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300262 VO+SE Sustainable Development and political ecology (2009W)

5.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Termine: 19.10., 23.10., 6.11., 9.11., 13.11, 16.11., 23.11., 27.11., 30.11., 4.12., 11.12., 14.12, jeweils 9h-11h, sowie 15./16.1.).
Anmeldung per e-mail an karen.kastenhofer@unive.ac.at, online oder in der Vorbesprechung am 9.10.2009, 9-10 Uhr im Übungsraum 6.

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).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The seminar aims at a basic knowledge of the theoretical and conceptual foundations of sustainable development. Drawing on an interdisciplinary focus, key-aspects of ecology, human ecology, ecological economics and governance theory are presented in order to serve as a basis for an improved understanding of the challenges and opportunities of an environmentally and socially sound human development. By means of an empirical case study, the students integrate theoretical conceptions and real world contexts.

Assessment and permitted materials

presentations
case study report including reference to relevant literature

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Understanding of sustainable development as a concept, including its historical roots and interdisciplinary aspects
Development of the ability to integrate and reflect upon the relevant disciplinary knowledge
Acquisition of the ability to draw on the concept of sustainable development regarding a specific societal problem situation as a means to analyse different options of action
Experience in conducting an empirical, transdisciplinary case study
Furthering inter- and transdisciplinary competences

Examination topics

lecture and discussion
reading, discussion and presentation of scientific literature by the students
empirical case study

Reading list

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Association in the course directory

MOE W-11, MAN W-5

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