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WS 2016/17 - WS 2017/18

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Strategies for Sustainable Development in Politics and Economy

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Finkbeiner, Matthias

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Mündliche Prüfung

Zugehörigkeit


Fakultät III

Institut für Technischen Umweltschutz

33331500 FG Technologie und Nachhaltigkeit (SEE - Sustainable Engineering)

MSc Technischer Umweltschutz

Kontakt


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Roche, Lindsey Margaret Marie Rowe

info@see.tu-berlin.de

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Learning Outcomes

After the successful completion of the module the students: - have knowledge on various approaches for implementing sustainable development in politics and economy (industry/companies) with focus on environmental aspects, but also considering economic and social aspects, - have knowledge on the procedure of developing strategies for sustainable development, - are able to classify and to evaluate strategies as well as to identify possible deficts (of the strategy itself and concerning its implementation), - are able to develop strategies for sustainable development. The module´s qualification profile is: 40% knowledge and understanding, 20% development and design, 20% research and evaluation, 20% application in practice

Content

- Milestones in the history of sustainable development - Principles of strategies (and their development) - Strategies for sustainble development on international level (e.g. UNFCCC, UNDP) - Strategies for sustainble development on European level (e.g. ECCP) - Strategies for sustainble development on national level (focus: Germany) and their implementation - Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), Millennium Development Goals (MDG)/ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) - Sustainable Consumption & Production

Module Components

Pflichtgruppe:

All Courses are mandatory.

Course NameTypeNumberCycleLanguageSWSVZ
Nachhaltigkeit in Politik und UnternehmenIVWiSeEnglish4

Workload and Credit Points

Nachhaltigkeit in Politik und Unternehmen (IV):

Workload descriptionMultiplierHoursTotal
Präsenzzeit15.04.0h60.0h
Vor-/Nachbereitung15.04.0h60.0h
120.0h(~4 LP)

Course-independent workload:

Workload descriptionMultiplierHoursTotal
Erarbeitung von Präsentationen, Gruppen- bzw. Hausarbeiten1.030.0h30.0h
Prüfungsvorbereitung1.030.0h30.0h
60.0h(~2 LP)
The Workload of the module sums up to 180.0 Hours. Therefore the module contains 6 Credits.

Description of Teaching and Learning Methods

This module will be held as weekly integrative course consisting of lectures and seminars. The lectures will transfer knowledge on strategies for sustainable development. This knowledge will be optimized and applied in seminars, e.g. solutions for selected issues/questions will be developed and presented to the group in form of presentations (individual and in a team). This module will be hold in English language.

Requirements for participation and examination

Desirable prerequisites for participation in the courses:

none

Mandatory requirements for the module test application:

This module has no requirements.

Module completion

Grading

graded

Type of exam

Oral exam

Language

English

Duration/Extent

No information

Duration of the Module

The following number of semesters is estimated for taking and completing the module:
1 Semester.

This module may be commenced in the following semesters:
Wintersemester.

Maximum Number of Participants

This module is not limited to a number of students.

Registration Procedures

Die Anmeldung zur Mündlichen Prüfung erfolgt im zuständigen Prüfungsamt, ggf. über die online-Prüfungsanmeldung.

Recommended reading, Lecture notes

Lecture notes

Availability:  unavailable

 

Electronical lecture notes

Availability:  available
Additional information:
http://www.tu-berlin.de

 

Literature

Recommended literature
Ashford, N.A. and Hall, R.P. (2011). The Importance of Regulation-Induced Innovation for Sustainable Development, Sustainability (3) 270–292.
Brand, K.-W. (2002). Politik der Nachhaltigkeit : Voraussetzungen, Probleme, Chancen – eine kritische Diskussion, Ed. Sigma, Berlin.
Daly, H. E. (1996). Beyond Growth: The Economics of Sustainable Development, Beacon Press, Boston.
Epstein, M. J. (2008). Making Sustainability Work, 1st ed., Greenleaf Publishing, Sheffield.
Grunwald, A. and J. Kopfmüller (2012). Nachhaltigkeit. 2nd edition. Frankfurt am Main, Campus-Verlag
Jordan, A. and Lenschow, A. (2008). Innovation in Environmental Policy? Integrating the Environment for Sustainability. A. Jordan & A. Lenschow, eds., Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited.
Jordan, A. and Lenschow, A. (2010). Environmental policy integration: a state of the art review, Environ. Policy Gov. (20) 147–158.
WBGU (2011). Welt im Wandel - Gesellschaftsvertrag für eine Große Transformation, Berlin, Germany, 2011.

Assigned Degree Programs


This module is used in the following Degree Programs (new System):

Studiengang / StuPOStuPOsVerwendungenErste VerwendungLetzte Verwendung
This module is not used in any degree program.
Masterstudiengang Technischer Umweltschutz Doppelmasterstudiengang „Sustainable Manufacturing“ Bestandteil der Ergänzungsmodulliste (TUS) Bestandteil der Wahlpflichtliste "Environmental Planing" (UP) Bestandteil des Schwerpunktbereichs „Management of Sustainable Development“ (TUS) TUS: Die Belegung dieses Moduls als Ergänzungsmodul und die gleichzeitige Wahl des folgenden Moduls ist wegen Überschneidungen nicht zulässig: Schwerpunktmodul „Management of Sustainable Development“

Miscellaneous

Zulassungsvoraussetzung ist ein Schein, der durch regelmäßige Teilnahme und einer bestandenen Gruppen- bzw. Hausarbeit erworben wird