Water Resources Management
The course provides a solid introduction to the analysis and management of water resources at the global and regional level. It focuses on systems, governance, integrated water resources management, practical examples, and current data, models, and decision-support tools for sustainable water management.
Energy Policy and Systems Transition
Der Kurs vermittelt Kenntnisse zur Analyse von Energiesystemen, energiepolitischen Rahmenbedingungen und Regulierungsmodellen auf nationaler und internationaler Ebene. Im Fokus stehen Werkzeuge zur Bewertung von Policy-Optionen, Markteintritten und Transformationspfaden für die Förderung erneuerbarer Energien.
Environmental Economics and Governance
This course teaches how economic principles, social behavior, political institutions, and governance systems shape the management of natural resources and environmental problems, and how to evaluate different policy tools for achieving sustainable resource use.
Economic Evaluation Methods
The students learn how to differentiate between multiple perspectives of evaluation (affected people, financier, expert) and how to apply and critically assess various evaluation methods.
Urbanisation and Development
This course is designed to sensitise students for the challenges and chances of (rapid) urbanisation. The course will draw attention to relevant theoretical concepts and the cur-rent state of the art concerning a range of sub-topics such as housing, rural-urban migra-tion, city planning and the linkages between urbanisation and growth.
Pandemics 1 – Determinants and Management
The overall objective of the proposed project is to train students in the prevention, early detection, management and monitoring of major contemporary pandemics. The specific learning objectives of this course are the ability to describe and understand: – Pandemics in history and in modern times – How to measure the transmission dynamics and expansion of […]
Health Systems Strengthening
The content of the course reflects up-to-date knowledge and experience with the impact assessment and management of natural disasters and complex emergencies in the health sector.
Global Mental Health
This course aims to provide students with the necessary tools to develop and to successfully implement evidence-informed decisions in GMH.