Discussion of urban sustainability concepts in cities across the globe (USA, Latin America, Europe...), the human factor of sustainability, and introduction to planning related aspects of environmental psychology
Part I: Sustainable Cities and Urban Sustainability Trends across the Globe
- Introduction to urban sustainability and international developments (green cities, eco-cities, sustainable cities, resilient cities, smart cities, etc.)
- Urban policies and action agendas towards sustainability (global, national, and local levels), Paris Agreement, New Urban Agenda, UN-Habitat, city collaboration, etc.
- Sustainable and green buildings and infrastructure (current trends and technologies, rating systems)
- Presentation of best practice and other real-world examples from cities around the world
Part II: The Human Factor of Sustainability and Planning-related Aspects of Environmental Psychology
- The human factor of sustainability: examples from urban planning, architecture and related fields; why sustainability projects don't always work out the way they were planned... (post-occupancy evaluations - POE, sustainability strategies, etc.)
- Introduction to environmental psychology (history and background, tragedy of the commons, etc.) (G. Hardin, E. Ostrom et al.)
- Applied behavioral analysis and sustainable behavior, behavior change, missing correlation between environmental knowledge and environmental action, etc. (E.S. Geller, B.F. Skinner et al.)
- Evidence Based Design, effects of environment and nature on people, biophilia / biophilic design / biophilic cities (E.O. Wilson, T. Beatley, R. Ulrich et al.)
- Affordance-based design (J.J. Gibson, et al.)
- Presentation of real-world examples and projects from around the world
