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290062 VU Sustainable Cities (2022S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 03.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 10.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 17.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 24.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 31.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 07.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 28.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 05.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 12.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 19.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 02.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 09.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 23.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 30.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Taking different case studies of (re)development projects located in Vienna, students will critically, interactively and empirically learn about sustainable cities. The course will critically look at 4 dimensions of sustainable development (social, political, environmental and economical). It will be divided into 8 sessions each presenting a specific theme:
Session 1 Thinking critically about sustainable cities
Session 2 Eco-cities - urban development and sustainability issues
Session 3 Urban design, land use and transportation
Session 4 Green and blue as new paradigms
Session 5 Smart City
Session 6-7 Governance & participation
Session 8 The circular economy of city
Session 9 Wrapping up

Session 1 to 2 will introduce the students with the current scientific and institutional debate on sustainable cities.

Session 3 to 8 will transversally look at the 4 dimensions of sustainable development. It will be organized as follow: we will start with a theoretical background critically introducing the various perspectives in the scientific debate. Students will then test their knowledge working on a chosen case study located in Vienna conducting a critical analysis. Time in class will be dedicated to discuss the case studies.

Each session will be complemented by a discussion based on scientific literature, media content (Monocle, Arte, New York Times, etc.) and role play, etc.

Depending on the sanitary context, session 9 will be organized as a wrap up session around a site visit, followed by a short critical discussion.

The aim of the course is to introduce participants with new and cutting edge knowledge on sustainable cities. The class is framed to 1) get familiar with the current scientific debate on sustainable development while 2) observing and analyzing how sustainable issues are tackled on the ground; 3) have students develop their own critical perspective on sustainable cities; 4) come up with new critical perspectives for their personal research project.

The language of the course will be English.
Students should be proficient in English (oral and writing) and have some background in urban planning, urban studies and qualitative methods.

Assessment and permitted materials

Mandatory readings will be provided for each session. Students will be expected to participate in the discussion.
Each participant writes a final paper in which she/he critically analyzes her/his case study according to the fours dimensions of sustainability examined and discussed in class.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Paper: data collection, analysis, assessments, writing (70%)
Participation: readings and discussions (30%)
will be part of the course evaluation.

Examination topics

Readings, courses content, participation, critical thinking, creativity, writing and enthusiasm are important elements to take into account for the evaluation.

Reading list

Reading list will be provided on the 03.03.2022

Association in the course directory

(MG-S4-PI.f) (MG-S5-PI.f) (MR3-PI) (MA UF GW 02)

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