The inter-departmental course ""ENVIRONMENT & DEVELOPMENT"", is a pioneering effort, offered as
a horizontal course for all NTUA undergraduate students to explore the interlinkage between the
sustainable development perspective of our country and the protection of its environment. The course
was organized on the basis of a series of lectures where for each topic a fruitful dialogue between the
""Development"" or ""Environment"" dipole is developed.
Each year, the lectures focus on a specific thematic area such as climate change, the circular
economy, the Sustainable Development Goals, the Green Transition. The issues are approached each
time not only from the scientific and technological point of view but also from the society s point of
view.
Lecture topics focus on the following subject areas:
1. Sustainable-Viable development
2. Ethics of the Engineer
3. Climate Crisis - Climate Neutrality
4. Mitigation/Adaptation and resilience to Climate Change
5. Energy poverty
6. Alternative forms of energy (RES, Nuclear)
7. Protected areas
8. Land Uses - Planning
9. Sustainable transport
10. Energy/environmental economics
11. Natural disasters
12. Waste management
13. Protection of cultural heritage
- Teacher: Βασιλεία Καραθανάση
- Teacher: Μαρία Παπαδοπούλου
ECTS : 5
Language : el
Learning Outcomes : Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to: - highlight the complex nature of contemporary developmental, technological, and environmental problems and perceive the necessity of interdisciplinarity and an integrated approach, research, and treatment, breaking new ground in their, presumably, limited perspective. - come into contact with the real dilemmas they will face tomorrow, many of which are not solved exclusively in the technological field. - have the theoretical background for the analysis of these problems. - not just attend presentations, but be tested in the process of documenting their opinion.