fa15 sus-cph-sus-b-final-delivered

FinalSyllabus–Course,AsDelivered

SustainableDevelopmentinNorthernEuropeB|DIS

SustainableDevelopmentinNorthernEuropeBFall2015

Location:CopenhagenCredits:3

CoreClass:YesStudyTour:Germany

MajorDisciplines:EnvironmentalStudies,PublicPolicy,andSustainabilityFacultyMember:MikeTownsend,[email protected]

ProgramDirector:NeringaVendelbo,[email protected]:ElizabethVanHorn,[email protected]

MondaysandThursdays8:30–9:50,Vestergade10‐A13

Instructor:MikeTownsendMikeisaninfluentialbusinesstransformationleader,writer,speakerandlecturer,withthirtyyearsexperienceacrossarangeofsectorsandterritories.Founder&CEO,Earthshine–aninternationalconsultancyfocusedonsustainablebusinessandeconomictransformation.MBA(BirminghamBusinessSchool,UK,1997),BSc(Hons)CivilEngineeringManagement(UniversityofWolverhampton,UK,1994).AuthorofTheQuietRevolution(Greenleaf,Spring2016),EditorofReframingtheGame(2015),LeadauthorofAJourneyinSearchofCapitalism2.0(2013).RegularwriterforHuffingtonPost,2‐Degrees,TheGuardian,andTheEcologist.WithDISsince2015.Descriptionofcourse:Sustainabledevelopmenthasemergedasoneofthemostimportantdiscoursesofthe21stcentury.Itisamulti‐dimensionalconcept,whichaimstointegrateenvironmental,socialandeconomicobjectives,andnosingleacademicdisciplinedefinitivelyaddressesitsproblemsorsolutions.Thiscourseexploressomeofthekeyissuesandthemesofsustainabledevelopment,aswellaspragmaticandpracticalstrategiesforpromotingamoresustainablefuture.Theaimsofthecourseare:

• Topresentacoherentandanalyticalframeworkforunderstandingthekeyideasandissuesinformingthesustainabilitydebateintheglobalnorth(especiallyfromaEuropeanperspective);

• Toexaminethecurrentandpotentialrolesofgovernment,civilsocietyandbusinessinshapingasustainablefuture;

• Toprovideaframeworkforunderstandingthatlinksknowledgewithpractice,andbridgesthegapbetweentheclassroomandtheoutsideworld;

• Toexamineandevaluaterealworldstrategiesforchange.Learningobjectivesofthecourse:Bytheendofthiscourseyouwillbeableto…

• Comprehendtheunderlyingconcepts,debatesandissuesinformingvariousactors,agenciesandactivitiesworkingtorealizesustainabilitygoals;

• Showacriticalawarenessofthediverseandcontestedmeaningsofsustainabledevelopmentideasandpractices;

• IdentifyabroadrangeofDanishandEuropeanstakeholdersandactivitiescurrentlyshapingthesustainabilityagenda;

• CompareandcontrastsustainabilitydiscoursesandpracticesinDenmarkandEuropewiththoseinyourhomestates;

• Locateabroadrangeofsourcesofinformationonsustainability,andtobeabletoengageincriticalandreflectivethinkingonasustainabilityissue;



• Articulateyourownvalues,positionalityandpossiblestrategiesforasustainablefuture.• Bepreparedforleadingrolesindealingwiththechallengesofthe21stCentury.

