00 Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 24.10. 13:15 - 16:00 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Thursday 31.10. 13:15 - 16:00 Seminarraum 15, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Thursday 14.11. 13:15 - 16:00 Seminarraum 15, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Thursday 21.11. 13:15 - 16:00 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Wednesday 04.12. 13:15 - 16:00 Seminarraum 15, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Wednesday 11.12. 13:15 - 16:00 Seminarraum 15, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Wednesday 08.01. 13:15 - 16:00 Seminarraum 15, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Wednesday 15.01. 13:15 - 16:00 Seminarraum 15, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Wednesday 29.01. 13:15 - 16:00 Seminarraum 6, Kolingasse 14-16, EG00

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Starting from a historical analysis of the socioeconomic backgrounds of the climate crisis, this course is dedicated to the relationship between population dynamics, its changing size and composition, on global warming. We will investigate the societal driving forces that have led to the population growth, as well as the growth in the ecological footprint of human consumption, which are now becoming increasingly visible in the form of environmental degradation and climatic changes. Humans are, however, not just causing global mean temperatures to rise, they are also victims of the negative consequences of climate change and neither responsibility, nor suffering are equally distributed across the globe. Therefore, the concept of “demographic differential vulnerability” will be a key component of the lecture. The goal of the course is to provide the students with a comprehensive examination of the linkages between population, the environment, and climate change. The course is targeted at students of demography, sociology, environmental studies, as well as other, social or natural sciences with an interest in human-nature interactions. While the conceptual framework used in the course retains a demographic focus, the course materials will reflect the topic’s interdisciplinary nature.

Assessment and permitted materials

There will be a comprehensive written exam of 90 minutes duration at the end of the class. Details will be communicated in the course of the lecture.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

a) Maximum number of points that can be achieved: 100
b) Minimum requirement for a positive result: 50 points
c) Scale of marks:
91 - 100.....points Grade 1
78 - 90.......points Grade 2
64 - 77.......points Grade 3
50 - 63.......points Grade 4
Under 50 points Grade 5

A fraudulent performance (cheating) is shown as such on the collective certificate and counts as an examination attempt and will be entered into the electronic exam record as ‘fraudulently obtained’.

Examination topics

The topics covered in the exam will be taken from the contents of the lecture. Slides and obligatory readings will be provided via Moodle to support the learning process. Just like the lecture, the exam will be in English.

Reading list

to be announced

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