(in Polish) Przyrodniczy wymiar rozwoju-ćwiczenia-OGUN 4208-PWRc-OG

The focus of the class is on the role played by natural environment in socio-economic processes. Main topics include:
1. Relations between environment and both economy and society.
2. The concept of sustainable development and introduction to environmental economics.
3. Main environmental challenges faced globally and in Poland.
4. Environmental policies pursued at various territorial levels.
5. Public administration’s instruments for environmental management.

Type of course

general courses

Course coordinators

Jakub Rok

Learning outcomes

In terms of knowledge:
(1) Discusses the environmental conditions of development at various territorial levels (K_W08). (2) Describes concepts and approaches to environment protection in territorial development (K_W09). (3) Characterizes environmental policy instruments by referring to examples of their use (K_W02).
In terms of abilities and skills:
(1) Analyses role of environment and its protection from an economic and spatial perspective (K_U01). (2) Explains the relationship between environmental processes and spatial planning (K_U01).
In terms of social skills:
(1) Takes on the various roles during group work on environmental dimension of development (K_K02). (2) Identifies and resolves dilemmas related to spatial dimension of the relationship between development and natural environment (K_K04).

Assessment criteria

The assessment criteria include: a) test of knowledge, b) activity during the workshop and assignments.

Bibliography

1. G. Atkinson et al. (red.), Hanbook of Sustainable Development, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham 2014.
2. T. Borys (red.), Wskaźniki zrównoważonego rozwoju, Wyd. Ekonomia i Środowisko, Warszawa-Białystok 2005.
3. J. Kronenberg & T. Bergier (red.), Wyzwania Zrównoważonego Rozwoju w Polsce, Fundacja Sendzimira, Kraków 2010.
4. K. Małachowski (red.), Gospodarka a środowisko i ekologia, CeDeWu, Warszawa 2016.
5. Poradnik TEEB dla miast: usługi ekosystemów w gospodarce miejskiej, wydanie polskie: Fundacja Sendzimira, Kraków 2011.
6. B. Poskrobko i T. Poskrobko (red.), Zarządzanie środowiskiem w Polsce, PWE , Warszawa 2012.
7. M. Redclift & D. Springett, Routledge international handbook of sustainable development, Routledge, New York 2015.

Notes

Term 2020Z:

Classes will be held in the synchronic real time mode (meetings in the form of videoconference live in accordance with the below plan of the course) or in the asynchronic mode (material will be made available in the form of recording). Obligatory means of communication for classes in the courses of Regional and local studies is Google Meet or Zoom. Students are obliged to employ this instrument by using e-mail address in the domain student.uw.edu.pl

Additional information

Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:

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