Sustainable Transformation

44M0566

Master

Englisch

5.0

nur Wintersemester

1 Semester

This course addresses the main trends and crises in the Anthropocene and overviews transformation strategies for sustainable land use. Important governance structures from local to global scale will be presented. Lectures will be accompanied by group work and discussions.

1 The Anthropocene

1.1 Climate Crisis 

1.2 Biodiversity Crisis

1.3 Nutrition Crisis

2 Transformation strategies

2.1 Water retention in cities and landscapes

2.2 Trees in rural and urban landscapes

2.3 Sustainable farming and biodiversity management

2.4 Sustainable supply chains and artificial intelligence

2.5 Regeneration of wetlands and landscape planning

2.6 Environmental modelling and resource management

3 Governance of transformation

3.1 Governance structures from local to global scales

3.2 Transformation and learning

Der Arbeitsaufwand für das Modul umfasst insgesamt 150 Stunden (siehe auch "ECTS-Leistungspunkte und Benotung").

• Präsentation

Posterpräsentation: 10 Min.

Posterpräsentation: 10 Min.

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Students learn about the development of the Anthropocene and understand what factors are driving it. They have an overview of different strategies for the conversion of land use to sustainable management and are familiar with the relevant governance structures and instruments.

Students are able to describe potential solutions to sustainable land use transformation and critcally reflect the obstacles in their path as they explore individual aspects of each issue.

Students are able to contrast the various demands on land use and weigh the respective benefits and drawbacks of different transformation strategies.

Students are able to research and present individual aspects of sustainable land use transformation.

Students are able to evaluate the information gained from independent literature research in light of the current state of research and their specific research question.

Students are able to present and communicate the results of their research in a clear and engaging manner.

Students develop a critical approach to scientific perspectives and a self-understanding of responsible communication.

• Deiglmayr, Kathrin

• Straka, Dorothee
• Speck, Melanie
• Deiglmayr, Kathrin
• Rath, Thomas
• Taeger, Stefan
• Schultz, Henrik
• Kiehl, Kathrin
• Hinrichs, Birgit
• Hanusch, Marie Luise
• Naz, Ali Ahmad
• Meseth, Nicolas
• Krieger-Güss, Stephanie
• Bouillon, Jürgen
• Hoy, Stephanie

N.N. (Professur MLT)