Course: Sustainable development

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Course title Sustainable development
Course code MUPE/1UDR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vaculčíková Zuzana, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Zlámal Lukáš, Ing.
Course content
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.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • 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
learning outcomes
Knowledge
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.
Skills
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.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Skills
Teamwork
Teamwork
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Recommended literature
  • ANTHOPOULOS, L. G. Understanding smart cities: a tool for smart government or an industrial trick? Public administration and information technology.. Springer, 2017. ISBN 9783319570143.
  • DAMERI, R. P. Smart city implementation: creating economic and public value in innovative urban systems.. Springer, 2017. ISBN 978-3-319-45765-9.
  • HUSSEN, A. Principles of Environmental Economics and Sustainability: An Integrated Economic a Ecological Approach.. Routledge, 2019. ISBN 978-0-8153-6353-8.
  • NASSOS, G.P. a AVLONAS, N. Practical Sustainability Strategies: How to Gain a Competitive Advantage.. Wiley, 2020. ISBN 9781119561040.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • VEBER, J. a ŠVECOVÁ, L. Udržitelnost a udržitelný management. Praha: Grada, 2023. ISBN 978-80-271-0897-8.


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