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| ENVT0024-1 | Sustainable development
- Introduction to Sustainable Development
- Transition Strategies
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| Duration : | Introduction to Sustainable Development : 18h Th, 6h Pr
Transition Strategies : 18h Th, 6h Pr
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| Lecturer : | Introduction to Sustainable Development : Marc Mormont, Pierre M. Stassart
Transition Strategies : Pierre M. Stassart
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| Coordinator : | Marc Mormont |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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 | | Introduction to Sustainable Development |
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| This course introduces to sustaibale development in four stages :
1. the concept of development and the way to sustainable development : conceptual and historical aspects
2. three dilemmas of sustainability :
- prevention / precaution
- non renewable resources : preserve or substitute
- equity and growth
3. Major challenges :
- climate change
- biodoversity
4. A methodology towards sustainability : social learning. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| | Introduction to Sustainable Development |
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| Toi understand th concept of sustainability, its ambiguities, its dilemmas and to explore an intervention method towards sustainable development. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| | Introduction to Sustainable Development |
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| Three half days of worshop. |
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| - theoritical introduction
- reading of a scientific paper on transition
- case study in group |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| | Introduction to Sustainable Development |
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| This course is a three days module that will consist of
- three detailed lectures
- small groups discussion on the basis of documlents from science, media and other sources. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| | Introduction to Sustainable Development |
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| Four files of documentation will be available. |
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| Powert Point
Shoves, Elisabeth 2004. Comfort, Cleanliness + convenience, the social organisation of normality. Oxford: Berg.
Geels, F, W and J Schot 2007. Typology of sociotechnical transition pathways. Research Policy 36: 399-417.
Boulanger, Paul-Marie 2008. Une gouvernance du changement sociétal: le transition management. La Revue Nouvelle, Novembre 11: 61-73. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| | Introduction to Sustainable Development |
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| Each student will write a personal essy on one specific topic of sustainable development. |
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| Group work
- presentation of the table of contents (week after the lecture)
- group written work and oral presentation |
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Organizational remarks :
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| | Introduction to Sustainable Development |
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| Active participation is required |
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Contacts :
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| | Introduction to Sustainable Development |
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| Mormont Marc
Professeur
Campus Arlon
tel : 063 230868
mail : mmormont@ulg.ac.be |
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| p.stassart@ulg.ac.be |
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