Section outline
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Hi,
My name is Anna Urbanek. I work at the Department of Transport at the University of Economics in Katowice. I am the author of this course about the Sustainability in Transport and Logistics.
The main objectives of this short course that can be adapted to fully on-line or hybrid course are:
1. To familiarize students with the basic concepts of sustainability and sustainable development of transport and logistics.
2. Students will acquire knowledge in the field of sustainable transport, green logistics and sustainable urban mobility.
3. Students will develop skills to apply the acquired knowledge for the needs of designing sustainable solutions in the transport and logistics sector.
If you want to contact me or to read more about me please visit websites:
https://www.ue.katowice.pl/pracownicy/wydzial-ekonomii/katedra-transportu/anna-urbanek.html
https://pl.linkedin.com/in/anna-urbanek-6b631b10b
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Consider what you think sustainability means to you.
Write three words or very short phrases to express your thoughts.
Use Jamboard, Mentimeter, Canva or other to sum up and discuss with students.
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Please read the paper and visit the website:
Jacobus A. Du Pisani Professor of History (2006) Sustainable development – historical roots of the concept, Environmental Sciences, 3:2, 83-96, DOI: 10.1080/15693430600688831, https://doi.org/10.1080/15693430600688831
https://www.sd-commission.org.uk/pages/history_sd.html
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Please read the materials and visit the website:
1. Beckerman, W. “ ‘Sustainable Development’: Is it a Useful Concept?” Environmental Values 3, no. 3, (1994): 191–209. doi:10.3197/096327194776679700.
2. https://www.sd-commission.org.uk/pages/what-is-sustainable-development.html
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Students mustMark as donePlease read about the Millenium Development Goals. You can access the report also via link:
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We can distinguish three basic dimensions of sustainability: social, environmental and economic.
Discuss it in context of the new concept of sustainable development called the Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries.
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Read all the materials:
- presentations about external costs and definition of sustainable transport system
- Chapter 4.4. available online Rodrigue J.P., The Geography of Transport Systems, New York: Routledge 2020.
https://transportgeography.org/contents/chapter4/transportation-sustainability-decarbonization/
2. Sustainable transportation
3. Managing Transport Demand
4. Improving Transport Supply
5. The Push for Decarbonization
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Please read:
1. WHITE PAPER: European transport policy for 2010: time to decide,
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52001DC0370&from=SL2. WHITE PAPER Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource-efficient transport system,
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2011:0144:FIN:EN:PDF
Work in groups or individually and prepare a short memo that will summarize EU transport policy goals for sustainable transport and logistics.
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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are part of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which is a 15-year plan for advancing sustainable development in a global scale. Agenda 2030 was adopted in 2015 by the 193 member countries of the United Nations. The main part of Agenda 2030 is the 17 SDGs, which set targets, internationally accepted and agreed upon, to be achieved by 2030 in the areas of social, environmental, and economic sustainability. The SDGs are the most comprehensive set of targets to date.
The SDGs replaced a previous 15-year plan called the Millennium Development Goals, which was created in 2000. The Millennium Development Goals were mainly focused on sustainable development in developing countries. The SDGs are focused on all countries in the world, that globally need to take action for sustainable development.
The SDGs include 17 main goals (each with a number of specific targets and indicators to measure progress). In total, the SDGs comprise 17 goals, 169 targets, and 232 indicators.
The 17 SDGs are:
· SDG 1 : No poverty
· SDG 2: Zero hunger
· SDG 3: Good health and well-being
· SDG 4: Quality education
· SDG 5: Gender equality
· SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation
· SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy
· SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth
· SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
· SDG 10: Reduced inequalities
· SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities
· SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production
· SDG 13: Climate action
· SDG 14: Life below water
· SDG 15: Life on land
· SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
· SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
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Read the document: Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
You can access the document also via link: https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/migration/generalassembly/docs/globalcompact/A_RES_70_1_E.pdf
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Visit the UNs website
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/
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Please take a look at the data on the EUROSTAT SDGs indicators database website.
Analyze the data and think about which indicators can be useful for sustainable mobility and transport.
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Please read all the materials
Chapter B.15 available online Rodrigue J.P., The Geography of Transport Systems, New York: Routledge 2020
Authors: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dr. Brian Slack and Dr. Claude Comtois, https://transportgeography.org/contents/applications/green-logistics/
1. Greenness and Logistics
2. Green Logistics and its Paradoxes
3. A Blueprint for Green Logistics
4. Applying Green Logistics to Supply Chains
DHL website as a case study:
1. https://www.dhl.com/discover/en-global/logistics-advice/sustainability-and-green-logistics/dhl-green-logistics-toolkit
2. https://www.dhl.com/discover/en-global/logistics-advice/sustainability-and-green-logistics/logistics-sustainable-christmas
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Choose freight, route and mode of transport. Use the EcoTransIT Calculator to make a simulation. Compare greenhouse gases and exhaust emissions.
https://www.ecotransit.org/en/emissioncalculator/
Make a short presentation.
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Please read all the materials:
1. Unleashing the power of data for decision-making on sustainable mobility, World Bank website
https://blogs.worldbank.org/transport/unleashing-power-data-decision-making-sustainable-mobility
2. Data sharing in public transport: UITP recommends a framework for sustainable practice,
https://www.uitp.org/news/data-sharing-public-transport-sustainable-framework/
3. Paper: Urbanek A., BIG DATA - A CHALLENGE FOR URBAN TRANSPORT MANAGERS, Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2017, 19(2):36-42 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2017.2.36-42, https://komunikacie.uniza.sk/pdfs/csl/2017/02/07.pdf
Answer the questions:
1. What kind of technologies are used in transport and logistics that can lead to resource efficiency and lower GHG emissions?
2. Choose one technology and prepare a detailed description of its impact.
3. Do you have any personal experiences using ICT that changed your transport behavior or customer behavior?
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Students mustMark as done
Please submit feedback regarding the online/blended course you have just completed, including feedback on course structure and content. The course was provided within the project DANTE, co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union (within the action: Partnerships for Digital Education Readiness).
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