| Module Code: ENGM064 |
Module Title: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT |
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Module Provider: Civil, Chemical & Enviromental Eng
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Short Name: SE2M18
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Level: M
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Module Co-ordinator: JACKSON TD Prof (C, C & E Eng)
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Number of credits: 15
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Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
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| Module Availability |
| Autumn Semester |
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| Assessment Pattern |
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Components of Assessment
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Method(s)
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Weighting
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Continuous assessment
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Analysis and report
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100%
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| Module Overview |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
| None |
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| Module Aims |
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The aims of the sustainable development module are:
· to explore the ethical, social, technical and economic dimensions of sustainable development
· to discuss and compare different ways of conceptualising and operationalising sustainable development
· to explore impact of sustainable devleopment on the behaviour of organisations, individuals and nation states
· to examine the implications of sustainable development for governance and policy.
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| Learning Outcomes |
On successful completion of this module, students will:
· be familiar with the historical roots of sustainable development and its operationalisation in UK and international policy
· understand the core principles of sustainable development and be able to analyse the application of these principles to industry, commerce, professions, government and society;
· be familiar with the concepts of sustainable consumption and production, sustainable economy and sustainable lifestyles and understand their relevance in UK and international policy;
· be familiar with the ethical, institutional and philosophical dimensions of sustainable development;
· be able to formulate their own approach to complex decision-making in relation to sustainability. |
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| Module Content |
· The history, definitions and principles of sustainable developmentincluding the Brundtland report and the UK Sustainable Development Strategy (2005)
· The concept of environmental limits and its application to resource extraction and environmental emissions; concepts of ecological footprint, carbon footprint, and environmental space.
· Sustainable production: concepts of: clean technology, preventive environmental management, dematerialisation, systems of provision, supply chains and international trade.
· Sustainable consumption: patterns and levels of consumption, social and psychological underpinnings of lifestyles and practices.
· Sustainable wellbeing: the relationship between consumption and wellbeing; human needs, capabilities and functionings; consumption growth and economic sustainability; society, culture and the ‘good life’.
· Social justice, environmental inequality and the intragenerational and inter-generational dimensions of sustainability.
· Values for sustainability: the ethics of ‘living well’ in the context of environmental limits.
· Case studies in decision making for sustainable development. |
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
Thecourse will combine lecture sessions, audio-visual materials, group exercises and facilitated small-group discussions on specific topics tailored to the interests of participants. |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Carley, M and Christie, I 2000. Managing Sustainable Development. London: Earthscan.
Dresner, S (2002) The Principles of Sustainability. London: Earthscan.
Jackson, T (2006) Earthscan Reader in Sustainable Consumption. London: Earthscan.
Jackson, T (1996) Material Concerns – pollution profit and quality of life. London: Routledge.
Kalof & Satterfield eds (2005) The Earthscan Reader in Environmental Values. London:Earthscan.
Perdan, S (2004). Introduction to Sustainable Development in Azapagic, A., Perdan, S. and Clift, R.(eds) (2004) Sustainable Development in Practice. Chichester: Wiley & Sons.
Rogers, P, Jalal, K and Boyd, J 2007. An Introduction to Sustainable Development. London: Earthscan.
WCED 1987. Our Common Future. Report of the Brundtland Commission on Environment and Development. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
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| Last Updated |
29 April 2008 |
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