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| Semester | spring semester 2014 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Paul Burger (paul.burger@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Although remarkable progress has been made globally since proclaiming the Millenium Development Goals, there are still hundreds of millions without access to safe drinking water and up to 1/3 of the global population lives with no access to improved sanitation facilities. The countries of sub-Saharan Africa still have a substantial portion of them. Both, water supply and sanitation are typical sustainable development issues insofar as a) they have a direct impact on human well-being, b) they are related to scarcity (water) and to fragility (waste), c) they are elements of a matter flow-system (water system) and d) they face future challenges with according risks (e.g. ongoing population growth, climate change, pressure on land use (e.g. urbanization) intensified agriculture production etc., not to speak of mismanagement and shortage of financial means). Against this backdrop concepts like 'Integrated water resource management' or 'Ecological sanitation' offer so called sustainable solutions to improve individual well-being and to cope with sustainability. From a social science perspective there are many interesting research questions regarding water and sanitation issues, such as: - What are cultural and religious influences impacting water supply and sanitation? - How do the according socio-ecological systems look like? What's their governance structure? - Does endogenous self-organization including governance, business opportunities etc. follow out of intervention projects on water supply and sanitation and if not, why? - How could requirements for strategies such as adaptive management, societal learning processes, collective management of resources etc. be served in sub-Saharan Africa-contexts? - In what respect does a sustainability perspective have an impact on water supply and sanitation strategies? The focus of the seminar is on acquiring and critically assessing scientific tools for analyzing social and societal aspects of water and sanitation issues within the specific context of sub-Saharan Africa. Sambia will serve as case study. |
| Learning objectives | Goals The students: - know relevant topics related to water supply and sanitation issues; - know social science based theories and approaches for analyzing these issues; - are able to analytically position the current issues within a broader sustainability perspective. |
| Bibliography | A list will be given at the beginning of the seminar. |
| Comments | Anrechnung im MSD 2010: Dieses Seminar ist im Wahlbereich Wasser/Bereich Phil.-Hist. publiziert. Studierende, welche die Grundlagen- und Aufbaubereiche Phil.-Hist. zu absolvieren haben, müssen diese bis und mit HS 13 weitestgehend abgeschlossen haben. Allgemein empfehlen wir den Studierenden im MSD 2010, LV aus dem Wahlbereich erst zu belegen, wenn die KP aus den Grundlagen- und Aufbaubereichen weitestgehend erworben sind. In Rücksprache mit P. Burger kann dieses Seminar via LC für den Vertiefungsbereich Phil.-Hist. angerechnet werden. |
| Admission requirements | English version below Zusätzliche Anmeldung über ein spezielles Online-Formular für ALLE erforderlich (Details siehe unter Anmeldung). Teilnehmer/innen-Anzahl begrenzt (25), Studierende vom MSD, IJDSD und der verknüpften Lehrangebote haben Vorrang. Alle anderen studieren ein Phil.-Hist. Masterfach und können nur bei freien Kapazitäten zugelassen werden. Anmeldungen über ISIS, OLAT, per Email oder in einer anderen Form werden NICHT berücksichtigt. English version Special course inscription required for ALL (for details see "Anmeldung"). Limited number of participants (25). Students from the MSD, those of the IJDSD and the above mentioned fields of study have priority. Other students must study a master degree within the "Phil.-Hist."-Faculty. Course inscriptions via ISIS, email, or in a different way ARE NOT taken account. |
| Course application | Anmeldung über Online-Formular zwingend für ALLE, offen ab/Mandatory online registration for ALL, registrations are still possible: http://flexiform2.unibas.ch/formular.cfm?EID=4645 ACHTUNG: Belegen über MonA bleibt zwingend/NOTE: course inscription via MonA remains mandatory. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul Environment and Human Well-Being (Master's degree program: African Studies (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Fields: Public Health and Social Life (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul Regionalthemen der Ethnologie (Master's degree subject: Social Anthropology (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Vertiefung Geosysteme und Umweltwandel (Master's degree subject: Geography) Modul Wahlbereich Wasser (Master Sustainable Development) Modul Wirtschaft, Politik und Entwicklung (Master's degree subject: Sociology (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | Presentation and written essay. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | University of Basel |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Nachhaltigkeitsforschung |