701-1551-00L  Sustainability Assessment

SemesterHerbstsemester 2021
DozierendeP. Krütli, D. Nef
Periodizitätjährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung
LehrspracheEnglisch
KommentarNumber of participants limited to 35.

Waiting list will be deleted October 1st, 2021.

No enrollment possible after October 1st, 2021.


KurzbeschreibungThe course teaches concepts and methodologies of sustainability assessment. A special focus is given to the social dimension and to social justice as a guiding principle of sustainability. The format of the course is seminar-like, interactive.
LernzielAt the end of the course, students:
- know core concepts of sustainable development, main features of social justice in the context of sustainability, a selection of methodologies for the assessment of sustainable development
- have a deepened understanding of the challenges of trade-offs between the different dimensions of sustainable development and their respective impacts on individual and societal decision-making
InhaltThe course is structured as follows:
- overview of rationale, objectives, concepts and origins of sustainable development (approx. 15%)
- overview of the concept of social justice as guiding principle of the social dimension of sustainability (approx. 20%)
- analysis of a selection of concepts and methodologies to assess sustainable development in a variety of contexts (approx. 65%)
SkriptHandouts are provided
LiteraturSelected scientific articles and book-chapters
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesStudents of this course may also be interested in the course transdisciplinary case study (tdCS) in the Spring semester (701-1502-00L)
KompetenzenKompetenzen
Fachspezifische KompetenzenKonzepte und Theoriengeprüft
Verfahren und Technologiengeprüft
Soziale KompetenzenKommunikationgefördert
Kooperation und Teamarbeitgefördert
Persönliche KompetenzenKreatives Denkengefördert
Kritisches Denkengeprüft