Ecology and Sustainability
Module ID
Ε510
Semester
5 (Ε)
Hours/Week - ECTS
4 – 5
Onoufrios Charalampous
Associate Professor
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Understand the concept of ecology and sustainability.
- Recognize sustainable and unsustainable practices.
- Use sustainability assessment tools.
- Assess the contribution of digital systems to solving sustainable development problems.
Indicative Module Content
This course introduces the student to the concepts of sustainability and ecology and explores how today’s human societies can endure in the face of climate change, ecosystem degradation and limitations of natural resources.
- Principles of sustainability and ecology
- Populations
- Ecosystems
- Climate
- Energy
- Water and food
- Environmental policy
- Environmental economics
- Sustainability metrics
- Pollution control