Please Post Spring 2009 Plan 741 Seminar in Planning Practice: Public Policy Planning for Sustainability CRN# 78229

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1 Please Post Spring 2009 Plan 741 Seminar in Planning Practice: CRN# Source: Rees 1996 Fridays 9:00 am-11:45am. Saunders Hall Room 116 Luciano Minerbi, Instructor tel ; Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Hawai`i Source: Barbier 1987 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 learn how these new paradigms may affect public policy planning through library and web research, group discussions, and case study analyses. Part I: The Theory and Measurement of Sustainability Ideologies and Ethos of Sustainability Conceptual Models Accounting Frameworks Indicators of Sustainability Part II: Public Policies and Programs for Sustainability Global Policies for Sustainability Local Policies for Sustainability Best Management Practices for Sustainability Part III: Integrating the Dimensions of Sustainability Source: Salzburg 1989 Socio-cultural Aspects Economic Aspects Environmental and Land Use Aspects Technological Aspects Part IV: Synthesis: Politics and Strategies of Implementation Final Paper Presentations Conclusions Pre: Graduate standing in Social Sciences or consent of instructor Source: Sachs 1984 qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq

2 Please Post Spring 2009 Plan741 Seminar in Planning Practice: CRN# Fridays 9:00 am-11:45 pm. Saunders Hall Room 116 Luciano Minerbi, Instructor tel ; Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Hawai`i 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 ecological economics, steady states economics, ecodevelopment, and eco-settlement. Students learn how these new paradigms may affect public policy planning through library and web research, group discussions, and case study analyses. Part I: The Theory and Measurement of Sustainability Ideologies and Ethos of Sustainability Conceptual Models Accounting Frameworks Indicators of Sustainability Part II: Public Policies and Programs for Sustainability Global Policies for Sustainability Local Policies for Sustainability Best Management Practices for Sustainability Part III: Integrating the Dimensions of Sustainability Socio-cultural Aspects Economic Aspects Environmental and Land Use Aspects Technological Aspects Part IV: Synthesis: Politics and Strategies of Implementation Final Paper Presentations Conclusions L. Minerbi Plan 741 Planning for Sustainability 1/12/09 1

3 Assignments: Literature Review: (30 % of the grade) written and oral presentation of two theme papers of 2 pages s.s. each covering two of the class topics of students choice and based on the course readings. Higher grade is given to reviews integrating summary and critique of the selected references. Term Paper: (50% of the grade) 16 pages single-spaced plus references and charts. The term paper addresses the policy and planning aspect of sustainability. Students can choose the sector and the country of their preference but are encouraged to address interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral aspects. Comparative papers on the international or regional aspect of sustainability are also encouraged. Assessments: Class attendance, active participation in seminar discussions with mini exercises (20%), written and oral presentation of readings and final paper (30%) and a 16 pages single spaced term paper (50%). range B-70-84; A: Due Dates: (1) Theme papers and assigned readings due on a rotation basis, so as to cover the class meetings. (2) Written term paper proposal due February 6 (topic, issues, questions to address, approach, table of content and list of proposed references) and posted on the course web page. Term paper proposal counts 05/50 of the term paper grade. (3) Please schedule a meeting with the instructor to discuss your first draft of the paper in October. (4) Term paper due May 1. Readings: Required Course Reader: a cd given out in class plus articles on the course web page Useful Reference: Bartelmus, Peter Environment, Growth, and Development: the Concepts and Strategies of Sustainability London: Routledge, Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Task Force Hawai i 2050 Building a Shared Future. UH Honolulu. Juliet Schor and Betsy Taylor eds Sustainable Planet: Solutions for the Twentyfirst Century.Boston: Beacon Press. Output of the course: knowledge of theory and concepts of sustainable development knowledge of some methods of accounting and of measuring sustainability appreciation of the interrelationships among factors affecting the quest for sustainability understanding of the policy and programmatic aspect of implementation L. Minerbi Plan 741 Planning for Sustainability 1/12/09 2

4 Plan 741 Schedule January 16 Introduction to the course Part I: The Theory and Measurement of Sustainability January 23 January 30 Febr. 6* Febr.13 Ideologies and Ethos of Sustainability Conceptual Models Accounting Frameworks Indicators of Sustainability Part II: Public Policies and Programs for Sustainability Febr.20 Global Policies for Sustainability Febr. 27 Local Policies for Sustainability March 6 Best Management Practices for Sustainability Part III: Integrating the Dimensions of Sustainability March 13 Socio-cultural Aspects March 20 Economic Aspects March Spring Recess April 3 Environmental and Land Use Aspects April 10 Holidays: Good Friday April 17 Technological Aspects Part IV: Synthesis: May 1** Politics and Strategies of Implementation May 15 Final Paper Presentations, Conclusions and Course Evaluation * Term paper proposal due; ** Term paper due L. Minerbi Plan 741 Planning for Sustainability 1/12/09 3

