PPPM 242. Global Sustainable Cities and Landscapes. 4 Credits.
The course focuses on Sustainable Cities and Landscapes (SCL), a key approach to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—internationally recognized benchmarks for advancing global sustainability. It explores urbanization, with a particular emphasis on the Non-US Pacific Rim, and examines practices for creating sustainable cities worldwide. Topics include addressing the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities, transforming water and energy systems, promoting biodiversity, enhancing placemaking, and fostering rural-urban co-development. Through hybrid teaching and methods such as case studies and peer learning, the course builds competencies in systems thinking, strategic action, collaboration, and integrated problem-solving, equipping students to critically evaluate sustainability.
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Social Science Area
Cultural Literacy: Global Perspectives