URBAN SUSTAINABILITY

概要

Urban sustainability has become one of the major issues for sustainable development, with the increasing urban population (50% of global population) and expansion (95%) (United Nations, 2014), listed as “Goal 11 sustainable cities and communities” in SDGs. This course is organized in the flow of Plan-Implementation-Assessment to provide a holistic view of urban planning and management for sustainability transformation. Topics such as transportation, energy, urban metabolism, green infrastructure, food and water will be explained and discussed for exploring the visions of urban sustainability. Public-private-partnership, innovation will be covered in implementation part to understand the urban transformation. Theory, indicators, and challenges will be explained in the last part of assessing urban sustainability. Group presentations related future visions and good practices are scheduled too.

目標

(1) To gain expertise in urban sustainability through the study of basic concepts, theories, and applications. (2) To deepen the understanding of the realization and transformation of urban sustainability through the study of urban systems. (3) To promote the understanding of urban sustainability in global context through international comparison of urban development.

授業外の学習

Reading: Some materials are to be selected from the designated list of papers, some are to be researched on your own. Preparation of presentation materials and reports: Group-based case studies on each topic, to be presented in class, three times scheduled. Final report: Individual report, to be explained in class.

所要時間: At least 190 minutes per lecture.