@masterthesis{Lippert2005, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Lippert, Ingmar}, title = {Map-Making for ERM Studies}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:co1-opus-4427}, school = {BTU Cottbus - Senftenberg}, year = {2005}, abstract = {This paper discusses the need for a concept "environmental and resource management" (ERM), and what ERM meaningfully could be. This problem is approached first by an analysis of the environmental and developmental issues. Consequently the hegemonic discourse on sustainability is questioned. Second, the paper uses Kuhn's "Structure of Scientific Revolutions" as a basis for drafting a scientific field "ERM". From the perspective of both approaches, different paradigms of environmental management are studied. Based on this analysis a fundamental problem is obtained, namely, how to make individuals and institutions co-operate and under which societal conditions co-operation can be engendered. Subsequently ERM is defined. ERM-Science is being worked out, as being goal-driven, seeking sustainability. It is pointed out that ERM, ERM-Science and its supporting scientific fields are not identical. The major findings following this method are: ERM is stipulated as an inherent social activity. Therefore the scientific field ERM needs to critically focus on the environmental and resource (ER)-manager's behaviour and her context, that both have indicated and non-indicated environmental influences upon the world. To inquire in that object of interest, the following point of view is developed: "How to make people and society not only speak about environmental problems but implement solutions?" This leads to the discussion of consequences in terms of ethical implications and methodology. Basing on these results, the legitimate problems for the scientific field ERM are illustrated. The developed definition and its consequences are applied on the three ERM-programs at Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU) (Germany) and concludes that a radical reform of the BTU-approach to ERM is required.}, subject = {Umweltbezogenes Management; Ressourcenmanagement; Nachhaltigkeit; Kritische Theorie; Umwelt- und Ressourcenmanagement; Nachhaltigkeit; Wissenschaftsstudien; Paradigmen; Kritische Theorie; Environmental and Resource Management; Sustainability; Science studies; Paradigms; Critical theory}, language = {en} }