CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN CITIES AND TERRITORIES (MAKE VISIBLE THE INVISIBLE)
This course will be interdisciplinary and will be focus on a wide perspective of the circular economy in cities. Professors participating in the course, based on their background, will work with students on different perspectives of the circular economy in cities (economics, geography, anthropology, cultural heritage, agriculture, etc.). Sessions wil take place as follow: - 21/04 (Friday): Salzburg (2 hours: 14:30-16:30) - 28/04 (Friday): Rome (2 hours: 14:30-16:30) - 5/05 (Friday): Tübingen (2 hours: 14:30-16:30) - 12/05 (Friday): Madrid (3 hours: 14:30-17:30) To explore how the circular economy is an innovative way to build new solutions to the develop models of sustainability
Application Deadline
Virtual Part starting date
2023-04-21
Virtual Part closing date
2023-05-12
Total student workload
75
Specific field of studies
Social Sciences and Humanities (geography, environmental sciences, economy, philosophy, etc.)
Pre-requisite for selection
CV
Motivation Letter
Academic pre-requisites for applicants
geography, environmental sciences, ecology, economy, philosophy, etc.
Physical Part starting date
2023-06-05
Physical Part Description
During the physical part of the course, 5th of june (monday)-9th of june (friday) (both inclusive), 3 actions will take place:
- Field trip: students will spend 5 days in Madrid studying presently different cases connected with the topic of the course and talking with the cities’ stakeholders (administration, NGOs, cultural managers, etc.) linked with circular economy invited to participate in the course.
- Self-working time: students will have a specific number of self-working time to develop a final project.
- Projects presentations: student will present their project to debate the proposals among the rest of students and teaching staff . This course will be interdisciplinary and will be focus on a wide perspective of the circular economy in cities.
Physical Part closing date
2023-06-09
Language level required
B2
Field of studies related to the course
Social Science and Humanities
Business and Management
Environment and Agriculture
Art Design and Media
Environmental Sciences Urbanism and Geography
Course location
Madrid (Spain)
Course language
English