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Nicolaus Copernicus University

Urban Sustainability Studies

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⇑Urban Sustainability Studies at UMK

Language: EnglishStudies in English
Subject area: physical science, environment
Kind of studies: full-time studies
University website:
www.umk.pl/en
www.umk.pl/en/admissions/in_english/

⇑Test: Is Urban Sustainability Studies the right fit for you?

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10 questions · two minutes

1. You’re walking through your town. What do you notice?

2. In a hot summer your neighbourhood turns into an oven, while the park nearby is noticeably cooler. What does that make you think about?

3. Your school is thinking about how to get more students cycling in. What do you suggest?

4. Classes, reading and fieldwork projects will all be in English, and you’ll be studying with students from many countries. How does that sound?

5. A new housing estate is planned on wasteland near you. What do you want to know about it?

6. How interested are you in geography and working with maps?

7. At home or at school, lots of food and stuff ends up in the bin. What do you do about it?

8. Have you ever done something for your local area – a clean-up, tree planting, a neighbourhood project?

9. What kind of work can you see yourself doing in future?

10. What motivates you most to study Urban Sustainability Studies?

⇑Definitions and quotes

Sustainability
Sustainability (from 'sustain' and 'ability') is the process of change, in which the exploitation of resources, the direction of investments, the orientation of technological development and institutional change are all in harmony and enhance both current and future potential to meet human needs and aspirations. The organizing principle for sustainability is sustainable development, which includes the following interconnected domains: environment, economic and social. Sub-domains of sustainable development have been considered also: cultural, technological and political. Sustainable development, is the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Brundtland Report for the World Commission on Environment and Development (1992) introduced the term of sustainable development.
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Sustainability
What scares me? The way the world is going. People seem to think that development is more important than sustainability.
Ursula Goodenough, Uncommon Knowledge (2005)
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Sustainability
Unfortunately a large number of people in many countries are strongly opposed to green technology, for reasons having little to do with the real dangers. It is important to treat the opponents with respect, to pay attention to their fears, to go gently into the new world of green technology so that neither human dignity nor religious conviction is violated. If we can go gently, we have a good chance of achieving within a hundred years the goals of ecological sustainability and social justice that green technology brings within our reach.
Freeman Dyson, Progress In Religion (2000)
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Sustainability
At the beginning of the 21st century peace has become pivotal to the survival of society as we know it. The major challenges facing humanity today are global – climate change, lack of fresh water, ever-decreasing biodiversity and over-population. It is hard to over-state the devastating effects that these problems will have on business unless global actions are taken that have the agreement of most nations. No nations or individuals will be untouched.
Steve Killelea The Study of Industries that Prosper in Peace – the ‘Peace Industry’ (2008)
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