Die Anmeldung beginnt erst am 02.10.2026 um 08:00 Uhr. Sie endet am 12.10.2026 um 23:59 Uhr

The registration is restricted to the following fields or courses of study:

• Leuphana Bachelor / Minor Raumwissenschaften (bis Studienbeginn WiSe 25/26) / nur ab Semester 3
• Leuphana Bachelor / Major Studium Individuale / alle Semester
• Leuphana Bachelor / Minor Studium Individuale / alle Semester
• Leuphana Bachelor / Minor Earth System Science (ab Studienbeginn WiSe 26/27) / nur ab Semester 3

The course will explore how space shapes understandings of sustainability, with a focus on: scale and sustainability; system boundaries and sustainability and spatial relations and sustainability. The course will draw on multiple perspectives on space from the natural and social sciences, and places a particular emphasis on appropriate scales for conceptualizing and managing sustainability in relation to equitable outcomes.

In addition to general discussions on space and sustainability there will be 4 in depth case studies looking at important approaches within sustainability science (landscape sustainability science (Wu, 2013); Ecologically unequal exchange (Hornborg, 1998); Socio-technical transitions (Geels, 2011) and Social-ecological systems (Ostrom, 2009)) and how they conceptualize space in relation to sustainability.

To provide insights on how 'space' is conceptualized (or not conceptualized) in different approaches to sustainability science. The seminar is relatively theoretical and hopefully a good complement to some of the more methodologically focused courses in the spatial science minor.

Further information on teaching evaluation: https://www.leuphana.de/en/teaching/quality-management/evaluation/course-evaluation.html