234002 VO Population, Climate Change and Sustainable Development (2025W)
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max. 30 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Prüfungstermine
- N Donnerstag 22.01.2026
- Donnerstag 26.02.2026 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
- Donnerstag 02.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
- Dienstag 25.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
- Donnerstag 27.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
- Dienstag 02.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 11 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Donnerstag 04.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
- N Dienstag 09.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 11 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Donnerstag 11.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
- Dienstag 16.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
- Donnerstag 18.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
- Donnerstag 08.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
- Donnerstag 15.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
- Dienstag 20.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
- Donnerstag 22.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
The goal of the course is to provide the students with a comprehensive examination of the linkages between population dynamics, the environment, and climate change, as well as 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 demographic 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. However, humans are 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.The course is targeted at students of demography, sociology, environmental studies, as well as other related fields, 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.
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 first lecture.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
a) Maximum number of points that can be achieved in the exam: 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 5A fraudulent performance (cheating) is shown as such on the collective certificate and counts as a failed examination attempt. It will be entered into the electronic examination record as 'fraudulently obtained'.
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 5A fraudulent performance (cheating) is shown as such on the collective certificate and counts as a failed examination attempt. It 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
Further reading materials will be provided via Moodle ahead of each class.- Jiang, L. and K. Hardee, 2011: How do recent population trends matter to climate change? Population Research and Policy Review 30 (2): 287-312.- Muttarak, R., W. Lutz, and L. Jiang, 2015: What can demographers contribute to the study of vulnerability? Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2015.- O’Neill, Brian C., Michael Dalton, Regina Fuchs, Leiwen Jiang, Shonali Pachauri, and Katarina Zigov. 2010. Global demographic trends and future carbon emissions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). 107(41): 17521-26- Hoffmann, Roman, Anna Dimitrova, Raya Muttarak, Jesus Crespo Cuaresma, and Jonas Peisker. “A Meta-Analysis of Country-Level Studies on Environmental Change and Migration.” Nature Climate Change 10, no. 10 (October 2020): 904–12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-0898-6- Schneider-Mayerson, Matthew, and Kit Ling Leong. “Eco-Reproductive Concerns in the Age of Climate Change.” Climatic Change 163, no. 2 (November 1, 2020): 1007–23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-020-02923-y- Lutz, Wolfgang, Erich Striessnig, Anna Dimitrova, Simone Ghislandi, Anastasia Lijadi, Claudia Reiter, Sonja Spitzer, and Dilek Yildiz. “Years of Good Life Is a Well-Being Indicator Designed to Serve Research on Sustainability.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118, no. 12 (March 23, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1907351118.
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Letzte Änderung: Mo 03.11.2025 12:47