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Introduction to sustainability, net zero, and low carbon

1. Intro. to SDGs: United Nations, 2022, The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 (https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2022/)


2. Intro. to Net Zero: UN Climate Conference (COP27), 2022, UN Climate Integrity Matters: Net Zero commitments by Businesses, Financial Institutions, Cities and Regions (https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/high-level_expert_group_n7b.pdf)


3. Intro. to low carbon: UNEP, 2022, Emissions Gap Report 2022: TheClosingWindow(https://www.unep.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2022)

Lecture

2

Introduction to sustainability, net zero, and low carbon

1. Intro. to SDGs: United Nations, 2022, The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 (https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2022/)


2. Intro. to Net Zero: UN Climate Conference (COP27), 2022, UN Climate Integrity Matters: Net Zero commitments by Businesses, Financial Institutions, Cities and Regions (https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/high-level_expert_group_n7b.pdf)


3. Intro. to low carbon: UNEP, 2022, Emissions Gap Report 2022: The ClosingWindow(https://www.unep.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2022)

Lecture

3

Policies, practices, and case studies of net zero and low carbon

1. Studying the policies, practices, and cases: US EPA, 2023, Case Studies and Best Practices (https://www.epa.gov/sustainability/case-studies-and-best-practices)


2. Studying the policies, practices, and cases: Taiwan’s National Development Council, 2022, Taiwan’s Pathway to Net-Zero Emissions in 2050


3. Case studies: MIT, 2023, Sustainability Case Studies ( https://mitsloan.mit.edu/teaching-resources-library/sustainability-case-studies)


4. Case studies: Virginia Tech, 2023 Sustainability Case Studies (https://cligs.vt.edu/blog/sustainability-case-studies.html)


5. Policies and practices: PwC, 2023, Sustainability Case Studies.

Lecture

4

Policies, practices, and case studies of net zero and low carbon

1. Studying the policies, practices, and cases: US EPA, 2023, Case Studies and Best Practices (https://www.epa.gov/sustainability/case-studies-and-best-practices)


2. Studying the policies, practices, and cases: Taiwan’s National Development Council, 2022, Taiwan’s Pathway to Net-Zero Emissions in 2050


3. Case studies: MIT, 2023, Sustainability Case Studies ( https://mitsloan.mit.edu/teaching-resources-library/sustainability-case-studies)


4. Case studies: Virginia Tech, 2023 Sustainability Case Studies (https://cligs.vt.edu/blog/sustainability-case-studies.html)


5. Policies and practices: PwC, 2023, Sustainability Case Studies.

Homework 1

5

Low carbon transport: the concept of bicycle urbanism

1. Transportation transition in New York City: Janette Sadik-Khan, 2017, Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution


2. Low carbon transport cases: World Economic Forum, 2022, Which cities in the world are the most bicycle-friendly? (https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/08/bicycle-mobility-transport-ranked-world/)


3. Low carbon transport cases: Singapore’s National Heritage Board, 2020, Bicycle Urbanism: Making Cities Bike Friendly (https://www.nhb.gov.sg/brasbasahbugis/whats-on/programmes/bicycle-urbanism-making-cities-bike-friendly)


4. Low carbon transport cases: Arch Daily, 2021, Bicycle Urbanism: Making Cities Bike Friendly


5. Low carbon transport cases: Jeff Mapes and Oregon State University, 2009, Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists are Changing American Cities.

Lecture

6

Low carbon transport: the concept of BMW (bike, metro, and walking) design 

1. Transportation transition in New York City: Janette Sadik-Khan, 2017, Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution


2. Low carbon transport cases: World Economic Forum, 2022, Which cities in the world are the most bicycle-friendly? (https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/08/bicycle-mobility-transport-ranked-world/)


3. Low carbon transport cases: Singapore’s National Heritage Board, 2020, Bicycle Urbanism: Making Cities Bike Friendly (https://www.nhb.gov.sg/brasbasahbugis/whats-on/programmes/bicycle-urbanism-making-cities-bike-friendly)


4. Low carbon transport cases: Arch Daily, 2021, Bicycle Urbanism: Making Cities Bike Friendly


5. Low carbon transport cases: Jeff Mapes and Oregon State University, 2009, Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists are Changing American Cities.

