Module Specifications..
Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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Description This module offers students an advanced introduction to policy and governance of climate change mitigation and adaptation. It sets the scene by introducing competing theoretical perspectives on sustainability transitions, drawing on comparative politics, techno-economic, and sociotechnical transitions perspectives. The module then introduces students to the diversity of governance levels, actors, and instruments. These theoretical and empirical perspectives are then brought to bear on four key sectoral areas: electricity generation; heat and transport; agriculture and land use; and adaptation and resilience. Overall, the module offers students a broad survey of the evolving academic field of climate change policy and governance, and provides a basis for pursuing further research in these areas. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Critically interrogate competing theoretical perspectives on governance of climate change mitigation and adaptation 2. Identify key actors and their roles at different governance scales in responding to climate change 3. Analyse and appraise different policy instrument choices with respect to climate governance 4. Understand the challenges posed by climate change in key sectors and possible response to these challenges 5. Apply the theoretical and empirical insights learned to sectoral climate policy problems, and use this knowledge to undertake a policy analysis of a relevant policy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Topic 1Introduction and overviewTopic 2Comparative politics approaches to climate governanceTopic 3Sociotechnical and techno-economic perspectivesTopic 4National government in a multilevel contextTopic 5Business, civil society and governance beyond the stateTopic 6Policy instrument choice: emissions trading versus carbon taxTopic 7Electricity generationTopic 8Heat and transportTopic 9Agriculture and land useTopic 10Adaptation and resilienceTopic 11Looking forward: Climate governance in turbulent times | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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