Content (Syllabus outline)
Basic areas of subject focus are:
- sustainable development and UN sustainable development goals
- environmental impacts,
- environmental impact assessment (carbon footprint, environmental footprint…),
- identification and assessment of unsustainable and sustainable products and services,
- integrating circular flows and concepts of reuse as an alternative to mass consumption,
- de-growth concept as alternative to prevailing
economic models,
- principles of sustainable living,
- sharing economy,
- sustainable mobility,
- new business opportunities in sustainable consumption in the EU.
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
Osnovna literature / Essential sources:
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, CVAHTE OJSTERŠEK, Tina, ČUČEK, Mateja, FALE, Martin, OREL ŠANKO, Nena, VIČIČ, Polona, SLOMŠEK ŠLAMBERGER, Bojana, PAVIĆ, Lazar. Oskrbovalne verige znanja : smernice za zeleni in digitalni prehod. 1. izd. Maribor: Univerza v Mariboru, Univerzitetna založba, 2024. https://press.um.si/index.php/ump/catalog/book/849, Digitalna knjižnica Univerze v Mariboru – DKUM, DOI: 10.18690/um.fl.2.2024
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, 27(1), str. 825-837. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2034
- 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.
- Friedman, T.L. Vroč, raven in nagneten svet: zakaj potrebujemo zeleno revolucijo - in kako lahko ta obnovi Ameriko. Učila international. 2009
