LU0100, Rural areas in climate mitigation and adaptation, 15.0 Hp
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Syllabus

Level

First cycle (G1N)

Main field of study

Rural Development

Grading Scale

The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.

Course language

Swedish

Entry Requirements

Objectives

The aim of the course is to give students an understanding of key theories and concepts about the social consequences of climate change with a focus on rural areas. In the course you get an understanding of how societies are affected by a changing climate, for various ongoing measures and adaptations, for adjustment measures that are proposed and for the challenges, goal conflicts and ethical dilemmas that can arise when societies are transformed.

After completing the course, students should be able to:

• account for theories and concepts about the social consequences of climate change and climate policy, with a focus on rural areas;
• account for challenges, opportunities and goal conflicts for rural areas linked to climate change;
• discuss power relations in relation to climate change, including various dimensions of inequality and justice, as well as ethical dilemmas regarding vulnerability and responsibility for climate adaptation and climate action;
• discuss and compare the organization of societies in terms of both climate policy measures and other efforts to counteract climate change.

Content

The course consists of lectures, seminars and project work.

Climate change, which is largely caused by humans’, has long-term effects and poses a threat to human living conditions. Extensive changes will need to take place regarding social and economic relations in the various arenas of society. Climate change raises important questions about the future of rural and urban areas.

In this course the students will study how climate change affects rural areas and how societies and people manage climate change through international agreements, politics, planning, organizational change work and activism - at global, national, regional and local levels in the global South and the global North. Rural areas are being studied as central arenas for climate mitigation and adaptation.

Examination Formats and Requirements for Passing the Course

Passed written exam, approved project work, approved participation in seminars and approved participation in compulsory parts.

Responsible Department/Equivalent

Department of Urban and Rural Development

Supplementary information

Included in program

• Rural Development - Societal Change
• Agricultural Science with a Specialisation in Rural Development

Module set

Title	Credits	Code
Exam, seminars, and compulsory parts	10.0	0102
Group project and individual essay	5.0	0004