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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Advanced School for Environmental Studies
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Benny Furst
Coordinator Office Hours:
by appointment, email or mobile
Teaching Staff:
Dr. furst benny
Course/Module description:
the concept of Sustainability has more then 100 definitions, while the challenge for scholars, decisiom makers and practitioners is how to implement that to practical evrydy life. this course suggest a 4 days workshop (hacaton) in order to advance a self idea of students in order to look for ways of implementain that to a practical project in a local community in Israel.
Course/Module aims:
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. learning the main theories of sustainability and its terminology.
2. to get exposed to practiotioners and activists in Israek who are leading or implementing sustainable projects.
Attendance requirements(%):
full attendance in the 4 days (3 nights) of the workshop.
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Course/Module Content:
theories of sustainabilty; basic terms of environmental activism; ecopolitics; Place making; case studies from Israel and abroad.
Required Reading:
1. Elliot, J. (2013), An Introduction to Sustainable Development, Routledge.
2. Farley, H. & Smith, Z. (2014), Sustainability - if its everything, is it nothing? Routledge.
3. Leonard, L. & Kedzior, S. (2014), Occupy the Earth: Global Environmental Movements, Emerald.
Additional Reading Material:
Grading Scheme :
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Referat 90 %
Presentation / Poster Presentation / Lecture/ Seminar / Pro-seminar / Research proposal 10 %
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