Homework 2

7

Green infrastructure (GI), Nature-based solutions (NbS), and urban farming

1. Intro. to GI: European Commission, 2013, EU Green Infrastructure Strategy


2. Intro. to GI: US EPA, 2023, Green Infrastructure (https://www.epa.gov/green-infrastructure/what-green-infrastructure)


3. Case studies of GI: NYC, 2023, Types of Green Infrastructure(https://www.nyc.gov/site/dep/water/types-of-green-infrastructure.page)


4. Case studies of GI: NPR, 2017, How Green Roofs Can Help Cities(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlJoBhLnqko)


5. Case studies of garden city: the International Garden Cities Institute, Global Garden Cities (https://www.gardencitiesinstitute.com/resources/global-garden-cities)


6. Case studies of urban farming: the World Bank, 2013, Urban Agriculture: Findings From Four City Case Studies

Lecture

8

Green infrastructure (GI), Nature-based solutions (NbS) , and urban farming

1. Intro. to GI: European Commission, 2013, EU Green Infrastructure Strategy


2. Intro. to GI: US EPA, 2023, Green Infrastructure (https://www.epa.gov/green-infrastructure/what-green-infrastructure)


3. Case studies of GI: NYC, 2023, Types of Green Infrastructure(https://www.nyc.gov/site/dep/water/types-of-green-infrastructure.page)


4. Case studies of GI: NPR, 2017, How Green Roofs Can Help Cities(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlJoBhLnqko)


5. Case studies of garden city: the International Garden Cities Institute, Global Garden Cities (https://www.gardencitiesinstitute.com/resources/global-garden-cities)


6. Case studies of urban farming: the World Bank, 2013, Urban Agriculture: Findings From Four City Case Studies

Lecture

9

Mid-term papers

1. Mid-term paper submission


2. Topics related to the topics from week 1 to week 8. 

Mid-term paper submission

10

Field trip to understand urban policies related to sustainability and low carbon issues.

1. Mid-term field trip.


2. To explore and understand urban policies related to sustainability, low carbon solutions, and regional revitalization.

Field trip

11

Regional revitalization and social enterprise innovation towards sustainability

1. Policies and practices of regional revitalization: Taiwan’s National Development Council, 2018, Promoting the Regional Revitalization Policy (https://www.ndc.gov.tw/en/Content_List.aspx?n=584DA2E7E395367B)


2. Policies and practices of regional revitalization: Japan’s Policy in Regional Revitalization (https://www.chisou.go.jp/sousei/index.html)


3. Policies and practices of regional revitalization: Japan’s Regional Revitalization SDGS (https://future-city.go.jp/

Homework 3

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Regional revitalization and social enterprise innovation towards sustainability

1. Policies and practices of regional revitalization: Taiwan’s National Development Council, 2018, Promoting the Regional Revitalization Policy (https://www.ndc.gov.tw/en/Content_List.aspx?n=584DA2E7E395367B)


2. Policies and practices of regional revitalization: Japan’s Policy in Regional Revitalization (https://www.chisou.go.jp/sousei/index.html)


3. Policies and practices of regional revitalization: Japan’s Regional Revitalization SDGS (https://future-city.go.jp/)

Lecture

13

Regional revitalization and social enterprise innovation towards sustainability

1. Policies and practices of regional revitalization: Taiwan’s National Development Council, 2018, Promoting the Regional Revitalization Policy (https://www.ndc.gov.tw/en/Content_List.aspx?n=584DA2E7E395367B)


2. Policies and practices of regional revitalization: Japan’s Policy in Regional Revitalization (https://www.chisou.go.jp/sousei/index.html)


3. Policies and practices of regional revitalization: Japan’s Regional Revitalization SDGS (https://future-city.go.jp/

Lecture

14

Organizing the group study and case study

1. Organizing the group study and case study: at least 3 to maximum. 6 students in a group.


2. Topics related to regional revitalization and social innovation towards sustainability, nature-based solutions, and low carbon society.


3. Group study and do the field trips/ studies for the final papers and presentations.

Group study/ field trips

15

Local field trips

1. Group study and do the field trips/ studies for the final papers and presentations.


2. Topics related to regional revitalization and social innovation towards sustainability, nature-based solutions, and low carbon society.

Group study/ field trips

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Local field trips

1. Group study and do the field trips/ studies for the final papers and presentations.


2. Topics related to regional revitalization and social innovation towards sustainability, nature-based solutions, and low carbon society.

Group study/

field trips

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Flexible study

Participating regional revitalization and social innovation cases

Practices participation

18

Flexible study

Participating regional revitalization and social innovation cases

Practices participation