Course code Arhi5006
Credit points 4.50
Sustainable Development of Society I
Total Hours in Course120
Number of hours for lectures24
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes24
Date of course confirmation18.12.2013
Responsible UnitInstitute of Civil Engineering and Wood Processing
Course developer
Māra Urtāne
Dr. phil.
Course abstract
New tendencies in society and landscape development in Baltic Sea region. City development and city life.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
• Student obtain knowledge: about development of new tendencies and conceptions in landscape architecture in Baltic Sea region;
• skills: to explain and make discussion about complex aspects of developmet with specialists and public;
• competence: independently formulate and criticaly analyse complex society problems
Compulsory reading
1. Public participation and democracy. Superbs Case Studies. Volume III. [tiešsaiste]. Uppsala: The Baltic University Press 2003. 53 p. ISBN 91-970017-2-4 [skatīts 30.06.2014.]. Pieejams: http://www.balticuniv.uu.se/index.php/teaching-materials/849
2. City 2000. A TV - series Urban development in the Baltic Region Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Germany. Uppsala: Baltic University Programme. 2000 - 2001. 11 films. [skatīts 30.06.2014.]. Pieejams: http://www.balticuniv.uu.se/index.php/other-publications/films/78-sustainable-community-developmentcity-2000
Further reading
1. City and City life. SUPERBS case studies. vollume I. [tiešsaiste]. Uppsala: Baltic University, 2000. 76 p. 1.sēj. nosaukums ir: Basic Patterns of Sustainability. 2002.g. [skatīts 30.06.2014.]. Pieejams: http://www.balticuniv.uu.se/index.php/teaching-materials/847