Sustainable Development - Basics
Hållbar utveckling - grunder

IDE050F, 3 högskolepoäng

Gäller från och med: Spring 2018
Beslutad av: Mats Ohlin
Datum för fastställande: 2018-11-05

Allmänna uppgifter

Avdelning: Department of Design Sciences
Kurstyp: Ren forskarutbildningskurs
Undervisningsspråk: English

Syfte

Overall aims with this course are that the participants shall understand and be able to reflect on the set of problems with complex socio-ecological systems and to understand the importance of multi-disciplinary efforts and how to deal with current and future uncertainties. Sustainable development in the course refers to the development at the global, regional and local levels as defined in the Brundtland Commission report ‘Our common future’, with the three pillars of environmental, social and economic sustainability. The aim of the course is to give PhD students good knowledge of sustainable development. This knowledge will increase the student’s ability to identify possibilities and risks associated with sustainability when developing products, processes and systems. This course is a shorter version of the courses "Sustainable development with a systems perspective, 5 hp" and "The designer/engineer and sustainable development, 7,5 hp". The “5 hp” course includes more literature and video material, which in some cases are replaced with summaries in this course. The “7,5 hp” course includes a project as well.

Mål

Kunskap och förståelse

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden

• be able to describe fundamentally current issues related to sustainable development at the global, regional and local level
• be able to describe in a comprehensive manner human development and its influence on all systems of the earth
• be able to argue, based on theory and own examples, that sustainable development encompasses interacting complex systems and the need for a multidisciplinary perspective

Färdighet och förmåga

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden be able to discuss and reflect on how to influence for a sustainable development

Värderingsförmåga och förhållningssätt

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden

• be able to clearly state the intricate interactions between environmental, social and economic factors related to sustainable development
• be able to reflect on sustainability related to development and usage of products, processes and systems.

Kursinnehåll

The course gives essential knowledge in sustainable development. The subdivisions below are grouped into modules. Some modules have online video-introductions, some have introductory seminars and others have introductory reading materials. Subdivisions: Definition of sustainable development. History. Climate change and its effects. Planetary boundaries. Circular economy. Life-cycle thinking. Food security. Social aspects. Occupational Health. Sustainable city. Poverty. Complex systems. Sustainable development and ethics.

Kurslitteratur

The course includes a variety of literature, e.g. scientific journals and online videos

Kursens undervisningsformer

Undervisningsformer: Föreläsningar, seminarier, litteraturkurs som självstudier. Introductions by teachers in the classroom and in online video's.

Kursens examination

Examinationsform: Inlämningsuppgifter
Betygsskala: Underkänd, godkänd
Examinator:

Antagningsuppgifter

Förkunskapskrav: Accepted for PhD-studies
Urvalskriterier: The course will be given if at least 10 PhD-students take part. At most 30 applicants will be accepted. If we get more than 30 applicants criteria for selection will be used in the following order 1. PhD student from the department of design sciences 2. PhD-student from the faculty of engineering 3. a PhD student who has reached longer in his/her postgraduate studies is favored 4. by lottery

Övrig information

The course is planned to start January 2019.

Kurstillfällesinformation

Kontaktinformation och övrigt

Kursansvariga:
Hemsida: http://www.design.lth.se/the-long-view/phd-courses-in-sustainable-development/