Universität Wien

290071 SE Geography of Innovation and Sustainability Transformations (2022S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie
Continuous assessment of course work

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

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)

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