Requiredtexts: Sachs,J.(2015),TheAgeofSustainableDevelopment,NewYork:ColumbiaUniversityPressSkene,K.&Murray,J.(2015),SustainableEconomics:Context,ChallengesandOpportunitiesforthe21stCenturyPractitioner,London:Greenleaf.ExcerptsfromotherpublicationswillalsobepostedonBlackboard.DISwillsupplyallbooks.ApproachtoTeaching:Classsessionswillcombinelectures(includingguestlecturers)anddiscussions,whichexaminetheory,currentdebateandcasestudies.Theclassroomexperiencewillbeenhancedbyexperientiallearning,throughcooperativelearningmethods,alongwithfieldstudyandstudytours.Withsuchabroadtopic,itisimpossibletocoverallissuesandthemes,andthereforetopicsareselectiveratherthancomprehensive.Expectationsofthestudents:Ourclasstouchesonjustabouteveryaspectofhowweliveandwork,andsowewillmoveatpacethroughtherapidlyevolvinglandscapethatisSustainableDevelopment.Youwillneedtobepreparedforeachclasswithathoroughunderstandingoftherequiredreadings–whichwillbeupdatedinadvanceofeachclass–andtoreflectonthese,preparingfocusedquestionsinsupportofclassdiscussions.Thiswillhelpwithyourparticipation,aswellasembeddinglearning.Wewillalsoexploremanycasestudyexamples,tohighlighttheveryrealpossibilitiesandopportunities,aswellasthechallenges,inmovingtowardsasustainablefuture.Wewillhavesometimeatthestartofeachsession,framingthetopicathand,andoutliningthekeyissuesunderconsideration.Akeypartofourclasswillalsobeactiveparticipation,involvinggroupexercisesandclassdiscussions.Youwillbeencouragedtoshareyourowninformedviewsandexperiences–aspowerfullearningwilloccurbetweenstudents–aswellasraisingpointsandquestionsfromreadingsandteachings.Groupworkisabigpartofthiscourse,asdevelopingandenhancingcollaborativeandteam‐workingskillsarevitaltoolsyouwillneed,inyourfuturecareersandinmeetingthechallengesofthe21stcentury.Asalways,whatyougetfromourclasswillbeinproportionwithwhatyouputin–socomepreparedforanenjoyable,stimulatingandengagingsemester.Fieldstudies:FieldstudiesarearrangedtogiveyouafurtherappreciationofrealexamplesofsustainabilitywithintheCopenhagenarea.Foreachvisit,youwillhavetodosomepriorresearchandformulateinsightfulquestions,inordertounderstandhowthingshavebeendone,thesuccessesinvolved,andtotestwheretheremightbelimitations.Thisapproachwillalsohelpustodevelopskillsinanalysisandcriticalthinking.Wednesday,October7th,8:30‐12:30:locationTBA.Wednesday,December2nd,13:00‐17:00:locationTBA.Studytours:CoreCourseweekandstudytoursareanintegralpartofthecorecourseaswetaketheclassroomontheroadandseehowtheorypresentedintheclassroomistranslatedtopracticeinthefield.YouwilltravelwithyourclassmatesandDISfaculty/staffontwostudytours;ashortstudytourduringCoreCourseWeekandalongstudytourtoarelevantEuropeandestination.Expectationsforstudytours:

• Participateinallactivities



• Engageindiscussions,askquestions,andcontributetoachievingthelearningobjectives• Respectthedestination,thespeakers,DISstaff,andyourfellowclassmates• Representyourself,yourhomeuniversityandDISinapositivelight

