WISO100538 Rural transformation and climate change
- Type
- course with continuous assessment
- Semester hours
- 2
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Penker, Marianne
- Organisation
- Sustainable Economic Development
- Offered in
- Wintersemester 2025/26
- Languages of instruction
- Englisch
- Content
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- Introduction to and discussion of widely used theories, concepts, tools and methods in economics and social sciences that are relevant to climate change
- Working with scientific texts related to global commons and climate change economics
- Preparing a short seminar paper on topics related to the economics of global commons and climate change
- Discussion of important topics related to global commons and climate change
- Previous knowledge expected
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no
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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After completion of the class, the participants are able:
- to define widely used theories and concepts in climate change economics, to explain their advantages and limitations and to examine specific applications;
- to synthesize scientific texts related to climate change economics;
- to recognize challenges related to global commons and climate change and to communicate their understanding and perception clearly and non-judgmentally.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.