Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

A student who has completed this module:

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• has understanding of the social implications of various sustainability challenges
• has broad knowledge of various and diverse approaches to addressing sustainability
• has understanding of various ontological and epistemological approaches in sustainability research.

Skills

• ability to identify and discuss societal structures that are linked to the sustainability challenges faced by modern societies
• can describe the complexity and multi-layredness of the processes which shape innovative practices and structural adaptation
• can integrate knowledge across disciplines and fields.
• is able to demonstrate theoretically informed analyses of sustainability challenges
• can recognise, analyse and characterise the following perspectives:
  • Systems innovation perspective
  • Strategic Niche Management Perspective
  • Socio-technical regimes
  • Multi Level Perspective
  • Sustainable governance strategies
  • Practice oriented transition
  • Arenas as situated mappings

Competences

• can analyse conflicts of interest in relations between businesses, governments and civil society in connection to sustainability challenges, globalization and specific planning initiatives.
• can analyse viable strategic options for sustainable transition within a product area or technology area

Type of instruction

Reading and analysing texts, lectures and cases.

Exam

Exams