290056 VU Sustainable Cities (2021S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie

Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

Moodle

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Anmeldung von Mo 08.02.2021 11:00 bis Mo 22.02.2021 10:00
Abmeldung bis Mi 31.03.2021 23:59

Details

max. 20 Teilnehmer*innen

Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Sandra Guinand

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

digitale und voraussichtlich ab 2. Semesterhälfte hybride (teils digitale / teils vor Ort) Durchführung

    
    Donnerstag
    04.03.
    09:45 - 11:15
    Digital
Hörsaal 5  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Donnerstag
    11.03.
    09:45 - 11:15
    Digital
Hörsaal 5  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Donnerstag
    18.03.
    09:45 - 11:15
    Digital
Hörsaal 5  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Donnerstag
    25.03.
    09:45 - 11:15
    Digital
Hörsaal 5  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Donnerstag
    15.04.
    09:45 - 11:15
    Digital
Hörsaal 5  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Donnerstag
    22.04.
    09:45 - 11:15
    Digital
Hörsaal 5  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Donnerstag
    29.04.
    09:45 - 11:15
    Digital
Hörsaal 5  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Donnerstag
    06.05.
    09:45 - 11:15
    Digital
Hörsaal 5  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Donnerstag
    20.05.
    09:45 - 11:15
    Digital
Hörsaal 5  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Donnerstag
    27.05.
    09:45 - 11:15
    Digital
Hörsaal 5  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Donnerstag
    10.06.
    09:45 - 11:15
    Digital
Hörsaal 5  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Donnerstag
    17.06.
    09:45 - 11:15
    Digital
Hörsaal 5  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Donnerstag
    24.06.
    09:45 - 11:15
    Hybride Lehre
Hörsaal 5  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Donnerstag
    24.06.
    11:15 - 12:00
    Hybride Lehre

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Taking the case study of Viertel Zwei in Vienna introduced during the course, students will critically and interactively learn about sustainable cities. The course will critically look at the 3 dimensions of sustainable development. It will be divided into 8 sessions each presenting a specific theme:
Session 1 Thinking critically about sustainable cities
Session 2 Urban development and sustainability issues
Session 3 Urban design, land use and transportation
Session 4 Green and blue as new paradigms
Session 5 Smart & efficient city
Session 6-7 Social and political dimensions
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 3 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 Viertel Zwei conducting analysis and proposing recommendations to improve the neighborhood’s sustainability. When possible, students will present their results and analysis during the course's session.

Each session will be complemented by a discussion based on scientific literature, media content (Monocle, Arte, New York Times, etc.), cognitive mapping (Lynch, 1960) 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.

Students will be working individually and in groups of 3 or 4 max.

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.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Evaluation will be done during sessions 3 to 7 with 3 short assignments to hand in (data gathering, urban analysis, assessment and propositions, report statement).
The work for the evaluation will be conducted individually.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Data collection, analysis, assessments, propositions, report statement, small exercises, readings and discussions (posted on the "forum" moodle) will be part of the course evaluation.

Prüfungsstoff

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

Literatur

Brenner, N., Marcuse, P., Mayer, M. (eds.) (2011). Cities for people, not for profit : critical urban theory and the right to the city. London, New York : Routledge.
Cohen, S. (2018). The sustainable city. New York: Columbia University Press.
Krueger, R., Gibbs, D. (eds.) (2007). The sustainable development paradox: urban political economy in the United States and Europe. New York: Guilford Press.
Liverman, D. M. (2018). Geographic perspectives on development goals: Constructive engagements and critical perspectives on the MDGs and the SDGs. Dialogues in Human Geography, 8(2), 168–185. https://doi.org/10.1177/2043820618780787

More readings will be suggested for each session of the course

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

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

Letzte Änderung: Do 23.03.2023 00:25