Theories and Discourse of Human-Environment Interaction
General information
Course title:
Integrative Geography B: Theories and Discourse of Human-Environment Interaction
Course number:
63-191
Lecturers:
Jürgen Oßenbrügge, Jürgen Scheffran
Time:
Tuesday, 14:15-15:45
Location:
Geomatikum, Room 838
Contents
Global Change Debate
• Historical roots of human-environment interaction
• Case study: Collapse as consequence of neglecting environmental guidelines
• Bhopal, Seveso, Tchernobyl – Disasters as root of the debate about global change and the risk society
• Development of the sustainability concept
• From Rio to Copenhagen: The last two decades
Disciplinary Approaches to Human-Environment Interaction
• Biology
• Sociology/Psychology
• Political Science
• Economics
• Geography
Transdisciplinary Approaches to Human-Environment Interaction
• Systems Theory
• Political Ecology
• Actors and Networks
Schedule
| Date | Subject | Presenter |
| November 01, 2011 | Introduction | Jürgen Oßenbrügge, Jürgen Scheffran |
| November 08, 2011 | Development of the sustainability concept | Lisa-Michéle Bott |
| November 15, 2011 | Case study: Collapse as consequence of neglecting environmental guidelines | Philipp Jantz |
| November 22, 2011 | From Rio to Copenhagen: the last two decades | Simon Rhodes |
| November 29, 2011 | Anthropocene: adequate denomination of the earth system in our times? | Manuel Helbig |
| December 06, 2011 | Sociology/Psychology | Tobias Reisch |
| December 13, 2011 | Political Science | Sönke Denker |
| December 20, 2011 | Ecological economics | Tobias Kawohl |
| January 10, 2012 | Environmental economics | Timmy Schwarz |
| January 17, 2012 | Geography | Jonas Klatt |
| January 24, 2012 | Political Ecology | Julika Tribukeit |
| January 31, 2012 | Actors, Networks, Conflicts | Sönke Diesener |
Requirements and grading
Oral presentation of a specific topic (approximately 30-45 minutes of presentation [70% of grade] with suggestions of discussion topics [10% of grade])
Handout: subject, outline, working theses, fundamental figures, basic literature (2-3 pages) [20% of grade]
Class notes and readings
Class notes with presentations of previous sessions and the associated readings for the upcoming sessions are available on a restricted access site.