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44732-01 - Vorlesung: Basel Sustainability Forum: Energy and Sustainability (1 KP)
| Semester | Herbstsemester 2016 |
| Angebotsmuster | unregelmässig |
| Dozierende |
Manfred Max Bergman (max.bergman@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn)
Paul Burger (paul.burger@unibas.ch) Edwin Charles Constable (edwin.constable@unibas.ch) |
| Inhalt | Colloquially speaking, we need more, cleaner, and cheaper energy. Energy is the power of a body or system to perform work. Because energy is finite, it is neither generated nor consumed, but transformed from different sources, such as crude oil and electromagnetic radiation of the sun into different forms, such as physical movement, heat, and light. The main problems associated with our energy management relate to the transformation and storage of energy, the efficiency and byproducts of the energy transfer, production methods and consumption patterns, and costs associated with all of the above. The 1st Basel Sustainability Forum focuses on the relations between energy and sustainability. It is aimed at sensitizing an interested general public on new developments in energy transfer from scientific, consumer, and business perspectives. Topics to be covered at this event are the potential of artificial photosynthesis (Prof. Constable), the influence of climate change on access to renewable energy in France and the Upper Rhine region (Dr. Grégoire), coordination efforts of the Chamber of Commerce in France to share energy-efficient technology advances among businesses in the Alsace (Mr. Goetz), energy-related personal consumption patterns in Switzerland (Prof. Burger), the economics of energy (Prof. Krysiak) and our exergy footprint: a novel indicator of societal (un-)sustainability (Prof. Sciubba). |
| Lernziele | Students - are aware of the complexity of energy sustainability from a scientific, economic, and societal perspective, - know the current concepts, ideas, and problems relating to energy sustainability in developed economies. |
| Literatur | Mazur, A. (2013). Energy and Electricity in Industrial Nations: The Sociology and Technology of Energy. Schweizerische Energiestrategie 2050, Bundesamt für Energie: http://www.bfe.admin.ch/themen/00526/00527/index.html?lang=de |
| Bemerkungen | It is possible to acquire two additional credit points (for a total of 3 credit points), if the required essay is extended. Please contact Max Bergman (max.bergman@unibas.ch) for further information. |
| Unterrichtssprache | Deutsch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul Konflikt/Kooperation (Bachelor Studienfach: Gesellschaftswissenschaften (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Ungleichheit, Konflikt, Kultur (Master Studienfach: Soziologie) Modul Wirtschaft, Kultur und Wissen (Master Studienfach: Soziologie (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Wirtschaft, Politik und Entwicklung (Master Studienfach: Soziologie (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Modul Wirtschaft, Wissen und Kultur (Bachelor Studienfach: Soziologie) Modul Wirtschaft, Wissen und Kultur (Bachelor Studienfach: Soziologie (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2013)) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Umwelt und Nachhaltigkeit (Master European Global Studies) |
| Prüfung | Leistungsnachweis |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | Five-page essay associated with one of the topics covered in the lecture series. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | eine Wiederholung, Wiederholung zählt |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Soziologie |