ARC 386M, MAN 385, LAW379M, CRP 383, PA388K
Course Description
This course is a multi-disciplinary graduate level seminar designed to critically
explore the concept and practice of sustainable development from a variety of
vantage points. The class will be composed of students representing business,
architecture, planning, law, and public policy, and will be taught by UT faculty
as well as outside speakers representing the full range of interest and experience
with sustainable development. Topics for potential exploration include, the
philosophical origins of sustainability; systems thinking; sustainable food
systems; commerce in a sustainable world; government and market solutions to
social and environmental problems; role of international governing institutions;
sustainable community initiatives; sustainable architecture and planning; industrial
ecology; and powering the future. Enrollment will be limited to five students
from each of the five disciplines and will be based on seniority and consent
of the instructor. Interdisciplinary research teams will be constituted of one
member from each department.