| CODE | SEA5006 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Sustainable Port Cities (MIP1.6) | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Faculty of Laws | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The course provides knowledge and understanding of the goals and principles of sustainability and resilience, the ports and cities’ interactions, the problems facing the sustainable development of the port cities and measures, and the techniques to promote the sustainability of port cities and the happiness and well-being of port workers and other citizens. The syllabus provides a foundation for understanding local and global sustainability challenges as well as interaction between ecological and human systems, understanding the systemic character between environmental, economic, social and cultural dimensions of sustainability. The main objective of this curricular unit is to present the science of sustainability and its specific connection with port cities, urban space and modal interfaces. It is intended that the student, based on real cases of cities and neighbourhoods, learns the port cities’ problems and the sustainable solutions in a complex context. Reading List: A reading pack will be provided to students. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | **Resits will be held during the period indicated by the partner institution responsible for the study-unit in accordance with the regulations applicable at the respective institution. | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Antoine Grima |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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