Planning for Sustainable Development
11.366J · Civil and Environmental Engineering, Urban Studies and Planning · Graduate · Spring 2006
Prof. David Laws, Prof. Martin Rein
This course explores policy and planning for sustainable development. It critically examines concept of sustainability as a process of social, organizational, and political development drawing on cases from the U.S. and Europe. It also explores pathways to sustainability through debates on ecological modernization; sustainable technology development, international and intergenerational fairness, and democratic governance.
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