Sustainability Science and Policy
Master of Science programme Sustainability Science and Policy Master’s Open Day, March 18 th 2017 Ron Cörvers ICIS – Research, Education and Learning for Sustainable Development MUST – Maastricht University Graduate School of Sustainability Science - Bachelor courses on Sustainable Development - Master program Sustainability Science and Policy - PhD program Sustainability Science and Policy ICIS, Kapoenstraat 2, Maastricht (not all staff members are in the picture) Sustainable Development “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (WCED, 1987) => development problem => environmental problem SD ‘North’ Sustainable Development development Environment ‘South’ SD Worldwide interdependencies • ecological interdependencies (ecosystems, life support systems, nature, resources, etc.) • economic interdependencies (global markets, global trade, supply chains, value chains, etc.) • political interdependencies: (nation states, EU, UN, WTO, NATO, etc.) Sustainable Development => dimensions Sustainable Development => integrative approaches Aim Master SSP program learn to cope with sustainable development problems from an integrated perspective strong focus on Sustainability Assessment (SA) a structured process dealing with a sustainability issue, using knowledge from various scientific disciplines and/or stakeholders, such that integrated insights are made available to decision makers to become a ‘sustainability professional’, who: • has the competences to address
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