Objectives and competences
In this course students:
? Get to know sustainable development concept and goals
? Shape positive attitude toward sustainable development
? Get to know different simplified approaches for environmental impact assessment (e.g. carbon footprint, environmental footprint)
? Gain the ability to apply their theoretical knowledge on sustainable development in practice (mobility and consumption).
? Get to know interconnections between environmental, social and economic issues.
Learning and teaching methods
This course uses a range of teaching methods including lectures, discussion groups, videos and films, case studies, practical work, student presentations and independent study of students.
Lectures: students understand the theoretical frameworks of the course and best practices of sustainable development and sustainable consumption. Part of the lecture course is in a classroom while the rest is in the form of e-learning (e-lectures may be given via video-conferencing or with the help of specially designed e-material in a virtual electronic learning environment).
Tutorials: Students enhance their theoretical knowledge and are able to apply it – e.g. calculating environmental and carbon footprint for student’s household. Part of the seminar is in a classroom while the rest is in the form of e-learning (e-seminars may be given via video-conferencing or with the help of specially designed e-material in a virtual electronic learning environment).
Readings
Izbrana poglavja iz/Some Chapters from:
-Obrecht, M. (2020). Trajnostna logistika in alternativni viri energije v logističnih procesih : razvoj trajnostne energetike in trajnostnih energetskih modelov : visokošolski učbenik. Celje: Fakulteta za logistiko Univerze v Mariboru.
-OBRECHT, Matevž. Integrating life cycle thinking, ecolabels and ecodesign principles into supply chain management. V: KOLINSKI, Adam (ur.), DUJAK, Davor (ur.), GOLINSKA-DAWSON, Paulina (ur.). Integration of information flow for greening supply chain management, (Ecoproduction (Berlin. Internet), ISSN 2193-4622). Cham: Springer. cop. 2020, str. 219-249, ilustr. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24355-5
Članki/papers:
-DENAC, Matjaž, OBRECHT, Matevž, RADONJIČ, Gregor. 2018. Current and potential ecodesign integration in small and medium enterprises : construction and related industries. Business strategy and the environment
-OBRECHT, Matevž, KNEZ, Matjaž. Carbon and resource savings of different cargo container designs. Journal of cleaner production, ISSN 1879-1786. [Online ed.], 1 Jul. 2017, vol. 155, 151-156 str. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.11.076.
Dodatna literature / Additional sources:
-JEREB, Borut, KNEZ, Matjaž, KUKOVIČ, Darja, CVAHTE OJSTERŠEK, Tina, OBRECHT, Matevž. Green product. V: JEREB, Borut (ur.), et al. Environmental management & audit : Tempus project Recoaud. 1, Scarcity & introduction to environmental management. 1st electronic ed. Czestochowa [etc.]: SPH - Scientific Publishing Hub. 2016, str. 43-50, ilustr. http://sphub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1_Scarcity_and_Introduction_to_Environmental_Management.pdf, https://dk.um.si/IzpisGradiva.php?id=70410.
- Amaral Junior, A., Almeida, L., Klein Vieira, L. (Eds.). Sustainable consumption: The right to a healthy environment. Springer International Publishing. 2020.
-Friedman, T.L. Hot, flat and crowded. Picador. 2009.
(SLO izdaja: Friedman, T.L. Vroč, raven in nagneten svet. Učila international. 2009)
