Welcome to the course Industrial dynamics!

Sustainable development is both a challenge and an opportunity for society today. We must protect the environment, reduce poverty, and maintain economic growth. To ensure sustainable development, we must evaluate the processes by which industry is transformed and technology changes over time so that we can learn from history and build a better future. If you want to get a deeper understanding of industrial dynamics and social-technical systems theory, then you should join this course. You will learn about the theoretical basis for industrial dynamics and study contemporary cases and historical examples in connection with environmental protection and sustainability, as well as evaluate and analyze the effects of industrial and technological progress on sustainable development.

Course aim

The objective of the course is to give the student knowledge about industrial dynamics in relation to environmental engineering. This involves mechanisms that underlie industrial transformation and technical change and their implications on sustainable development.

Course content

The theoretical base of the course derives from the areas of industrial dynamics and socio-technical systems theory with strong links to evolutionary economics and institutional economics. Several cases of industrial transformation are presented with a mixture of contemporary cases and historical examples. Methods applied to analyze industrial dynamics in the context of environmental protection and sustainability are presented.

Sustainable development goals addressed

Course syllabus

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