Sustainable development - between global and local perspectives 1900-SVD-OG

Sustainable development is one of the most important discourses of the 21st century. This multi-dimensional concept aims to integrate environmental, social, and economic aspects. This course presents sustainable development as a complex, multiscale system. The concept will be critically discussed using a range of different examples in urban, rural and natural environments. Concepts of ecosystem services and landscape will be introduced as a framework to discuss various aspects of sustainable development, including biological and social diversity, energy, water and food management, urban sustainability and human well-being.

Rodzaj przedmiotu

ogólnouniwersyteckie

Tryb prowadzenia

w sali

Koordynatorzy przedmiotu

W cyklu 2024Z:

Marta Derek
Sylwia Kulczyk

W cyklu 2023Z:

Marta Derek
Małgorzata Klein

Efekty kształcenia

A student understands the concept of sustainable development. They can describe main development challenges and are able to discuss them referring to various scales and geographical settings.

Kryteria oceniania

1. During the course: student's active participation in the classes is expected - asking questions, offering examples from their experience, etc.

2. At the end of the course:
- all students take the final exam
- there are two classes dedicated to workshops at the end of the course. The presenters can get extra points to their active attendance part of the grade for well-prepared presentations.

3. Final grade
Active participation in the class (incl. presentation extra credit) = 40% of the final grade

Final exam = 60% of the final grade

Literatura

Kronenberg J., Bergier T. (2010), Challenges of Sustainable Development in Poland, Sendzimir Foundation, Kraków.
Millenium Ecosystem Assessment (2005), Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Synthesis, Island Press, Washington DC.
Sachs J. (2015), The age of Sustainable Development, Columbia University Press, New York.
More sources will be given during the course.

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