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Lecturer(s)
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Vaculčíková Zuzana, Ing. Ph.D.
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Zlámal Lukáš, Ing.
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Course content
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1. Fundamentals of sustainability: History, definitions, concepts (SDGs, CICES, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment). 2. Global challenges: Climate change, biodiversity, social inequalities. 3. Strategies for sustainable development: Agenda 2030, Green Deal, Strategic Framework of the Czech Republic 2030. 4. Pillars of sustainability: Environmental, social, and economic dimensions. 5. Sustainable development strategy: creation and implementation. 6. Examples of sustainable development strategies: analysis, key activities. 7. Sustainable development monitoring reports. Structure and interconnections, significance for further management. 8. Social sustainability: The role of communities, regional inequalities, sustainable development of municipalities. 9. Economic sustainability: Application in business and the public sector. 10. Sustainability indicators: Indicators and evaluation tools. 11. Green digitalization in the context of Smart Cities: The potential of technologies for environmental protection, basic approaches, innovations, technological tools (IoT, Big Data, environmental monitoring, etc.). 12. The Smart Cities concept: basic terms, stakeholders and their roles, basic models and approaches, challenges and opportunities for the urban environment. 13. Smart City in practice: Basic documents and stakeholders in the Czech Republic, measurability of the Smart Cities concept and examples of implementation (Czech Republic, abroad) - case studies, new technologies and trends.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Home preparation for classes
- 20 hours per semester
- Participation in classes
- 52 hours per semester
- Term paper
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for examination
- 33 hours per semester
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| Define and explain the basic concepts and principles of sustainable development. |
| Define and explain the basic concepts and principles of sustainable development. |
| Recognize the main global challenges in the field of sustainable development. |
| Recognize the main global challenges in the field of sustainable development. |
| Define the concept of the three pillars of sustainable development, including their evaluation. |
| Define the concept of the three pillars of sustainable development, including their evaluation. |
| Explain the basic approaches and innovations of green digitalisation, particularly in the context of Smart Cities development. |
| Explain the basic approaches and innovations of green digitalisation, particularly in the context of Smart Cities development. |
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| Analyze economic and social factors affecting sustainability. |
| Analyze economic and social factors affecting sustainability. |
| Conduct an analysis of the impact of policies and legislative measures on sustainability. |
| Conduct an analysis of the impact of policies and legislative measures on sustainability. |
| Apply basic tools and indicators for measuring sustainability. |
| Apply basic tools and indicators for measuring sustainability. |
| Propose specific measures to promote sustainable development in the sector. |
| Propose specific measures to promote sustainable development in the sector. |
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| Lecturing |
| Lecturing |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Individual work of students |
| Individual work of students |
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| Teamwork |
| Teamwork |
| Practice exercises |
| Practice exercises |
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Recommended literature
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ANTHOPOULOS, L. G. Understanding smart cities: a tool for smart government or an industrial trick? Public administration and information technology.. Springer, 2017. ISBN 9783319570143.
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DAMERI, R. P. Smart city implementation: creating economic and public value in innovative urban systems.. Springer, 2017. ISBN 978-3-319-45765-9.
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HUSSEN, A. Principles of Environmental Economics and Sustainability: An Integrated Economic a Ecological Approach.. Routledge, 2019. ISBN 978-0-8153-6353-8.
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NASSOS, G.P. a AVLONAS, N. Practical Sustainability Strategies: How to Gain a Competitive Advantage.. Wiley, 2020. ISBN 9781119561040.
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OLESKI, J., MACHADO, A.M., ESTEBAN, C.L. a LOPEZ C.A. Handbook of Research on Socio-Economic Sustainability in the Post-Pandemic Era.. IGI Global, 2022. ISBN 9781799897620.
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PERIS-ORTIZ, Marta, BENNETT, Dag R., PÉREZ-BUSTAMANTE YÁBAR, Diana. Sustainable Smart Cities: Creating Spaces for Technological, Social and Business Development.. Springer, 2016. ISBN 978-3-319-40896-5.
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VEBER, J. a ŠVECOVÁ, L. Udržitelnost a udržitelný management. Praha: Grada, 2023. ISBN 978-80-271-0897-8.
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