5 Plan 741 References Part I: The Theory and Measurement of Sustainability Jan 23 Ideologies and Ethos of Sustainability Cobb, John Ecology Ethics and Theology Ch. 11, pp Daly, Herman and Kenneth Townsend eds Valuing the Earth: Economics, Ecology, Ethics. Cambridge: The MIT Press. Peet, John Myth of the Political-Economic World View Ch. 9, pp and Ecology versus Exemptionalism Ch. 11, pp Energy and the Ecological Economics of Sustainability. Washington DC: Island Press. Jan 30 Conceptual Models Bartelmus, Peter What on Earth is Wrong Ch. 1, pp.1-30; and Environment and Development a Matter of Sustainability Ch. 3, pp Environment, Growth, and Development: the Concepts and Strategies of Sustainability London: Routledge. Minerbi, Luciano. "Communication on The 1981 Pacific Islands Pilot Project on Environment Statistics and the Fiji Field Test and Integrated Area Development and Communication and Information Systems". Information Systems for Urban and Regional Planning: Asia and Pacific Perspectives. United Nations Centre for Regional Development, Nagoya, Japan, 1987, pp Martinez-Alier, Joan, Giuseppe Munda and John O Neil Theories and Methods in Ecological Economics: a Tentative Classification. Ch. 2, pp Cutler Cleveland, David Stern, Robert Costanza The Economics of Nature and the Nature of Economics. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. Febr. 6* Policy & Accounting Frameworks Bartelmus, Peter Accounting for Sustainable Development Ch. 2, pp Environment, Growth, and Development: the Concepts and Strategies of Sustainability London: Routledge, Minerbi, Luciano "A Framework for Integrated Socioeconomic and Environmental Development Planning and Management" Development and Planning in Small Island Nations of the Pacific. Nagoya: United Nations Center for Regional Development. Part II Ch. 2, pp Roe, Emery Triangulating on Sustainable Development Ch. 5, pp Taking Complexity Seriously: Policy Analysis, Triangulation and Sustainable Development. Boston: Kluwer Academic Pubs. February 13 Indicators of Sustainability Hart, Maureen Guide to Sustainable Community Indicators. North Andover, MA: Hart Environmental Data. Second Edition. Interagency Working Group of Sustainable Development Indicators (IWGSDI), USA L. Minerbi Plan 741 Planning for Sustainability 1/12/09 4

6 Redefining Progress. "Why Bigger Ins't Better: The Genuine Progress Indicator Update" Rees, William. "Revisiting Carrying Capacity: Area- Based Indicators of Sustainability" Sustainable Measures. Everything You Wanted to Know About Indicators; Indicators of Sustainability; Sustainable "Community Indicator Checklist" Part II: Public Policies and Programs for Sustainability Febr. 20 Global Policies for Sustainability Bartelmus, Peter Planning Policies: Sustainable Growth and Structural Change Ch. 4 pp Environment, Growth, and Development: the Concepts and Strategies of Sustainability London: Routledge. Bartelmus, Peter Outlook: From National to Global Compacts Ch. 6, pp Environment, Growth, and Development: the Concepts and Strategies of Sustainability London: Routledge. French, Hilary. From Rio to Johannesburg and Beyond: Assessing the Summit Worldwatch Institute Policy Brief #12 Worldwatch Institute:World Summit on Sustainable Development Web page Gardner, Gary. Growing Awareness, Sluggish Response from Rio to Johannesburg.Worldwatch Institute Post Rio Sustainable Development Vision: Agenda 21 Sitarz, Daniel Agenda 21: The Earth Summit Strategy to Save Our Planet. Boulder: Earthpress. World Summit on Sustainable Development Plan of Implementation. Johannesburg. lanimpl.pdf - Febr. 27 Local Policies for Sustainability Bartelmus, Peter Planning Policies II Sustainable Development Ch. 5, pp Environment, Growth, and Development: the Concepts and Strategies of Sustainability London: Routledge. Gobierno de Canarias. Borrador Sujecto a Modificaciones Compromiso Por El Desarrollo Sostenible De Canarias. Canary Islands. (English Summary) Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Task Force Hawai i 2050 Building a Shared Future. UH Honolulu. Minerbi, Luciano. Fall, "Sustainability Versus Growth in Hawai'i" pp Ibrahim Aoude' guest ed. Social Process in Hawai'i: The Political Economy of Hawai'i Vol. 35. Thomas Prugh, Robert Costanza, and Herman Daly Sustainability and Strong Democracy Ch. 7, pp The Local Politics of Global Sustainability. Washington, D.C. Island Press. L. Minerbi Plan 741 Planning for Sustainability 1/12/09 5