WhileonaprogramstudytourDISwillprovidehostel/hotelaccommodation,transportationto/fromthedestination(s),approx.2mealsperdayandentrances,guides,andvisitsrelevanttoyourareaofstudyorthedestination.Youwillreceiveamoredetaileditinerarypriortodeparture.Thedatesforcorecourseweek,includingshortstudytour,andyourlongstudytourarebelowforyourreference.Thedatesforcorecourseweek,includingshortstudytour,andyourlongstudytourarebelowforyourreference.CoreCourseWeek:September7th‐12th,2015LongStudytourtoGermany:September27th‐October2nd,2015Travelpolicies:Youarerequiredtotravelwithyourgrouptothedestination.Ifyouhavetodeviatefromthegrouptravelplans,youneedapprovalfromtheprogramdirectorandthestudytoursofficepriortodeparture.YouarefreetoreturntoCopenhagenonyourownifyouchoosetodoso,butmuststaywiththegroupthroughthelastvisitandinformyourstudytourleadersofyourplansinadvance.ShortstudytourtoMalmöandLund:AthreedaytourtoMalmöandLund,Sweden.Thisformerindustrialshipyardhasrecentlybeenregeneratedintoanattractiveandsustainableresidentialandbusinessdistrictrunningon100%renewableenergy.Wewillbetakingpublictransportationandeatingatsustainablerestaurantsthatserveorganicorlocalfoodwheneverpossible.PastvisitshaveincludedS:tHansgården,anenvironmentaleducationcenter,theScandinavianGreenRoofInstitute,andSöderåsenNationalPark.YouwilldevelopadeeperinsightintoSwedenthroughexposuretotheculture,history,andsocioeconomicclimateoftheregionandengageinyourpersonallearningprocessoutsidetheclassroombyactivelyparticipatingandchallengingyourcurrentideasandassumptions.LongstudytourtoHamburg&Berlin:AsixdaytourtoHamburgandBerlin,Germany.HamburgwastheEuropeanGreencityin2011andGermanyisaworldleaderingreeningtheenergysector.Wewillbetakingpublictransportationwherepossibleandeatingatsustainablerestaurants,whethertheyserveorganicorlocalfood,orrunonrenewableenergy.WheninBerlin,wewillalsogoonanalternativewalkingorbikingtourofthecity.AgoalofthetouristocompareandcontrastsustainabilitydiscoursesandpracticesinEuropewiththoseintheUSA.Studentswillbeencouragedtoexaminethedifferentapproachesofmainstreamandgrassrootsinitiatives,aswellasquestionsofscale,inimplementingsustainablepractices,andgainspecificawarenessoftheseissuesinaGermancontext.Specificvisitshavepreviouslyincludednational‐levelpolicyorganizations,internationalNGOs,andexamplesofurban(re)development.Evaluation:FinalAssignment:Themainassignmentofthiscourseisafour‐partProject,basedonresearchinganddevelopingtwoseparatecasestudies(onarelatedthemeortopic,butfromdifferentEuropeancountries),thenundertakingacomparativeanalysis(intheformofamagazinearticle),andfollowingthroughtodeliveringaformalpresentation,toshareyourfindingsandrecommendations.Themainideahereisto



embedlearningonkeyconcepts,inawaythatsimulatesareal‐lifeProjectBriefing;somethingthatyoumayencounterintheworldofconsultancy,NGOsandthink‐tanks.Combined,thisexerciseisworth50%ofyourtotalassessment.Theassignmentisdesignedasatwo‐person,groupexercise–sopleasefeelfreetopair‐upwithsomeoneyouarehappytoworkwith.#Tip:sometimesitcanhelptoworkwithsomeonethathascomplementaryskillsandperspectives,thatwillenableyoutoproduceanevengreaterresult!YouarefreetochooseanytwocasestudiesthatyouencounterfromDenmark,Sweden,Germany,oranyotherlocationinNorthernEurope.Thethemesyouchooseareuptoyou–thekeypointistobeconsistentacrossyourcasestudies–toensurethatmeaningfulcomparisonsandlessonscanbedrawnbetweenyourcasestudies–so,pleasemakesurethethemeyouchooseisinterestingandmotivatingforyoutofollowthroughon.Grading:Casestudy1(CountryA,5pages) 15%Casestudy2(CountryB,5pages) 15%MagazineArticle(basedoncomparativeanalysis) 10%Presentation 10%Written,sit‐downfinalexam 25%Participation 25%Participationwillbebasedonthefollowingcriteria:

• Attendance• Activeparticipationinclassdiscussions• Preparationforeachclass• Readingallassignedtexts• On‐timesubmissionofallclassassignments• Activeparticipationinstudytoursandfieldstudies

Tobeeligibleforapassinggradeinthisclassyoumustcompletealloftheassignedwork.Disabilityandresourcestatement:AnystudentwhohasaneedforaccommodationbasedontheimpactofadisabilityshouldcontactSeanGreen([email protected])tocoordinatethis.Inordertoreceiveaccommodations,studentsshouldinformtheinstructorofapprovedDISaccommodationswithinthefirsttwoweeksofclasses.PoliciesAttendance–YouareexpectedtoattendallDISclasseswhenscheduled.IfyoumissmultipleclassestheDirectorofTeachingandLearning,andtheDirectorofStudentAffairswillbenotifiedandtheywillfollow‐upwithyoutomakesurethatalliswell.AbsenceswilljeopardizeyourgradeandyourstandingatDIS.Allowanceswillbemadeincasesofillness,butyoumustnotifyyourprofessorbyemail,ifyouaregoingtomissanyclassthroughillness.Inthecaseofmultipleabsencesyouwillneedtoprovideadoctor’snote.Pleasemakesureyouarriveintimeforeachclass–allowingyourselfenoughtimeforyourjourney–aswehavealotofmaterialtogetthroughineachsession.Infrequentlyevents,suchastraindelays,mightoccur



