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The course provides interdisciplinary perspectives from the field of environmental geography aimed at studying the dynamics of social and environmental change in particular places. It covers perspectives from a variety of research fields,…

The course briefly reviews economic theories and economic growth and analyses their environmental and social consequences, for instance, environmental degradation, social welfare and equity. Students will develop competencies in critically…

This course provides opportunities for participants to enhance their knowledge and skills in sustainability science through a deeper comprehension of the strengths and weaknesses of participatory methods. The course is based on…

The themes are covered significantly through a variety of scientific readings and reflection that exemplify different approaches and perspectives for analysing and interpreting present and future water resource availability, the political…

The main aim of the course is to provide conceptual frameworks for studying and evaluating the impact that social movements for sustainability can have on the public agenda and decision-making. The course is a seminar course,…

In the course we will discuss the broad field of gender studies and the central issues, key concepts and analytical tools in the current debates regarding inequalities, diversities and social change relevant for sustainability. The course…

The course also provides an understanding of and an ability to analyse and understand political questions and decision making in relation to climate mitigation and climate adaptation. Based on this, the course aims to provide a deepened…

By highlighting four key emerging and persistent global health challenges: The unavoidable health impacts of climate change (heat-stress, extreme cold, flooding, rising incidence of vector borne-diseases) The prevailing sanitation…

As a result, the notion of inner transformation (or inner transition) has emerged as a new area of exploration. The course explores this new area and creates space and opportunities for learning and knowledge development on this topic…

The course focuses on the ‘political’ character of sustainability issues, that is, the necessarily power-laden nature of both sustainability problems themselves, and the solutions that are proposed to address them. The course provides an…

This increase of sustainability discourses in the daily practices of society might contribute to shifting the current unsustainable trajectory. For this course, popular culture is defined as the entirety of attitudes, ideas…

The course constitutes a 3rd term elective (non-compulsory) course at LUMES, 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ Master's Programme in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science.

The course covers specific methods, techniques and debates around measures designed to mitigate climate change. It familiarises the student with technical, social and governance processes to implement, among others, large-scale renewable…

The aim of the course is to provide students with an in-depth understanding of climate change adaptation, centered around the concepts of risks, vulnerability and justice. The course presents and discusses various solutions for climate…

The course deals with societal transformation as a concept and as action in relation to climate change. It links to previous programme courses on mitigation and adaptation and introduces processes and potential for more fundamental changes…

The course explores a range of methods and tools for understanding and taking action on societal challenges posed by climate change and aims to analyse the implications, challenges and opportunities in applying them in practice. Building…

After an introduction to the differences between approaches to web scraping, the student will learn to apply basic web scraping methods for collecting data. Limitations to what types of data are obtainable through these methods are also…

The study of media, communication and culture has a rich tradition in various methodological positions in the social sciences and humanities. This course critically evaluates established methodological perspectives on research methods in…

This course is intended to cover fundamental questions on the very substance of science and the scientific method; on what distinguishes good and proper science from pseudoscience, from charlatanry and plain cheating; the relation between…

The course provides you with knowledge of Unix-based operating systems such as Linux and MacOS. You will learn the basic steps for installing Linux systems, using the terminal, file operations, and file systems. The course also focuses on…