Sustainable Development

Course ID:
ARUD 476

Program:
Architecture and Urban Design 

Level:
Undergraduate

Semester:
9

Credit:
CH:2

Description

The aim of this course is to transfer knowledge and skills about how to promote sustainable attitudes and behaviours for facing threats such as climate change and environmental risks, loss of heritage and historic areas, spread of informality. Socio-psychological models and constructs explaining environment-related behaviour will be addressed, with a specific focus on natural and urban environments. A further issue will concern the effectiveness of communication campaigns for triggering sustainable behaviour at the community level.