Sustainability (GESU121)

Sustainability (GESU121)

Today, the world we live in is facing challenges from numerous facets: food scarcity, energy demands, climate change and a population that is projected to increase. This course, therefore, focuses on sustainability as one of the dominant global concerns from an environmental, economic and social point of view. It is an urgent issue that is facing the world not only in our current century, but beyond. The course will introduce the major components of sustainability: definition, monitoring and assessment. Furthermore, the course will assist students in developing the core concepts of sustainable management from local to regional to global view points. Finally, case studies from the UAE, the region and the world will be used as real-world examples for students’ reports and presentations.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students will be able to :

1. Describe the basics of sustainability as it relates to the issues, processes and practices.
2. Recognize the importance of sustainable use of the natural resources globally regionally and locally.
3. Understand the ethical and social issues related to sustainable use of natural resources.
4. Translate the understanding of the sustainability challenges into solutions both in writing and verbally.