outsideofyourcontrol–butfrequentlatenesswillaffectyourgrade.Attendanceandparticipationarefactorsthatcontributetowardsyourcumulativescore.AcademicHonesty:PlagiarismandViolatingtheRulesofanAssignmentDISexpectsthatstudentsabidebythehigheststandardsofintellectualhonestyinallacademicwork.DISassumesthatallstudentsdotheirownworkandcreditallworkorthoughttakenfromothers.Academicdishonestywillresultinafinalcoursegradeof“F”andcanresultindismissal.Thestudents’homeuniversitieswillbenotified.DISreservestherighttorequestthatwrittenstudentassignmentsbeturnedinelectronicformforsubmissiontoplagiarismdetectionsoftware.SeetheAcademicHandbookformoreinformation,oraskyourinstructorifyouhavequestions.Laptopandphonespolicy:Whilemoststudentsfindthattakingnotesbyhandinclassisquitesufficientforreviewpurposes,computersinclassareallowednote‐takingpurposesandforresearchsessionwhenencouragedbytheinstructor.However,youareaskednottousecomputersinclasstowritee‐mails,connecttosocialmediaorothersuchactivities,asthisisquitedisrespectfulanddistractingformeandotherstudents.Failuretoshowthiscourtesywillcountnegativeinyourclassparticipationgrade.Phonesarenottobeusedduringclass,fieldstudies,orduringvisitswhenonstudytour.PolicyonLatePapers:Latepaperswillnotbeaccepted,unlesstherearesignificantmitigatingcircumstances,whichneedtocommunicatedanddiscussedwithyourprofessor,attheearliestpossiblejuncture.Latesubmission,withoutprioragreement,willresultinareducedgrade.

Scheduleofclasses,readingstobedoneforeachclass,andassignmentduedates.

Session

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Date Topic Activities/Readings

(Primaryinbold)

PartI–TheConceptofSustainableDevelopment(SD)1 Thursday

August20

Sustainability&SustainableDevelopment–WhereAreWe?Whatissustainabilityabout?Whysustainability–whatistheproblem?Definitionsofsustainabledevelopment+indicators.Wheredowestandnow,andwhatshouldweaimat?Mappingsustainabledevelopmentissuesandchallenges.

Sachs,(2015)TheAgeofSustainableDevelopment(pp1‐14,27‐42.IGBP,GreataccelerationplanetarydashboardStockholmResilienceInstitute,AshortpieceonplanetaryboundariesWWF(2014)LivingPlanetReportWEF(2015)GlobalRisksReport

2 Monday

August24

SustainableDevelopment–WhereAreWeGoing?Sustainabledevelopment,definitions,conceptsandindicatorscont.Systemstheory–nestedvs.networked.Questionstosyllabus.Classrepselection.Optimismorpessimism:weakandstrongsustainability.Casestudy:Skanska.

Sachs(2015)Ch.14,pp481‐486.UN(2015)SustainableDevelopmentGoals.Earthshine:SkanskaCaseStudy.Eurostat(2014):SustainableDevelopmentintheEuropeanUnion–read'ExecSummary','Introduction',and'BroaderHorizonofSD'.Ban Ki‐moon (2015) Sustainability



iscommonSense.

3 ThursdayAugust27

Makingthetransition–HowWillWeGetThere?Whoistotakethelead?Globalgovernanceorlocalaction?Citiesforchange:caseofCopenhagenBusinessastheengineofchange?Politicsandeconomics–enablers&barriers.

Sachs,(2015)pp42‐44,496‐502,502‐505.EEA:TheCopenhagenClimateAdaptationPlan.WBCSD:Pathwaysto2050

4 Monday

August31

FromGrowthtoGreenGrowth?ThegrowthchallengeandthelineareconomyEfficiencyordownscaling?Reboundeffect.Growthchoicesandtheirimplications

Sachs(2015),pp214‐217Jackson(2009)ProsperityWithoutGrowth,Ch.5:Themythofdecoupling.Townsend(2014)Growth–realelephantintheroom.Townsend(2014)GreaterExpectations.Jamet,S.TowardsGreenGrowthinDenmark,pp18‐20

5 Thursday

September3

ConsolidationandIntrotoCoreCourseWeekandShortStudyTour.Exercisetoembedlearning,pluspreparationforCoreCourseWeek,ourShortStudyTourtoSweden,andthinkaheadtoyourfirstCase

StudyAssignment.

