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MJ2350 Sustainability and Economics 5.0 credits

Hållbarhet och ekonomi

  • Educational level

    Second cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

  • Subject area

    Technology and Economics

  • Grade scale

    A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Course offerings

Autumn 13 for single courses students - To application

  • Periods

    Autumn 13 P0 (5.0 credits)

  • Application code

    40031

  • Start date

    01/07/2013

  • End date

    2013 week: 29

  • Language of instruction

    English

  • Campus

    -

  • Number of lectures

    24 (preliminary)

  • Number of exercises

    32 (preliminary)

  • Tutoring time

    Daytime

  • Form of study

    Normal

  • Number of places *

    10 - 60

    *) The Course date may be cancelled if number of admitted are less than minimum of places. If there are more applicants than number of places selection will be made.

  • Course responsible

    Peter Hagström <peter.hagstrom@energy.kth.se>

  • Target group

    Offered within the T.I.M.E. association.

  • Application

    Apply for this course at antagning.se through this application link.
    Please note that you need to log in at antagning.se to finalize your application.

Learning outcomes

The objective with the course is to give the student a deeper knowledge in both technical and non-technical issues concerning sustainability and its interaction with economic issues.

After the course the student should be able to:

  • account for the general principles of sustainability and how it interacts with economic conditions and restrictions
  • account for the principles of large infrastructure systems, ase.g.transport and water systems, related to sustainability and economics
  • describe alternative measurement tools to GDP
  • account for the meaning of Clean Tech for a sustainable development

Course main content

1.     Replacing GDP as a measure of progress

2.     Local Sustainable Development

3.     European issues on Sustainability & Economics

4.     Sustainable transport systems in a global context

5.     Climate Change and the Conditions for Industrial Transformation

6.     Corporate Social Responsibility

7.     Clean Tech - Using Technology to Change the World

8.     Water Resources and Management

Disposition

Lectures: 24 h (8 x 3 h)

Seminars: 32 h (8 x 4 h)

Study visits: 2 á 8 h, including student presentations

Eligibility

A minimum of 150 credits within one or several of the following subjects: technical, scientific, architecture and or economy, plus English knowledge which is equivalent to English A.

Prerequisites

B.Sc. or 180 ECTS credits in the field of Engineering, or corresponding education.

Literature

Delges av respektive lärare och görs tillgänglig på Bilda.

Examination

  • INL1 - Individual Assignments, 5.0 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • NÄR1 - Attendance, , grade scale: P, F
  • SEM1 - Seminars, , grade scale: P, F

• NÄR1 – Attendance, scale of grading: P, F

• INL1 – Individual assignments, scale of grading: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

• SEM1 – Seminars, scale of grading: P, F

Requirements for final grade

Compulsory participation at all course items (NÄR, 0 credits)

Approval on all individual assignments (INL, 5 credits)

Participation and approval at all seminars (SEM, 0 credits)

Offered by

ITM/Energy Techniology

Contact

Peter Hagström, Peter.Hagstrom@energy.kth.se

Examiner

Torsten Fransson <torsten.fransson@energy.kth.se>

Version

Course plan valid from: Spring 12.
Examination information valid from: Spring 11.