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Course module: 202100104
202100104
Rurban Commons
Course info
Course module202100104
Credits (ECTS)6
Course typeCourse
Language of instructionEnglish
Contact persondr. G. Özerol
E-mailg.ozerol@utwente.nl
Lecturer(s)
Examiner
dr. G. Özerol
Lecturer
dr. G. Özerol
Contactperson for the course
dr. G. Özerol
Lecturer
dr. A. Votsis
Academic year2021
Starting block
1B
RemarksLocation: Leeuwarden
Application procedureYou apply via OSIRIS Student
Registration using OSIRISYes
Aims
  1. To describe and critically reflect on the key concepts, theories and frameworks for understanding the rurban commons as socio-ecological and/or socio-technical systems.
  2. To define and analyse rurban commoning processes by applying spatial, actor-based and institutional perspectives.
  3. To recognise the global and local challenges regarding the sustainability and resilience of rurban commons as well as alternative approaches to tackling those challenges.
  4. To identify and compare different approaches to governing rurban commons in diverse contexts, including both the Global South and the Global North.
  5. To identify and assess the interlinkages across rural and urban users of commons with regards to synergies, rivalries and trade-offs.
  6. To apply qualitative and quantitative methods to analyse and assess rurban commons systems and to develop solutions towards sustainability and resilience
Content
In the Rurban Commons course, we study the interactions of rural and urban spaces with natural resources, and the implications of those interactions on the sustainability and resilience. Our definition of “rurban” entails both using a spatial/geographical perspective and analysing rural-urban interactions. We focus on commons that mostly apply to three MEEM specialisations (water, energy, environment). We combine interdisciplinary approaches from human geography and natural resource governance to define, analyse and improve socio-ecological systems (SES) and socio-technical systems (STS). The course equips the students with conceptual and practical knowledge to define and analyse the systems; identify and compare commoning processes and problems; and to develop solutions towards sustainability and resilience. We introduce complex systems theory, especially spatial network thinking, as a bridge between commons and computational approaches, and key computational analysis/modelling methods. Based on empirical cases from both the Global South and the Global North, the students will gain insights from diverse contexts of rurban commons.
Participating study
Master Environmental and Energy Management
Required materials
Canvas
Combination of 10-15 required or recommended publications, including scientific articles and policy papers, and lecture notes in the form of slides. Please see Canvas for details.
Recommended materials
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Instructional modes
Assessment
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Assignment
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Lecture
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Presentation(s)
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Self study with assistance
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Self study without assistance

Tutorial
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