An outline of

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An outline of a new basic course in Sustainable
Development
Lars Rydén Prof. Director Baltic University
Programme
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Background A new situation

• - Very much has happened in the area
• New groups are interested
• The existing course is 500 pages and 10 x 45
  min
• video
• Development is fast, not possible to follow
• everything in a book it has a different
  purpose
• - New media are available

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One or several courses?

• - Basic introductory course
• A special course on quantitative methods
• sustainability indicators etc
• A special course on change and development
• processes
• A special course on energy systems

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Target groups For whom?

• - University students, which background?
• Municipalities, management
• Companies, industries
• Others

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Which form?

• - Campus course
• Distance course
• Short version for seminars for busy people

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Present coursestructure

• - Intro
• - Physical base - energy and materials
• Two sectors - bio-production and manufacturing
• Two sectors - transport and habitation
• Societal base - economy and law/ethics
• - Implementation A21

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Some principles

• GENERAL
• could be 15 ECTS (10 Nordic/Baltic credits)
• It builds on A Sustainable Baltic Region
• It should have many cases from the region
• material may consist of book, films, webpage
  etc.
• It should relevant to a very wide group
• LETS US REMEMBER THE AIM OF BUP
• To support the key role that universities play in
  a democratic, peaceful and sustainable
  development by
• developing university courses
• participation in projects in cooperation with
  authorities, municipalities others. 

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Future proposed course structure

• - Intro
• - Materials flows
• Surface area use
• Organisation of society
• Economy
• - Implementation

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Future proposed course structure
1. Introduction 2. Resource flows 3. Industry
and manufacturing 4. Surface area use 5.
Habitation and urbanisation 6. Society and
governance/democracy 7. Society and social
issues 8. Economy 9. Economy and
development 10. Implementing Sustainable
Development
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Future proposed course structure
1. Introduction Definitions, concepts history
Policy, Rio Conference and Agenda 21
Johannesburg and Plan of Implementation Johannesb
urg conference and Plan of Implementation The
global situation - why sustainability
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Future proposed course structure (Limited
resource material flow)
2. Resource flows Society as an
ecosystem Agriculture and nutrient flows Energy
and carbon flows 3. Industry and
manufacturing Industry/Manufacturing and product
flows Production consumption waste Cleaner
production Environmental management Materials
management
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Future proposed course structure (limited
resource surface area)
4. Surface area use Nature and
society Biodiversity and nature
protection Agriculture 5. Habitation
and urbanisation Habitation and
urbanisation Traffic and transport Protection
and remediation of water and soil Ecological
footprints and services
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Future proposed course structure (governance)
6. Society and governance/democracy State
formation democracy and governance of
sustainability The role of the local
society 7. Society and social issues Demography
and social care Welfare and social indicators
such as WISP and HDI Sustainable
lifestyles Ethics Culture and spirituality
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Future proposed course structure (limited
resource humans)
8. Economy Human as economic actor. Work
and unemployment Entrepreneurship Sustaina
ble livelihood Poverty 9.
Economy and development Economic and rural
development. Decoupling Economic policy
tools Inclusive wealth concept,
Sustainable business, GRI
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Future proposed course structure
10. Implementing Sustainable Development Sustaina
bility indicators Frames for SD work Actors
for SD and their roles Life Cycle Assessment
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