Weekly outline

  • 1. 19 February - 25 February

    Week 1 Course Introduction: Relationship between Citizen Participation and Sustainable City?


    All late assignments or exams are subject to 20 points of reduction! Please be mindful of the assignment or exam deadline. 

    • 2. 26 February - 3 March


      I.              Why Citizen Participation is Needed?

       

      Week 2.  Thin vs Thick Democracy

      • 3. 4 March - 10 March

        Week 3.  Citizen Participation Theoretical Evolution


        • 4. 11 March - 17 March

          II   Sustainable City International Policies and Citizen Participation Perspective


          Agriculture waste expert talk (30 mins) 

           

          Week 4. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA)


          If you have great feedback about sustainable city, feel free to email me you idea (500 words in English) and I will post them on https://www.facebook.com/PTechSDG

          One sharing = 1 extra point for your final exam grade, maximum add 5 points. ( 5 sharing) 

          • 5. 18 March - 24 March

            Week 5 Biodiversity and Science-Policy Platform (IPBES)


            No Class this week, please go to interview your farmer for Midterm Report and submit your interview plan (15%)


            • 6. 25 March - 31 March

              Week 6 Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI)







              • 7. 1 April - 7 April

                Week 7 Debate on Commons and its Variance


                National holiday! No class 


                An ideal Denmark sustainable city example - what kind of commons do they use and share? 

                https://www.un17village.dk/en/





                • 8. 8 April - 14 April

                  Week 8 Environmental Governance and Institutions


                  • 9. 15 April - 21 April

                    No class


                    Please upload your Midterm group report (30%): 


                    interview report (3 pages in English and Chinese - direct translation with at least one interview photo, due April 25 )

                    Go as a group to interview a farmer 

                    - do you have any agricultural waste

                    - what do you do with the waste now? 

                    - what do you think the waste can be turned into useful resource?  

                    - In literature, what are some innovations that can turn the agricultural waste mentioned in interview into resource? 

                    • 10. 22 April - 28 April

                      III.              Sustainable City Sub-Goals and Citizen Participation Cases

                       

                      Week 10 SDG 11.1 Safe and Affordable Housing


                      Nature Documentary Watching Event with meeting the Director: Big Little Journeys 

                      詳細活動資訊如下：
                      【靜思湖文學季📖影像。藝文📽️映後座談🎬】
                      《 #小動物的生命奇蹟》Big Little Journeys
                      座談人： Henry Lin 林亨利 （野生動物紀錄片導演）
                      時間：04/25（四）13:30 – 15:30
                      地點：圖書與會展館4樓的第一國際會議廳，場地禁止飲食。 Library 4F 1st International Meeting Room
                      活動時間從13點開放報到，13點30分準時開始，預計15點30分結束。 13:00 registration 13:30 official opening of film 
                      要麻煩老師提醒學生攜帶學生證，本活動將採電子報到，感應學生證報到。Please bring your student ID for an electronic sign in system 

                      影片簡介：這隻青少年台灣穿山甲在繁殖季節結束前，急著尋找配偶。穿山甲是世界上遭到盜獵最嚴重的動物，牠最好盡快找到雌穿山甲。旅途中，牠面對一條巨大的眼鏡蛇，並吃掉樹上的螞蟻，然後牠到達了已知領地的邊緣。在巴西大西洋森林的一小片區域裡，住著一群金頭獅面狨。這些小型瀕臨滅絕的靈長類動物是巴西特有種。牠們的棲息地只剩下原本的12%，於是獅面狨一家需要離開老家去尋找更多的食物。

                      • 11. 29 April - 5 May

                        Week 11 SDG 11.2 Affordable and Sustainable Transport Systems



                        • 12. 6 May - 12 May

                          Week 12 SDG 11.3 Inclusive and Sustainable Urbanization





                          • 13. 13 May - 19 May

                            Week 13 SDG 11.4 Protect the World’s Cultural and Natural Heritage







                            • This week

                              14. 20 May - 26 May

                              Week 14 SDG 11.5 Reduce the Adverse Effects of Natural Disasters


                              Assignment 15% 


                              • 15. 27 May - 2 June

                                Week 15 SDG 11.6 Reduce the Environmental Impacts of Cities


                                please fill in teaching evaluation form：http://css.npust.edu.tw/tes/chineseindex.aspx



                                • 16. 3 June - 9 June

                                  Week 16 SDG 11.7 Provide Access to Safe and Inclusive Green and Public Spaces





                                  • 17. 10 June - 16 June

                                    No class 

                                    Online Final Exam (30%)






                                    • 18. 17 June - 23 June

                                      No class


                                      Please check your Final exam grading online and upload your online self-evaluation 

                                      online self-evaluation (10%)