Resource Management and Sustainability

Learning Objectives

Students will understand the significance and impacts of natural resource use on the economy, politics, society, and the environment. They will be familiar with the basic concept of environmentally oriented corporate management and will be able to explain and apply various approaches to corporate resource management. Students will learn the fundamentals of scientific work and gain an overview of qualitative and quantitative research designs.

Contents

The module covers: - International and national strategies for the use of natural resources - Economic, political, and social consequences of raw material deposits - Impacts of natural resource use on climate and biodiversity - Concepts of environmentally oriented corporate management and approaches to corporate resource management - Resource management of water, agricultural, energy, and mineral resources - Fundamentals of qualitative and quantitative research designs, particularly interviews, questionnaires, and content analysis