| CODE | ISD5102 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Principles of Sustainability | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Institute for Climate Change and Sustainable Development | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study unit introduces students wishing to carry out research in the area of sustainable development, to the principles of sustainability. The three aspects of sustainable development, society, environment and economics will be covered and students will be able and required to absorb these principles and apply them in their research. Study-unit Aims The study unit aims to provide students with a background into the historical development of sustainable development and the three principles of sustainability and their interactions. It aims to provide the students with perspective of sustainable development in economic, social and environmental terms. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - list the stages of development of the concept of sustainability - demonstrate how the principles of sustainability can be applied in various fields - explain the importance of sustainability 2. Skills (including transferable [generic] skills): By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - report on matters related to sustainability through an examination at the end of the study unit - compare practices from a sustainability point of view - analyse indicators of sustainability (some numerical skills) Main Text/s and any supplementary readings - Dresner, S. 2002, Principles of Sustainability. Earthscan. - World Commission on Environment and Development 1987, Our Common Future. Oxford Paperbacks - Jackson, T. 2009, Prosperity without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet. Earthscan - Bell, S., Morse, S. 2008 Sustainability Indicators: Measuring the Immeasurable? Eartscan. - National Commission for Sustainable Development 2006, Malta's National Strategy for Sustainable Development. Available at https://www.um.edu.mt/islands/sustainable_development_strategy_for_malta |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||
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