The environmental dimension of development

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Course ID:	4208-PWRc-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.6 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0319) Social and behavioural sciences, not elsewhere classified The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	The environmental dimension of development
Name in Polish:	Przyrodniczy wymiar rozwoju-ćwiczenia-OGUN
Organizational unit:	Centre for European Regional and Local Studies
Course groups:	General university courses General university courses in Euroreg General university courses in the social sciences
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	general courses
Short description:	The aim of the class is to analyse the role that natural environment plays in socio-economic development processes.
Full description:	The focus of the class is on the role played by natural environment in socio-economic processes. Main topics include: 1. Relations between environment and both economy and society. 2. The concept of sustainable development and introduction to environmental economics. 3. Main environmental challenges faced globally and in Poland. 4. Environmental policies pursued at various territorial levels. 5. Public administration’s instruments for environmental management.
Bibliography:	1. G. Atkinson et al. (red.), Hanbook of Sustainable Development, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham 2014. 2. T. Borys (red.), Wskaźniki zrównoważonego rozwoju, Wyd. Ekonomia i Środowisko, Warszawa-Białystok 2005. 3. J. Kronenberg & T. Bergier (red.), Wyzwania Zrównoważonego Rozwoju w Polsce, Fundacja Sendzimira, Kraków 2010. 4. United Nations Environment Programme (2021). Making Peace with Nature: A scientific blueprint to tackle the climate, biodiversity and pollution emergencies. Nairobi 5. Poradnik TEEB dla miast: usługi ekosystemów w gospodarce miejskiej, wydanie polskie: Fundacja Sendzimira, Kraków 2011. 6. B. Poskrobko i T. Poskrobko (red.), Zarządzanie środowiskiem w Polsce, PWE , Warszawa 2012. 7. M. Redclift & D. Springett, Routledge international handbook of sustainable development, Routledge, New York 2015.
Learning outcomes:	In terms of knowledge: (1) Discusses the environmental conditions of development at various territorial levels (K_W08). (2) Describes concepts and approaches to environment protection in territorial development (K_W09). (3) Characterizes environmental policy instruments by referring to examples of their use (K_W02). In terms of abilities and skills: (1) Analyses role of environment and its protection from an economic and spatial perspective (K_U01). (2) Explains the relationship between environmental processes and spatial planning (K_U01). In terms of social skills: (1) Takes on the various roles during group work on environmental dimension of development (K_K02). (2) Identifies and resolves dilemmas related to spatial dimension of the relationship between development and natural environment (K_K04).
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	The assessment criteria include: a) test of knowledge, b) activity during the workshop and assignments.

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