Re‐read & prepare for classdiscussion:

EEA: The Copenhagen ClimateAdaptationPlan.WBCSDPathwaysto2050

CoreCourseWeek

Sept.7‐9 CoreCourseWeek:Copenhagen.

FinaldetailswillbepostedonBlackboardMonday:UrbanPlanningandsustainabledevelopmentTuesday: Sustainable Development &GlobalContext.

Readingsforactivities,guestlecturesandtreasurehuntvisits–willbepublishedonBlackboard.

Sept.10‐12 ShortStudyTour:SouthernSwedenFinaldetailswillbepostedonBlackboard

SeeBlackboard.



PartII–GHGEmissionSourcesandEuropeanStrategies6 Monday

Sept.14

ShortStudyTourDownload&CaseStudyPlanning.ReviewandembedourlearningfromCCW&SSTtoSweden,plusplanningforCaseStudyAssignment#1.

Reviewcasestudyvisitnotesandclass materials, to date: reflecton your ideal case studies for

Assignment1.

7 Thursday

Sept.17

GreenhouseGasEmissions.Greenhousegases,backgroundonthescience,emissionsources,measurement,plusimpactsandchallenges.

Sachs(2015),pp393‐414.NASA,AblanketaroundtheEarthMcKibben,GlobalWarming’sTerrifyingNewMathShell,Signals&SignpostsWorldResourcesInstitute,GreenhouseGasProtocols.

8 Monday

Sept.21

GHGEmissionsandEuropeanStrategies.Reviewourcarbonfootprintsandkeydriversofemissions,comparisonwithnationalaverages,differentmethodologies,andstrategiesforreduction.PracticalinfofortheStudytour.

Homework:CO2footprint.Sachs(2015),pp414‐440.Concito,ConsumerClimateImpactEnergyPolicyinDenmark.News:AppleDataCentreinDenmark.

9 Thursday

Sept.24

GHGReduction‐InternationalContext&BusinessResponse.Exploring if we can achieve 100%renewable energies, a focus on DenmarkandGermany,thebusinessresponse(case

studies) and an important question: canthe international climate talks deliver ameaningfulagreement?

Sachs(2015),pp440‐445.WWF,TheEnergyReport:RenewableEnergiesby2050.BBC:Don’tMentionCopenhagenENDSReport:WhatCameOutofLima?Edie:WhatWentoninBonn?TheGuardian:InteractiveCarbonMapOECDCountryReviewofGermanyFactsAboutGermany:PhasingOutNuclearPowerinGermanyTheLocal:GermanyProducesHalfofElectricityNeedsWithSolarPower

September27‐Oct2

LongStudyTour–Germany:HamburgandBerlin



PartIII–SustainableLiving10 Monday

October5

Case Study development and workingsession–queriesandsupport.

Prepareanyquestionsonthedevelopmentofyourcasestudies,forconsultation.

‐‐ Wednesday

October7

FieldStudy;08:30to12:30inCopenhagenArea.

Roskilde Energy Tower – Waste

toEnergyvisit.

11 ThursdayOctober8

Thebuiltenvironment–sustainablecitiesandurbanisation.LSTdownload:exercisetoreviewandembedlearningfromGermany.Then, lecture on the challenge of

unsustainableurbanization.

Sachs(2015)pp356‐391

Arcadis (2015) SustainanableCitiesIndex

12 Monday

October12

TheSustainableConsumptionChallenge!Lowcarbonandsustainableliving,isitpossible?Theconsumptionchallenge–howdoweinfluencewisechoices?Casestudy–greenbuying?

