In 2050, we live well, within the planet’s ecological limits. Our prosperity and healthy environment stem from an innovative, circular economy where nothing is wasted and where natural resources are managed sustainably, and biodiversity is protected...
The course sets out to equip students with a profound understanding of the complexity of food systems. It provides a broad overview of the manifold interlinkages between agriculture and food supply with regards to economic, ecological, social and...
The course sets out to equip students with a profound understanding of the complexity of food systems, agroecology and food sovereignty. It provides a broad overview of the manifold interlinkages between agriculture and food supply with regards to...
The course will explore what is understood by the term Mediterranean Environment. The main characteristics of the Mediterranean will be studied from an ecological, social, economic, political and cultural point of view. Emphasis will be given to the...
This course provides an overview of the main oceanographic and biological characteristics of the Mediterranean Sea, from the bathymetry, geology and chemistry of a semi-enclosed sea, to the environmental characteristics and ecological processes of...
This course provides the student with the tools to survive the 21st century – a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary introduction, for the engaged non-specialist, to the causes and consequences of, and responses to, the climate crisis.
We discuss in...
In this course we will explore the modern environmental history of Japan the late-1860s to the early-2000s. This course is designed for students without any background in Japanese history. But even for students who are familiar with the modern...
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to principles and mechanisms of international environmental law, examining how legal tools and governance structures address environmental challenges at global, European and national levels. The course...
Students are introduced to the concept of sustainability with a focus on its ethical implication, such as the question of whether or why present generations have a moral obligation towards future generations. The course provides basic knowledge of...
A series of multiple crises are currently shaking societies all over the world. Climate change, loss of biodiversity, increase of social injustice and poverty, weakening of democracy: all of these make it particularly challenging for European...