Brief Course Description
1. Course Title:
Sustainable Growth and Development for Emerging Cities
2. Language of Instruction:
Tiếng Anh
3. Course Code:
SCM849016
4. Credits:
3
5. Course Objectives:
6. Brief Description of Course Content:
The world has rapidly changed for last half decades, socially, economically, and environmentally. The global population has increased from 3 billion in 1960 to 7.4 billion in 2016. Global trade and communication have also increased by remarkable developments of innovative telecommunication technologies and transportation. However, these changes also threaten our environments and lower our living qualities. Environmental degradation undermines future development progress and threatens human well-beings. It definitely connects to public health issues such as some types of cancers, vector-borne diseases, emerging animal to human disease transfer, etc. Therefore, environmental sustainability can play a significant role in contributing to development and human well-beings. It can reduce human vulnerability, causing human migration and insecurity, such as in the case of storms, droughts or environmental mismanagement.
This course underlines the sustainable development by focusing on critical thinking to the balance with sustainable development on environment. This will review and discuss smart technologies, urban design and planning, policies, and development strategies that can bring dramatic improvements in urban livability and sustainability.