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| Semester | spring semester 2018 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Florian Weiler (florian.weiler@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The focus of this seminar is the interaction between development on the one hand, and environmental issues on the other. In the first part of the seminar, we are going to to discuss topics related to development, such as what constitutes development, how it can be measured, and which determinants foster (or hinder) the economic development of countries. In the second part of the course we then focus on key environmental issues, and how they are related to development. We are going to discuss e.g. development and the impact on the climate, waste production and waste disposal, biodiversity, and water. In this part, we are also going to discuss things like the tragedy of the commons (and what commons are in the first place), the environmental Kuznetz curve, as well as sustainability and resilience. In the last part of the course we then look into climate finance and climate aid, i.e. how the original idea of development assistance plays out and is connected to the idea of sustainable development. |
| Learning objectives | An the end of the seminar students should - Gain an understanding of how environmental issues are connected to (economic) development - Know the major topic discussed in academia currently in the field, and the methods used to answer the research questions - Be able to identify potentially interesting areas for their own research (for seminar papers) - Develop their own seminar paper |
| Bibliography | - Carolan, M., 2016. Society and the environment: Pragmatic solutions to ecological issues. Westview Press. - Betzold, C. & Florian Weiler, 2018. Development aid and adaptation to climate change in developing countries. Palgrave Macmillan. |
| Admission requirements | There are no prerequisites to participate in the course, but if students want to write a seminar paper, they should have finished all Grundlagen- and Einführungsmodule. |
| Course application | durch Belegen in MOnA |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul Fachkompetenz Globaler Wandel (Master's degree subject: Geography) Modul: Regionaler Fokus B.A. (Bachelor's degree subject: Political Science) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Umwelt und Nachhaltigkeit (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | To gain credits for the course, students must be present during the seminars and actively participate. In addition, students will have to present one of the topics in class (assigned in the first week of the course). Grading follows the pass / fail principle. If students decide to write a seminar paper in this course, the paper will be graded on a scale from 6 (best) to 1 (worst). |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft |