Over deze cursus
Sustainable development,
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intellectual and moral underpinnings
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history of sustainability thought and global policy frameworks
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sustainable human development from a big history perspective
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sustainable human development from a political economical perspective
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evolutionary perspective: societal resilience and collapse, collective learning processes, evolutionary search
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visioning; utopian and dystopian futures
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defining and measuring human progress; sustainable development goals
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sustainable design, responsible innovation and sustainable development
Managing complex challenges
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complexity and wicked problems
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fallacies and biases
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critical and systems thinking, practical wisdom
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elementary complex problem solving
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incorporation of complexity in analysis tools
Assessment and decision support methods
- material flow analysis
- life cycle assessment
- financial feasibility analysis
- actor analysis
- quick scan tools for technology assessment
- scenario analysis and visioning
- multi criteria analysis
Alongside a lecture series, the course includes a 6 weeks design sprint tackling a specific sustainability challenge.
Leerresultaten
Upon completing Design for a Sustainable Future Exploratory, you should be able to:
- Understand sustainable development and responsible technology in its multiple dimensions
- Understand characteristics of complex (wicked) problems
- Can apply different analytical methods to pick your battles and assess options regarding sustainable performance.
Bronnen
- Study materials are detailed on Canvas. Materials include Study Guide, lecture ppts and (links to) selected books (recommended chapters), articles, videos and websites.
Aanvullende informatie
- Meer infoCursuspagina op de website van Eindhoven University of Technology
- Neem contact op met een coordinator
- StudiepuntenECTS 5
- Niveaubachelor
Aanbod
Startdatum
2 september 2024
- Einddatum27 oktober 2024
- Periode *Blok 1
- LocatieEindhoven
- VoertaalEngels
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