CLIMATE GOALS, ARGUMENTATION, EVIDENCE

Reinforcement Learning (RL) is a type of machine learning technique that enables an agent to learn in an interactive environment by trial and error using feedback from its own actions and experiences. The course is part of the education initiative Smarter at Örebro University. This is course requires completion of course Reinforcement Learning part 1.  Read more

The impact of the built environment on the climate has led to an increased focus on the choice of building and building materials. A life cycle perspective is needed to understand and analyze the environmental impact of buildings, material production, transport, constructions, operation and maintenance as well as demolition. The course provides an understanding of methods and tools for improving resource efficiency and minimizing the climate impact of buildings from a life cycle perspective. The course deals with strategies and analysis tools for circular construction and recycling, as well as the consequences of the choice of building materials for climate impact. In the course, you will will learn about circular construction, as well as how climate declaration and life cycle analysis for building elements and building systems are implemented. The course has no mandatory campus meetings, however, mandatory online meetings are included. The course is given in English but with parts given in Swedish. The course is open to so-called "late registration", which means that the last day to submit the application is 2022-08-15.   Appllicationcode: LNU-09189

The course provides transdisciplinary skills in several topics related to precision agriculture and livestock farming including agriculture science, robotics, sensor technology and data analysis and the role of these technologies to achieve sustainable and climate smart agriculture. The course is organised together with six other European partners within an Erasmus+ project, with the overall objective to give the students an opportunity to develop European networks including academia as well as companies and organisations

HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING Do you want to be updated about ergonomics and human cognitive possibilities and challenges in working life? We mainly address you who in various ways influence the working conditions and the working environment at your workplace, you may for example have the role of production technician, production manager or other manager, project manager, business developer or work with personnel in HR.

In this course, participants are introduced to key notions and concepts evolving in sustainability science that are relevant to all, independent to one's work or field of interest. After having completed the course, participants will have a better understanding of the vocabulary used today and should demonstrate the ability to reflect critically to integrate different perspectives of environmental, social, and economic sustainability to their specific area of interest or research. Throughout the course, links are made to the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, as our current global road map towards sustainability, and how new approaches and solutions are emerging to describe, understand and address key sustainability challenges. Put simply, the overall aim is to give participants the knowledge and confidence needed to present and discuss ideas with others by applying methods, concepts and the vocabulary exemplified in the course with a more holistic view on the sustainability agenda across topics and disciplines. The course is designed as 5 modules: The first module presents essential concepts within sustainability science, and methods used to describe, frame, and communicate aspects of sustainability. We look at key questions such as what we mean with strong or weak sustainability, resilience, tipping points and the notion of planetary boundaries. We also look at some techniques used of envisioning alternative futures and transitions pathways. The second module is all about systems thinking and how systemic approaches are applied today to achieve long-term sustainability goals. Your will see what we mean with systems thinking and how systems thinking, and design is applied in practice to find new solutions. The third module touches upon drivers for a sustainable future, namely links to economy and business with an introduction to notions of a circular economy, and also policy and regulatory frameworks. We introduce the basics of transformative policy frames and how they are designed and applied through several real-case examples. The fourth module discusses the links between innovation and sustainability, highlighting approaches for technological, social, institutional, and financial innovations. Some examples (or cases) aim to show how different actors across society balance in practice the need for innovative approaches for social, environmental, and economic sustainability. The fifth and last module provides general insights on how we work with models to create various scenarios that help us identify solutions and pathways for a more sustainable world. Three main dimensions are addressed namely climate and climate change, nature and biodiversity, and the importance of data and geodata science to support spatial planning and sustainable land use.

How can we work with nature to design and build our cities? This course explores urban nature and nature-based solutions in cities in Europe and around the world. We connect together the key themes of cities, nature, sustainability and innovation. We discuss how to assess what nature-based solutions can achieve in cities. We examine how innovation is taking place in cities in relation to nature. And we analyse the potential of nature-based solutions to help respond to climate change and sustainability challenges. This course was launched in January 2020, and it was updated in September 2021 with new podcasts, films and publications. The course is produced by Lund University in cooperation with partners from Naturvation – a collaborative project on finding synergies between cities, nature, sustainability and innovation. The course features researchers, practitioners and entrepreneurs from a range organisations.