Universität Wien

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

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

Dienstag 15.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Dienstag 22.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Dienstag 29.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Dienstag 05.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Dienstag 26.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Dienstag 03.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Dienstag 10.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Dienstag 17.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Dienstag 24.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Dienstag 31.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Dienstag 14.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Dienstag 21.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
Dienstag 28.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

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.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Discussion papers, group presentations, discussion contributions

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

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)

Prüfungsstoff

Course contents (see above)

Literatur

Will be announced in the course (Moodle)

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

(MG-S3-SE) (MG-S5-SE) (MG-W3-PI) (MG-W4-PI) (MG21 APF SOCOECSPEC) (MR3-PI) (MR6) (MA UF GW 02)

Letzte Änderung: Do 03.03.2022 15:29