290379 SE Bachelorseminar in Human Geography (2021W)

This seminar provides insights into current issues, concepts, as well as real-world examples around spatial and temporal aspects of sustainability transformations and resilience. Drawing on approaches from economic geography, the geography of innovation, and geography of sustainability transitions, the seminar will use economic, institutional, social-ecological, and political approaches. The seminar will address topics closely related to the currently urgent societal challenges: renewable energy, housing and construction, structural regional change, food, nature-based innovation, innovation districts, recycling and circular economy, and innovation policy.

The underlying core questions are: Why do regions and industries differ in their capacity for innovation and transformation? How can resilience be built in different types of regions and economic structures? What factors and conditions determine the dynamics and direction of transformational change? What are the implications for innovation policy?

The process of the seminar paper is guided and supported by the course leader – from the theoretical conception and formulation of a research question to the submission. Seminar papers can also be written in small groups.