WISO300743 Socio-ecological transformations
- Type
- Lecture
- Semester hours
- 2
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Pichler, Melanie
- Organisation
- Social Ecology
- Offered in
- Sommersemester 2026
- Languages of instruction
- Deutsch
- Content
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The lecture focuses on societal change processes – and how these relates to and interact with the use of nature and natural resources. Historical, contemporary and possible future transformation processes are discussed in the lecture. Different theories, dimensions and fields of action of social change are presented, and the contested and crisis-ridden nature of social-ecological transformation processes is highlighted. To this end, actors of transformation (e.g. the state, companies, civil society) and specific fields of action (e.g. mobility, nutrition) are presented.
- Previous knowledge expected
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Basic skills in social sciences, interest in discussing society-nature relations and how these can be shaped
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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Participants
- understand that and how societal change is linked to the use of nature and natural resources
- are familiar with different approaches and strategies for social-ecological transformation and can relate them to specific fields of action
- understand barriers and opportunities for social-ecological transformation processes
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.