SUSTAINABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT (Theory)

Paper Code: 
24CGEO401
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course aims to enable to educate students of the university about the SDGs and sustainability topics, and are aware of the importance of this international agenda.

Course Outcomes: 
CO1: Interpret the theoretical foundation and concept of Sustainability.
CO2: Assess the Millennium Development Goals and Inclusive Development.
CO3: Acquirethe thorough understanding ofSustainable Livelihood Model.
CO4: Enquire the Policies and Global Cooperation for Climate Change.
CO5: Analyse the theoretical perspective on Principles of Good Governance; National Environmental Policy.
CO6: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.
12.00
  • Sustainability: Definition
  • Components and Sustainability for Development.
12.00
  • The Millennium Development Goals: National Strategies and International Experiences.
  • Sustainable Development: Need and examples from different Ecosystems.
  • Inclusive Development: Education, Health
12.00
  • Climate Change: The role of higher education in sustainability
  • The human right to health; Poverty and disease
  • Sustainable Livelihood Model
12.00
  • Policies and Global Cooperation for Climate Change.
  • Sustainable Development Policies and Programmes: Rio+20
  • Goal-Based Development
12.00
  • Principles of Good Governance; National Environmental Policy, CDM.
  • Case Study of any type of disaster.
Essential Readings: 
 
1. Agyeman, Julian, Robert D. Bullard and Bob Evans (Eds.) (2003) Just Sustainabilities: Development in an Unequal World. London: Earthscan. (Introduction and conclusion.).
2. Ayers, Jessica and David Dodman (2010) “Climate change adaptation and development I: the state of the debate”. Progress in Development Studies 10 (2): 161-168.
3. Baker, Susan (2006) Sustainable Development. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon; New York, N.Y.: Routledge. (Chapter 2, “The concept of sustainable development”).
4. Brosius, Peter (1997) “Endangered forest, endangered people: Environmentalist representations of indigenous knowledge”, Human Ecology 25: 47-69.
 
 
SUGGESTED READINGS:
 
1. Lohman, Larry (2003) “Re-imagining the population debate”. Corner House Briefing 28.
2. Martínez-Alier, Joan et al (2010) “Sustainable de-growth: Mapping the context, criticisms and future prospects of an emergent paradigm” Ecological Economics 69: 1741-1747.
3. Merchant, Carolyn (Ed.) (1994) Ecology. Atlantic Highlands, N.J: Humanities Press. (Introduction, pp 1-25.)
4. Osorio, Leonardo et al (2005) “Debates on sustainable development: towards a holistic view of reality”. Environment, Development and Sustainability 7: 501-518.
5. Robbins, Paul (2004) Political Ecology: A Critical Introduction. Blackwell Publishing.
References: 
Academic Year: 
2024-2025