290071 SE Geography of Innovation and Sustainability Transformations (2022S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from We 09.02.2022 08:00 to Th 24.02.2022 10:00
- Registration is open from Mo 28.02.2022 08:00 to We 02.03.2022 08:00
- Deregistration possible until Th 31.03.2022 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Tuesday 15.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
- Tuesday 22.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
- Tuesday 29.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
- Tuesday 05.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
- Tuesday 26.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
- Tuesday 03.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
- Tuesday 10.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
- Tuesday 17.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
- Tuesday 24.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
- Tuesday 31.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
- Tuesday 14.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
- Tuesday 21.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
- Tuesday 28.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
This course is part of the Specialization B: Socio-Economic Transformations (Master Programme ‘Geography: Global Change and Sustainability’).Grand societal challenges such as climate change, environmental degradation and socio-economic inequalities require urgent action. It is becoming clear that a sole economic and technology-driven approach to innovation is insufficient to meet these challenges. What is needed are holistic visions and strategies that seek a far-reaching transformation of production and consumption systems as well as socio-ecological relations. Actors from all sectors of society are needed to drive complex innovation-exnovation in areas that are highly unsustainable and shape novel solutions that help to tackle grand societal challenges. The course will focus on options for what challenge-oriented innovation systems might look like in different spatial settings and who should drive, guide and intermediate those new systems.Building on theoretical-conceptual approaches and empirical examples from the literature of the Geography of Innovation and Sustainability Transitions, small groups of students will develop their own ideas for challenge-oriented innovation systems in different spatial contexts. Core questions to be addressed in the course include amongst others (1) the identification and framing of place-based needs and problems; (2) the factors and processes that underpin the construction of challenge-oriented innovation systems and the measurement of their performance; (3) the significance of structure-agency dynamics in regional transformative change processes; and (4) the policy approaches that are vital to accelerate regional sustainability transitions.
Assessment and permitted materials
Discussion papers, group presentations, discussion contributions
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Active participation in the course: 10% (one-time absence permitted)
Work assignments (e.g., writing discussion paper): 10%
(Group) presentation: 30%
Seminar paper: 50%
(for a positive overall assessment, all partial performances must be achieved)
Work assignments (e.g., writing discussion paper): 10%
(Group) presentation: 30%
Seminar paper: 50%
(for a positive overall assessment, all partial performances must be achieved)
Examination topics
Course contents (see above)
Reading list
Will be announced in the course (Moodle)
Association in the course directory
(MG-S3-SE) (MG-S5-SE) (MG-W3-PI) (MG-W4-PI) (MG21 APF SOCOECSPEC) (MR3-PI) (MR6) (MA UF GW 02)
Last modified: Th 03.03.2022 15:29