Universität Wien

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

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 23 - Soziologie
Moodle
Do 21.11. 13:15-16:00 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock

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Details

max. 30 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

The course starts at 2pm

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

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The goal of the course is to provide the students with a comprehensive examination of the links between population dynamics, the environment, and climate change and the existing popular and scientific discourses surrounding those topics.
Starting from a historical analysis of the socioeconomic backgrounds of the climate crisis, 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 increasingly visible in the form of environmental degradation and climatic changes. Humans are, however, not just causing global
average 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 an important component of the lecture.
Fertility, mortality, and migration concerning environmental issues are sensitive topics, often deeply intertwined with personal ethics. As a result, popular and scientific discourses on these subjects can
be quite polarized. Drawing on insights from political ecology and ecofeminist studies, we will also learn to identify and navigate these discourses. The course is targeted to 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 interdisciplinary nature of the topic.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

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.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

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 examination record as 'fraudulently
obtained'.

Prüfungsstoff

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.

Literatur

to be announced

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Mi 13.11.2024 09:46