| Uitgebreide vaknaam |
Social Aspects of Sustainability (Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences) |
| Leerdoelen |
After this course students will be able to identify and critically reflect on human aspects of environmental problems. Students will be equipped with theory and methods that help develop effective interventions to promote environmentally-friendly behaviour. |
| Omschrijving |
Environmental problems such as climate change are among the most urgent challenges of nowadays society. Climate change has detrimental consequences, such as natural hazards and food and water scarcity, which will become more severe in the future. Changes in human behaviour are necessary to prevent future risks and to cope with the existing risks. In this course, you will identify and critically reflect on the human aspects of environmental problems. First, which human behaviours and to what extent cause environmental problems? These behaviours vary greatly, from choosing food products in a supermarket or choosing an energy provider to voting behaviour and policy acceptance. You will think critically about which changes in which behaviours contribute most to solving environmental problems. Second, how to influence these behaviours? You will identify key contextual factors (e.g. technology development, price – input from different disciplines is valuable here!) and psychological factors (e.g. values, identity) that influence environmentally significant behaviour. You will learn to design research and interventions that address these factors in order to promote pro-environmental behaviour.
Students are expected to actively participate in the course with assignments and discussions, give feedback to each other and incorporate feedback in improving their work. |
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variabel |
| Onderwijsvorm |
Discussiebijeenkomsten, Groepsbijeenkomst(en) en -onderzoeksopdracht(en), Hoor- en werkcolleges
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| Vaksoort |
Honours College-Bachelor
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| Coördinator |
dr. G. Perlaviciute
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| Docent(en) |
N. Contzen, PhD.
,dr. G. Perlaviciute
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| students will receive several journal papers during the course |
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| Entreevoorwaarden |
Open only to non-Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences students.
Only available for students who have been accepted into the BA Honours College Programme. |
| Opmerkingen |
The following condition (Article 3.6 of the EAR, to be found in your Student Portal under Organizations) applies: “Except in the event of extraordinary circumstances, all Honours Programme course units have a 100% attendance requirement, which includes preparation for and active participation in the course units.”
Coordinator is Ellen van der Werff, MSc. You can contact her at ellen.van.der.werff@rug.nl |
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