Master
2021/2022
Governance for Sustainable Development
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Elective course (Prototyping Future Cities)
Area of studies:
Urban Planning
Delivered by:
Vysokovsky Graduate School of Urbanism
When:
2 year, 1 semester
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Maria Chichagova
Master’s programme:
Prototyping Future Cities
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
4
Contact hours:
48
Course Syllabus
Abstract
In the course, students will learn what determines sustainable urban development. How do cities and regions respond to climate change? What is the role of urban communities? What is a sustainable urban infrastructure? Why the coordination and an open dialog among the stakeholders is important? What is sustainable economic development? What are the key indicators to measure the achievement of sustainable development goals?
Learning Objectives
- To develop an integrated vision of sustainable urban and regional development
- To learn to critically evaluate urban development strategies and policies
- To learn to put knowledge into practice in project work and debates
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Students will start building the tool boxes of concepts and approaches for personal practical work
- Usage of professional vocabulary for the topics in focus of the course
- Comprehensive understanding of main principles of sustainable development
Course Contents
- Introduction to the course ‘governance for sustainable development’
- Main challenges of the climate change
- Planning for the future: resilience planning
- Climate change mitigation: Urban heat island and green rooftops
- Communicative planning and tactical urbanism
- Integrated development planning
- Instruments for coordinated development: i.e. human development index, infrastructure accessibility index
Assessment Elements
- Attendance and active seminar participation
- Individual essay
- Group project / DebatesGroup project assessment will take into account the role each student plays in collective assignments.
Interim Assessment
- 2021/2022 1st semester0.25 * Attendance and active seminar participation + 0.4 * Group project / Debates + 0.35 * Individual essay
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Knaus, M., & Haase, D. (2020). Green roof effects on daytime heat in a prefabricated residential neighbourhood in Berlin, Germany. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 53 126738. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126738
- Lokoshchenko, M. A. (2017). Urban Heat Island and Urban Dry Island in Moscow and Their Centennial Changes. Journal of Applied Meteorology & Climatology, 56(10), 2729–2745. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-16-0383.1
- Sing C. Chew. (2001). World Ecological Degradation : Accumulation, Urbanization, and Deforestation, 3000BC-AD2000. AltaMira Press.
- Sing C. Chew. (2006). The Recurring Dark Ages : Ecological Stress, Climate Changes, and System Transformation. AltaMira Press.
- Yang, L., Qian, F., Song, D.-X., & Zheng, K.-J. (2016). Research on Urban Heat-Island Effect. Procedia Engineering ; Volume 169, Page 11-18 ; ISSN 1877-7058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.10.002