Assessing and Reducing Society`s Environmental Footprint (ETH Zurich Summer School)

4 May, 2018 at 12 noon (CET): -> EXTENDED to 2pm

3 - 7 September, 2018

3 - 7 September, 2018

As documented by and debated in many national and international fora, rich and poor countries alike are overconsuming natural resources on a massive scale, with rich countries tending to offload varying parts of their consumption-related ecological burdens on poorer countries (https://www.footprintnetwork.org/). The emphasis of this summer school will be on: (1) measuring and assessing the environmental footprint of countries, industries, firms, and people; (2) government/state-led measures for reducing the environmental footprint within and beyond the respective country; (3) firm- and industry-level measures to that end; and (4) voluntary consumer measures. The summer school will combine interactive teaching with team work, whose results the students will present on the fifth and final day of the summer school. Faculty involved in the summer school include: - Dr. Sibyl Anwander, Head of Economics and Innovation Division, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment - Prof. Thomas Bernauer, Political Science, ETH Zurich - Prof. Dr. David Bresch, Weather and Climate Risk Management, ETH Zurich - Dr. Quynh Nguyen, Political Science, Development Studies, German Institute of Development Politics - Dr. Stephan Pfister, Ecological Systems Design, ETH Zurich - Prof. Joachim Scholderer, Business Studies / Psychology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences - Dr. Bjarne Steffen, Energy Politics and Economics, ETH Zurich - Prof. Linda Steg, Environmental Psychology, University of Groningen - Dr. Mathis Wackernagel, Global Footprint Network, Oakland, CA, United States - Prof. Bernhard Wehrli, Aquatic Chemistry and Pollution Dynamics, ETH Zurich

As documented by and debated in many national and international fora, rich and poor countries alike are overconsuming natural resources on a massive scale, with rich countries tending to offload varying parts of their consumption-related ecological burdens on poorer countries (https://www.footprintnetwork.org/). The emphasis of this summer school will be on:

(1) measuring and assessing the environmental footprint of countries, industries, firms, and people;

(2) government/state-led measures for reducing the environmental footprint within and beyond the respective country;

(3) firm- and industry-level measures to that end; and

(4) voluntary consumer measures.

The summer school will combine interactive teaching with team work, whose results the students will present on the fifth and final day of the summer school. Faculty involved in the summer school include:

- Dr. Sibyl Anwander, Head of Economics and Innovation Division, Swiss Federal Office for the Environment
- Prof. Thomas Bernauer, Political Science, ETH Zurich
- Prof. Dr. David Bresch, Weather and Climate Risk Management, ETH Zurich
- Dr. Quynh Nguyen, Political Science, Development Studies, German Institute of Development Politics
- Dr. Stephan Pfister, Ecological Systems Design, ETH Zurich
- Prof. Joachim Scholderer, Business Studies / Psychology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
- Dr. Bjarne Steffen, Energy Politics and Economics, ETH Zurich
- Prof. Linda Steg, Environmental Psychology, University of Groningen
- Dr. Mathis Wackernagel, Global Footprint Network, Oakland, CA, United States
- Prof. Bernhard Wehrli, Aquatic Chemistry and Pollution Dynamics, ETH Zurich

- Day 0, 2 Sept 2018: Arrival of participants - Day 1, 3 Sept 2018, starting at 9:00: Measuring and assessing environmental footprints - Day 2, 4 Sept 2018: Policy challenges - Day 3, 5 Sept 2018: Firms and Industries - Day 4, 6 Sept 2018: Consumers and citizens - Day 5, 7 Sept 2018, ending at 13:00: Presentation of student project results

- Day 0, 2 Sept 2018: Arrival of participants
- Day 1, 3 Sept 2018, starting at 9:00: Measuring and assessing environmental footprints
- Day 2, 4 Sept 2018: Policy challenges
- Day 3, 5 Sept 2018: Firms and Industries
- Day 4, 6 Sept 2018: Consumers and citizens
- Day 5, 7 Sept 2018, ending at 13:00: Presentation of student project results

Filzbach, around 70 km to the east of Zurich (https://www.lihn.ch)

Filzbach, around 70 km to the east of Zurich (https://www.lihn.ch)

Seminar- Hotel Lihn: https://www.lihn.ch

Seminar- Hotel Lihn: https://www.lihn.ch

There are no registration and accommodation fees. Students from IDEA League member universities selected to participate in a summer school only have to pay for their own travel costs.

There are no registration and accommodation fees. Students from IDEA League member universities selected to participate in a summer school only have to pay for their own travel costs.

Application is open to Master / PhD Students of the member universities from the IDEA League Alliance (http://idealeague.org): - Chalmers University of Technology - ETH Zürich - Politecnico di Milano - RWTH Aachen - TU Delft This summer school is also open to students from ASPIRE League (http://www.aspireleague.org) alliance.

Application is open to Master / PhD Students of the member universities from the IDEA League Alliance (http://idealeague.org):

- Chalmers University of Technology
- ETH Zürich
- Politecnico di Milano
- RWTH Aachen
- TU Delft

This summer school is also open to students from ASPIRE League (http://www.aspireleague.org) alliance.

In order to apply you need to **login to SiROP with your university account**. When your email belongs to a partner university the affiliation is created automatically. After successful affiliation you can return to this event and you will find a **button "Apply" right at the top**. If you need to affiliate manually please see: http://bit.ly/sirop-affiliate

In order to apply you need to **login to SiROP with your university account**. When your email belongs to a partner university the affiliation is created automatically.

After successful affiliation you can return to this event and you will find a **button "Apply" right at the top**.

If you need to affiliate manually please see: http://bit.ly/sirop-affiliate

The following documents will be requested from you as attachments you will have to upload with your application: - Curriculum vitae & publications list - Letter of motivation - Letter of recommendation (optional) - Transcript of records (for master students) - Supervisor approval (for PhD students from Chalmers)

The following documents will be requested from you as attachments you will have to upload with your application:

- Curriculum vitae & publications list
- Letter of motivation
- Letter of recommendation (optional)
- Transcript of records (for master students)
- Supervisor approval (for PhD students from Chalmers)

For more information please read the FAQ: http://idealeague.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/FAQ-IDEA-League-Summer-Schools.pdf If you have any further questions regarding the application process, please contact the organizer office@idealeague.org.

For more information please read the FAQ:

http://idealeague.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/FAQ-IDEA-League-Summer-Schools.pdf

If you have any further questions regarding the application process, please contact the organizer office@idealeague.org.