551-0209-00L Sustainable Plant Systems (Seminar)
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2024 |
| Lecturers | M. Paschke, S. F. Bender, G. S. Bhullar, F. Liebisch, further lecturers |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
Courses
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| 551-0209-00 S | Sustainable Plant Systems (Seminar) **together with University of Zurich and University of Basel** Dates: October 30, 2024 & December 04, 2024 (14:00 - 18:00) More information: https://www.plantsciences.uzh.ch/en/teaching/masters/sustplantsys.html | 2 hrs |
| M. Paschke, S. F. Bender, G. S. Bhullar, F. Liebisch, further lecturers |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | Agriculture, food and waste management should use less resources to accept the planetary boundaries. The focus of the seminar is: (1) Agroecological systems. Can we transform the impact of agricultural in Switzerland and beyond? (2) Food system transformation. How can local sustainable food systems be built and scaled through policy strategies, food environments and consumer habits. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | Participants will be able to: (1) Review issues of sustainability in the context of plant science research and literature on sustainable agriculture and the food system. (2) Analyze and interact on several case studies on agro-ecology and the food system. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | Future society has to feed nine billion people, therefore agriculture and food, waste and resource management have to go hand in hand toward the use of less resources and acceptance of the limits of Planetary Boundaries. The focus of the seminar will be: (1) Research in agroecological systems. Can we transform the impact of agricultural in Switzerland and beyond? (2) Food system transformation. How can local sustainable food systems be built and scaled through policy strategies, food environments and consumer habits. The seminar will have (a) two face-to-face sessions, (b) self‐organized group work phase with case studies that will be analyized by student groups and results be presented, (c) participants will publish a report in the ETHZ-PSC Science and Policy Blog on their findings. Case studies (CS) will include: CS 1: How can Swiss farmers move to zero environmental impact? CS 2: What influence do the consumers in developed (importing) countries have on sustainability of (mainly) small-holder farming in the developing (sourcing) countries? CS 3: Sensor based fertilization techniques at the filed for sustainability? CS 4: The blessing and curse of nitrogen – transferring knowledge from Science to Society to create more awareness. CS 5: The transformation of the (urban) food systems and changing consumer food habits. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Performance assessment
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Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 2 credits |
| Examiners | M. Paschke, S. F. Bender, G. S. Bhullar, F. Liebisch |
| Type | ungraded semester performance |
| Language of examination | English |
| Repetition | Repetition only possible after re-enrolling for the course unit. |
Learning materials
| Learning environment | Sustainable Plant Systems |
| Only public learning materials are listed. | |
Groups
| No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
| There are no additional restrictions for the registration. |
Offered in
| Programme | Section | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology (General Courses) | Complementary Courses | Z Dr | |
| Doctorate Environmental Systems Sciences | Graduate Programme in Plant Sciences | W | |