Examination procedure
Seminar report
Syllabus
Drawing on economic and environmental sociology, the course analyses the meaning of the ecological crisis and the main stages of its emergence. Different understandings of sustainability will be discussed as related to varied outlooks on risk and on the role of technology as both a cause and an answer to environmental issues. The different social and territorial impacts of climate change will be considered as well, together with a discussion of main environmental policy approaches and of employment/social policy challenges.
The course will consist of a series of meetings, each devoted to a specific topic and accompanied by assigned readings.