Socio-economic aspects of climate change - AGH University of Krakow Syllabus

Socio-economic aspects of climate change

Course description sheet

Basic information

Field of study: Climate Change - Mitigation and Adaptation
Major: All
Organisational unit: Faculty of Geo-Data Science, Geodesy, and Environmental Engineering
Study level: Second-cycle (engineer) programme
Form of study: Full-time studies
Profile: General academic

Didactic cycle: 2023/2024
Course code: DZKPAS.IIi4.14060.23
Lecture languages: English
Mandatoriness: Elective
Block: Elective Modules in Foreign Language
Course related to scientific research: No

Course coordinator

Tomasz Bergier

Lecturer

Tomasz Bergier

Period

Semester 3

Method of verification of the learning outcomes

Completing the classes

Activities and hours

Lectures: 15
Project classes: 30

Number of ECTS credits

Goals

C1	The purpose of the course is to present the important socio-economic aspects of climate change, and to prepare the students to plan and conduct the social processes to implement the activities for climate protection

Course's learning outcomes

Code	Outcomes in terms of	Learning outcomes prescribed to a field of study	Methods of verification
Knowledge – Student knows and understands:
W1	the mechanisms and dynamics of public acceptance of innovation, pro-climate technologies	ZK2A_W04	Test
W2	the advances methods and technologies of climate protection, and their perception by the various stakeholders	ZK2A_W04	Test
Skills – Student can:
U1	to plan and conduct the participatory process on the pro-climate technology	ZK2A_U03, ZK2A_U04, ZK2A_U07	Activity during classes, Execution of exercises, Project
U2	to analyze the influence of public awareness and acceptance on the possibility of climate protection and climate change mitigation; to prepare and conduct the education campaign in this area	ZK2A_U01, ZK2A_U03, ZK2A_U04	Activity during classes, Execution of exercises, Project
Social competences – Student is ready to:
K1	to play the active role in changing the paradigms and to promote pro-climate activities	ZK2A_K02, ZK2A_K03	Activity during classes, Execution of exercises, Project

Program content ensuring the achievement of the learning outcomes prescribed to the module

The course presents the mechanisms and dynamics of public acceptance for pro-climate technologies and innovations. Students learn how the advanced methods and technologies of climate protection are percepted by different stakeholders.

Student workload

Activity form	Average amount of hours* needed to complete each activity form
Lectures	15
Project classes	30
Examination or final test/colloquium	2
Preparation of project, presentation, essay, report	15
Contact hours	5
Preparation for classes	5
Realization of independently performed tasks	5

Student workload	Hours 77
Workload involving teacher	Hours 45

* hour means 45 minutes

Program content

No.	Program content	Course's learning outcomes	Activities
1.	Stakeholders, their importance, mapping and assessement. The hierarchy of public participation; innovative approaches and best pracice (informing, consulting and inclusion). Environmental justice: less-privileged groups, procedural, distributional and recognition justice. Mechanisms for public and stakeholder engagement in planning and managing pro-climate activities, with the specific attention towards less-privileged groups. Bottom-up activities, leaders and activists vs. less-privileged groups, green areas as a trigger of local activity. Mechanisms and incentives of public activity. Change management and institutional reform for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Innovation diffusion, social dynamics of change acceptance, methods of education and inclusion, participatory decision-making. Municipal management - internal reform, mulilateral approach, merging budgets, integrated strategic approach. Intersectoral approach: PPP, co-financing, advanced cooperation, business-driven initatives.	W1, W2	Lectures
2.	Stakeholders mapping and assessement. The concept plan of public participation. How to promote innovations and transformation for climate protection. How to engage stakeholder in planning and managing pro-climate activities. Development of public campaing on the pro-climate activities. Change management for climate change adaptation and mitigation. How to analyze, predict and accelarate the innovation diffusion. Development of integrated strategy for climate change adaptation and mitigation.	U1, U2, K1	Project classes

Extended information/Additional elements

Teaching methods and techniques :

Lectures, Problem Based Learning, Gamification, Visual thinking (mind mapping, concept mapping, sketchnoting)

Activities	Methods of verification	Credit conditions
Lectures	Test
Project classes	Activity during classes, Execution of exercises, Project

Method of determining the final grade

The final grade (OK) is calculated as the avarege OK = (K + P) / 2; where: K - test grade; P - the avarage grade of the class reports.

Manner and mode of making up for the backlog caused by a student justified absence from classes

In the case of the absence/failure of a single project, it is possible to perform it independently and to pass it on again (applies to no more than 1 project).

Prerequisites and additional requirements

The purpose of the course is to present the important socio-economic aspects of climate change, and to prepare the students to plan and conduct the social processes to implement the activities for climate protection

Rules of participation in given classes, indicating whether student presence at the lecture is obligatory

Attendance at lectures is not obligatory. The prerequisite for completing the project exercises is attendance at at least 70% of the classes (at most 1 unexcused absence).

Literature

Obligatory

N. Stern The Economics of Climate Change
Special Report on Climate Change and Land (SRCCL)

Optional

Alan AtKisson, 2013, Sustainability is for Everyone
Alan AtKisson, 2012, The Sustainability Transformation: How to Accelerate Positive Change in Challenging Times