General information

Course type AMUPIE
Module title Towards Low Carbon Society
Language English
Module lecturer prof. UAM dr hab. Iwona Markuszewska
Lecturer's email iwmark@amu.edu.pl
Lecturer position Professor
Faculty Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences
Semester 2025/2026 (summer)
Duration 30
ECTS 5
USOS code 07-TLCS-AMU-PIE

Timetable

Module aim (aims)

The aim of the course is to develop students’ theoretical knowledge and practical skills on the concept of low carbon society

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)

Syllabus

Week 1: The concept of low carbon society

Week 2: Economy based on low carbon energy

Week 3: Circular economy. Cradle to cradle

Week 4: Green and brown energy

Week 5: Green and smart cities

Week 6: Eco mobility

Week 7: Intelligent and smart buildings

Week 8: Project presentation

Reading list

Obligatory

  1. Daniel J. Fiorino, 2022: Clean Energy Transition - Policies and Politics for a Zero-Carbon World. Polity Press.
  2. Mulvaney Dustin, 2020: Sustainable Energy Transitions: Socio-Ecological Dimensions of Decarbonization. Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.

Optional

  1. MR William H Kemp, 2009: The Renewable Energy Handbook: The Updated Comprehensive Guide to Renewable Energy and Independent Living.