Skene&Murray(2015)pp343‐344SDC:IWillifYouWill.Salzman&O’Reilly:10TrendsinMindfulConsumptionWorldEconomicForum(2013),SustainableConsumptionHandbook.Monbiot,ApplaudingThemselves

toDeath

PartIV–ProductionandConsumption

13 Thursday

October15

Introductiontosustainableproductionandconsumptionsystems.Thelineareconomy,eco‐efficiency,Industrialsymbiosis,Cradle‐to‐CradleandtheCircularEconomy,EUPolicy.LifeCycleAnalysis(LCA).Producttake‐back.CaseStudy:InterfaceEurope

Skene&Murray(2015),Ch.6.Webster&Johnson,Sense&Sustainability‐Ch4Earthshine:InterfaceCaseStudyBraungart&McDonnaugh(2006)Cradle‐to‐CradleEMF(2013):TowardstheCircularEconomy:EconomicandbusinessrationaleforanacceleratedtransitionEU(2014),TowardsaCircularEconomy:AzerowasteprogrammeforEurope.

October17‐25TravelBreak



14 MondayOctober26

RelocalizedEconomies:Integratingsustainableconsumptionandproduction.Globalization–benefitsandlimits.Ecologicallywastefultrade.Reintegratingdemandandsupply.Resiliencethinkingandrelocalization.

Hopkins(2011),TheTransitionCompanion,Ch.4.Shuman(2010),RelocalizingbusinessTownsend(2013),TheThornyIssueofOwnership.NEF:ConsumptionExplosion.

15 Thursday

October29

SustainableFoodandAgricultureSystems.Exploring challenges & solutions in quest

forsustainablefood&agriculturalsystems:foodwaste,climatechange,protectingthesoil: no‐till agriculture and permaculture.

The rise of urban farming. Case studies –Cuba&Prinzessgarden,Berlin.

Montgomery:Soil&CivilizationMonbiot,We'reTreatingSoilLikeDirt.PWC/Asda,TheChallengeofaChangingClimateBates and Hemenway ‐ FromAgriculturetoPermaculture.

PartV–ChangingtheEconomy

16 Thursday

November5

TowardstheSustainableEconomyExploringrelationshipwithoureconomicdomain,what’sright&what’swrongwithourcurrentsystem,thealternatives,reformvs.radicalchange,newrecipesanddesignprinciplesforasustainableeconomy.

Townsend&Zarnett(2013),AJourneyinSearchofCapitalism2.0.FT (2015), Vote of NoConfidence in Shareholder

Capitalism.

Sebastian(2015),DoingBusinessinaWellbeingEconomy.

November7‐15TravelBreak

17 Monday

Nov.16

EconomicsinTransitionWhatiseconomics?Financialcrisis‐whatwentwrong?Whatshouldbedone?Whoisgoingtoputitright?Fundamentalissue:bankingmodels.FromecologicaltoanewmainstreamforeconomicsWhatcanwedoaboutit?Studentpower:RethinkingEconomics.Sustainablebanking:acceleratingthetransitiontosustainabledevelopment.Casestudy:TriodosBank.

MartinWolf(2014),TheShiftsandtheShocks,Preface,Ch.6,&Ch.7.Earthshine:TriodosBankCaseStudyCoase(2012)SavingEconomicsfromtheEconomists.InternationalStudentInitiativeforPluralisminEconomics.RethinkingEconomicswebsite‐VisionforEconomicsEducation.DavidKorten:AgendaforaNewEconomy.



18 Thursday

November19

CreatingSustainableJobsDimensionsofsustainablejobs.Greenjobsvs.greeningjobs.Casestudy–fromwastetowages.EUStrategies.Ecologicaltaxreform.Whatwillyoudo?

Townsend(2012),GreenSkills:timeforsomejoined‐upthinking.Poschen(2015)Chs.1&5.Earthshine:ApolloCaseStudy.TakePart(2014)CyclingIsCreatingMoreJobsinEuropeThanAutomakersAreintheU.S.SustainLabour(2013)GreenandDecentJobsEEA(2014)EnvironmentalTaxReform.

20 MondayNov.23

CaseStudyPresentations Preparegrouppresentations.

21 Thursday

Nov.26

Review Session – review learning, takequestions, and coaching towards final

exam.

Homework:reviewsyllabusandreadings:listkeylearningpointsandunresolvedquestions.

Wednesday

December2

FieldStudyVisit;13:00–17:00

PlusConcludingClassSocialtoFollow.

EuropeanEnvironmentAgency,Copenhagen:Strategy,SDGs,COP21.

December7‐11FinalExams

Scheduleissubjecttochangeifnecessarywithasmuchnoticeaspossible.