SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT*

概要

The concept of "Sustainable Development" offers us many controversial topics these days. It is defined as how to balance economic growth, society, and the environment, not only for us but also for future generations. However, is such a thing possible in the first place? What kind of historical background does this concept, which encompasses conflicts of interest, have, and what kind of stakeholders does it involve? Is it possible to achieve a win-win-win situation, and what kind of innovative ideas are needed to achieve it? With creativity and critical thinking skills, you all need to redefine this concept for yourself and implement the ideas. In such a sense, we are involved in these issues as global citizens without exceptions. To find some clue to these questions, we need to know the historical and political backgrounds of the "development" concept, underlying assumptions in context, and environmental carrying capacity as our limits to recognize what we really need and want. The course consists of online work (watching on-demand lectures and online readings) and in-person sessions. English proficiency is required.

目標

-Students will learn the historical and political backgrounds of the concept of Sustainable Development -Based on understanding the background, students will see how important to get a win-win-win situation among the three pillars of environment, economy, and society regardless of the difficulty in harmonizing and prioritizing various interests. -In turn, students can redefine "sustainable development" for themselves and share what actions they think are necessary to make it a reality. -As one of the final achievements of this course, students can develop creativity and critical thinking skills through the learning process and have an action plan for implementing a unique idea for a better future. An active and interactive attitude is expected.

授業外の学習

Pre-reading of the assigned references AND/OR pre/post-assignments are tasked. Participants must submit assignments, post feedback and do other tasks as instructed by each deadline. Individual and group presentations are mandatory.

所要時間: 190min/week. See Moodle page for details.