University of Hawaii - Manoa
HONS 291S-004 (CRN: 87508)
Instructor: Shanah Trevenna, 772.1847, trevenna@hawaii.edu
T, 3:00-4:00 p.m. (January and February only), BUSAD D104
In the first half of this 3-credit course, students will self-organize into teams that will research a topic such as food, transportation, or the built environment. For the first four weeks of the course, students will meet once per week for one hour to learn the seven core concepts of sustainability. Following the introduction of each concept, students will work with their team to apply the concept to their research topic. Presentations by sustainability professionals will demonstrate real life applications of the concepts in the areas of the research topics. This culminates in the mid-term presentation to the class, in which each team will demonstrate how the seven core concepts of sustainability apply to their research topic. Throughout the duration of the course, students work for approximately 2-3 hours per week for a total of 40 hours in a service learning (SL) setting such as with a local non-profit, non-government organization (NGO), community group, business, political organization, or government office. In the second half of the course, students do not meet for class, but continue to work independently at their SL site, submitting a weekly reflection to the course instructor. Since sustainability is relevant to all sectors of society, any service learning opportunity qualifies as an SL site. The student will complete the service as determined by the SL site; however, at the end of the semester the SL site receives a sustainability report (also the student’s final paper) that outlines recommendations of how the site can incorporate the seven core principles of sustainability into their marketing, policies, programs and practices.
ECON 699: Renewable Energy Economics and Policy (CRN: 86849)
Instructor: Nori Tarui, 956.8427, nori@hawaii.edu
MW, 1:30-2:45 p.m., BUSAD D301
This course reviews economic and policy aspects of renewable energy issues. In order to help students see renewable energy issues in perspective, the course will also review non-renewable, conventional energy sources including fossil fuel. Topics include the economics of major renewable energy options (e.g. bioenergy, wind, solar, and geothermal energy) as well as the energy mix between various fossil-fuel and renewable energy options.
PLAN 741: Public Policy Planning for Sustainability (CRN: 89084)
Instructor: Luciano Minerbi, 956.6869, luciano@hawaii.edu
W, 5:00-7:45 p.m., Saunders 116
This course covers ideological underpinnings, conceptual models, integrated accounting frameworks and indicators for sustainable development; international, national and local policy approaches; best plans and practices of sustainable development at various levels and in various countries; integrated resource management and sectoral applications; sustainability and appropriate technologies in different socio-cultural and environmental settings; principles of holism, soft system approach, ecological economics, steady states economics, eco-development, and eco-settlement. Students will learn how these new paradigms may affect public policy planning through library and web research, group discussions, and case study analyses.
For information on other courses, visit the Career Development and Student Employment Sustainability Page.
