813006 Sustainability Assessment

Type
Lecture
Semester hours
2
Lecturer (assistant)
Obersteiner, Gudrun
Organisation
Offered in
Wintersemester 2024/25
Languages of instruction
Englisch
Content

In recent years, sustainability has increasingly gained a place as a relevant target dimension for companies, politics and society. The sustainability-related effects of projects, policies, laws or business endeavors must be taken into account in the planning, controlling of and reporting on the respective measures. To achieve this, various methods and instruments are used, which are summarized under the term sustainability assessment. A sustainability assessment can be used to check at an early stage whether a project is compatible with the goals of sustainable development. The expected positive and negative effects of the project on the environment, society and the economy as well as on the corresponding subject areas of these three dimensions are systematically recorded and transparently presented.
The lecture series Sustainability Assessment offered jointly by the University of Basel and the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) provides participating students with the theoretical and methodological foundations of sustainability assessment, an overview of the available methods (2) and a practical application of these methods in the context of three specific case studies (3).
Participation is open to students from the University of Basel, BOKU Vienna and students from partner universities in the Eucor and EPICUR alliances.
At the end of the lecture series, students can apply for a joint final on-site event in Basel where they can discuss their case studies in international groups.
Previous knowledge expected

Basic knowledge about sustainability desired
Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

-Developing an understanding of the theoretical and methodological foundations of sustainability assessment
-Development of an overview of the available methods and requirements of sustainability assessment
-Ability to independently apply the methods developed in three specific case studies
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.