Lecture 10
Tid: Tisdag 29 september 2015 kl 08:00 - 10:00
Plats: Q2
Aktivitet: Föreläsning
Lärare: Elina Eriksson () , Daniel Pargman ()
Studentgrupper: CMETE_4, TMETM_1, TMETM_2, TMMTM_1, TMMTM_2
Social sustainability and ICT
Guest lecturer: Elisabeth Ekener Petersen, PhD
Content: The lecture gives a brief introduction to the concept of social sustainability and the engineer’s responsibility for (socially) sustainable technological development. The first part of the lecture discusses the idea of a ‘safe and just space for humanity’ presented in Raworth (2012). In the second part of the lecture, tools for including social sustainability aspects into engineering practice, such as social life-cycle assessment, are introduced using examples from ICT.
About: The research of Elisabeth Ekener Petersen is focusing in the social dimension of sustainable development. She was involved in the international process of developing the standard ISO 26000 Social responsibility. She has a PhD in Social Life Cycle Assessment and has conducted several case studies using this methodology. At present she works in a number of projects addressing social impacts in areas such as sustainable cities, vehicle fuels and biotechnology.
Raworth, K. 2012. A safe and just space for humanity: Can we live within the doughnut? Oxfam Dicsussion Papers. Oxfam, UK.
Chhipi-Shresth, G.K., Hewage, K., and Sadiq, R. 2015. ‘Socializing’ sustainability: a critical review on current development status of social life cycle impact assessment method. Clean Techn Environ Policy, 17:579-596