After successful completion of the course, students are able to analyse the complexity of the current Climate Crisis, its impact on environment and society, and possible soloutions through a wide variety of view angles.The students will gather expertise and learn concepts from a wide variety of disciplines, including natural sciences, technology, (socio-)economics, behavioural sciences, the arts, and many more.
The course "Lectures for Future" is a varied mosaic of lectures addressing the ecological and societal challenges of the current climate crisis. The aim of the course is to view the climate crisis from a wide range of disciplines. "Lectures for future" are supported by the Scientists4Future (https://www.scientists4future.org/) movement.
In the summer term 2023 13 Austrian universities (BOKU, TU Wien, VetMed, Die Angewandte, WU Wien, FH BFI Wien, FH Krems, JKU Linz, FH Kufstein, Uni Wien, Uni Klagenfurt, Montanuni Leoben, MDL) organise this lecture series. In total, over 80 different lectures are offered, each university offering a unique programme. The course "Lectures for Future II" at TU Wien covers 16 lectures given by external experts and podium discussion.
13.03.2023
Maximilian Muhr (BOKU, Die Angewandte) - From Bowling Alone to Sweating Together: social capital and urban heat stress
Ulrich Brand (Uni Wien) - A main cause of the climate crisis: the imperial mode of living
20.03.2023
Milena Bister (Universität Wien) - Climate Change Knowledge Pre-Enacted: Anthropological Explorations of a Future Climate Court of Audit
27.03.2023
Laura Bergs - Sustainable innovations with the help of biomimicry: Nature as a teacher
Andreas Fazekas (Inter-American Development Bank / European Commission) - Climate change - theory, policy and practice
17.04.2023
Doris Österreicher (BOKU) - Sustainable Urban design - the influence of passive and active urban planning measures on energy and resource efficiency
Hans Schnitzer (StadtLABOR Graz & TU Graz) - The energy transition will take place in cities and regions – or it will fail
24.04.2023
Stephan Klinger (WU Wien) - Regulate me! ‐ Ethics through data transparency
Martina Berrocal & Nadine Thielemann (WU Wien) - From Green Deal to grim deal – Public campaigning between corporate spin and nationalism
15.05.2023
Günter Langergraber (BOKU) - Is achieving SDG6 "Clean water and sanitation" a problem in Austria?
Helga Kromp-Kolb (BOKU) - Is achieving SDG 13 (*) an ecological or a societal problem?
(*) Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
22.05.2023
Johannes Tintner-Olifiers (denkstatt GmbH) - Humus and compost sequester carbon – a valuable contribution
Ulli Gelbmann (Universität Graz) - Plastic is not evil – just our ways of dealing with it are
05.06.2023
Magdalena Wicher & Shauna Stack (Institute for Advanced Studies) - Participatory methods – borrowing them from elsewhere or adapting them to anywhere?
