Sustainable Development from a Safety Perspective
7.5 ECTS creditsInstruction is in the form of distance education via a web-based platform and two on-campus meetings with examination components at the beginning and end of the course.
The course covers the topic of sustainable development in a risk- and safety perspective. Issues of societal safety work is problematized in its economic, ecological, and social dimensions. Central issues are the different definitions of the concept development and how it can be combined with preventive risk management.
The course also applies an international perspective and discusses the situation in the third world where the welfare of the individual and for countries is closely linked to risk- and safety aspects. Natural catastrophes and future effects of climate changes pose threats that severely impede sustainable development. This issue is treated in a third world perspective, where risk management is often connected to fighting poverty and poor living conditions.
The course covers the relationship between the three overlapping areas safety, health, and environment (SHE), such as the advantages of treating the three areas as being integrated, but also the potential conflicts that may arise between these areas in various types of organizations and activities. SHE is studied as a basis of leadership and management systems.
The course covers the topic of sustainable development in a risk- and safety perspective. Issues of societal safety work is problematized in its economic, ecological, and social dimensions. Central issues are the different definitions of the concept development and how it can be combined with preventive risk management.
The course also applies an international perspective and discusses the situation in the third world where the welfare of the individual and for countries is closely linked to risk- and safety aspects. Natural catastrophes and future effects of climate changes pose threats that severely impede sustainable development. This issue is treated in a third world perspective, where risk management is often connected to fighting poverty and poor living conditions.
The course covers the relationship between the three overlapping areas safety, health, and environment (SHE), such as the advantages of treating the three areas as being integrated, but also the potential conflicts that may arise between these areas in various types of organizations and activities. SHE is studied as a basis of leadership and management systems.
Progressive specialisation:
A1N (has only first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)
Education level:
Master's level
Admission requirements
Completed first-cycle courses of at least 120 ECTS cr plus upper secondary school level Swedish 3 or B, English 6 or A
Selection:
Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.
This course is included in the following programme
- Risk Management in society (studied during year 1)
- Societal Risk Management (studied during year 2)