Fall 2023 Sustainability Management PS4130 section 001

SUSTAINABLE CITIES

Call Number 12438
Day & Time
Location
T 4:10pm-6:00pm
304 Hamilton Hall
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Jitendra Bajpai
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

This course prepares students to understand, analyze, and develop policies and procedures to address sustainability issues faced by urban centers in the developed and developing world, their decision-makers, and inhabitants. Enrolled students are assumed to have had no previous in-depth exposure to sustainable urban development and urban planning. By the end of the course, students will have learned the following skills necessary to develop strategies and related actions to enhance sustainability of cities: identify and support good practices in green and efficient urban development and planning; develop policies and foster technologies used to promote energy efficiency and reduced GHG emissions from buildings and transportation; develop policies and foster technologies necessary to ensure access to clean water; develop policies and foster technologies necessary for the effective collection, disposal, and possible re-use of waste; create approaches to climate change adaptation measures undertaken by cities; develop, track, and analyze sustainability metrics and indicators for urban centers. This course can also be counted toward Area 1: Integrative Sustainability Management.

Web Site Vergil
Department Sustainability Management
Enrollment 19 students (35 max) as of 4:05PM Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Subject Sustainability Management
Number PS4130
Section 001
Division School of Professional Studies
Open To Columbia College, General Studies, SIPA, Professional Studies
Note Graduate Students Only. Cross-registrations opens 9/5/23.
Section key 20233SUMA4130K001