7 March 6 Best Management Practices for Sustainability Barton Hugh and Deborath Kleiner Innovative Eco-Neighborhood Projects Ch. 5, pp Hugh Barton ed.. Sustainable Communities: the Potential for Eco- Neighborhood. London: Earthscan. Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development CESD Database: Success Stories United Nations Center for Human Settlements: Best Management Practices. Part III: Integrating the Dimensions of Sustainability March 13 Sociocultural Aspects McGregor, Davianna, Luciano Minerbi and Jon Matsuoka. A Holistic Assessment Method of Health and Well-being for Native Hawaiian Communities: Pacific Health Dialogue: Journal of Community Health and Clinical Medicine for the Pacific, Vol. 5 no. 1, 1998; pp Sachs Ignacy and Dana Silk Integrated Food Energy Systems. Ch. 3, pp Food and Energy: Strategies for Sustainable Development. Tokyo: United Nations University Press, March 20 Economic Aspects Daly, Herman E Postscript: Some Common Misunderstandings and Further Issues Concerning a Steady-State Economy Ch. 20, pp Daly, Herman and Kenneth Townsend eds Valuing the Earth: Economics, Ecology, Ethics. Cambridge: The MIT Press. Pearce, David. Edward Barbier,and Anil Markandya Discounting the Future Ch. 2 pp Sustainable Development: Economics and Environment in the Third World. Aldersht: Edward Elgar. The London Environmental Economics Center. March Spring Recess April 3 Environmental and Land Use Aspects Dholakia Ritik and Mathis Wackernagel, and Mario Gouvea Calculate your Ecological Footprint. Costanza, Robert The Ecological Economics of Sustainability: Investing in Natural Capital. Ch. 8 pp Goodland, Robert, Herman E. Daly, and Salah El Serafy, eds Population, Technology, And Lifestyle: The Transition to Sustainability. Washington: Island Press. Redefining Progress. "The Footprint of Nations Study" - Rees, William. "Revisiting Carrying Capacity: Area- Based Indicators of Sustainability" April 10 Holiday Good Friday L. Minerbi Plan 741 Planning for Sustainability 1/12/09 6

8 April 17 Technological Aspects Aidan Davison Technology and the Contested Meanings of Sustainability. Albany, N.Y. State University of New York Press. Brown, Lester Building the Solar/Hydrogen Economy. Ch. 5 (pdf). Eco- Economy: Building an Economy for the Earth. Part IV: Synthesis: May 1** Politics and Strategies of Implementation Daly, Herman Five Policy Recommendations for a Sustainable Economy. pp Juliet Schor and Betsy Taylor eds. Sustainable Planet: Solutions for the Twenty-first Century.Boston: Beacon Press. Kettl, Donald F. ed Conclusion: The Next Generation Ch. 6, pp Environmental Governance: a Report on the Next Generation of Environmental Policy. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press. Honadle, George and Jerry VanSant Sustaining Benefits Ch. 4, pp Implementation for Sustainability: Lessons from Integrated Rural Development. West Hartford: Kumarian Press. Taylor, Betsy How Do We Get From Here to There? pp Juliet Schor and Betsy Taylor eds. Sustainable Planet: Solutions for the Twenty-first Century.Boston: Beacon Press. May 15 Final Paper Presentations-- Conclusions and Course Evaluation L. Minerbi Plan 741 Planning for Sustainability 1/12/09 7

9 Additional Sustainability Organizations (Notes the web pages listed below do not open, so you have to search the organization name on the web sorry for that: we will discuss this in class) Articles Article on the 10 best sustainable communities... Center for Sustainable Cities - 7k Center for Sustainable Communities Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development CESD Database: Success Stories k Global Futures Foundation Green Building Technical Manual Friends of the Earth Earth Summit ICMA Sustainable Communities Program Izaak Walton League of America International Centre for Island Studies International Scientific Council for Island Sustainable Development. ME3's Sustainable Minnesota National Association of Development Organizations SCN Growing a Sustainable Economy Sustainable Communities Info Service Sustainable community indicators training outline Sustainable Communities Summit The CESD Sustainable Development Resources Database htpp:// The Ecogateway Antologies Sustainability: Sustainable and Livable Communities The Economic Renewal Guide Rocky Mountain Institute. L. Minerbi Plan 741 Planning for Sustainability 1/12/09 8

10 The World Wide Web Virtual Library Sustainable Development United Nations Sustainable Development - Small Islands. (1994). Agenda 21 - The Global Conference on Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States. Barbados. United Nations Sustainable Development- Small Islands Barbados Conference 25 April-6 May What are sustainable communities? Worldwatch Institute GLOBE International.org L. Minerbi Plan 741 Planning for Sustainability 1/12/09 9