Introduction To Sustainability - AR326 - 202101

Abstract

Description of Course: This first-year colloquium will prepare Sustainable Built Environments students with insight into sustainable concepts and practices. Students will learn about sustainability and its impacts on the built environment from a national and global perspective. This colloquium introduces the methods and standards of the discipline for discovering new knowledge, the values which characterize the field of study, advances in the field, impact on society, and career opportunities. Course Prerequisites: No prerequisites are required for enrollment of this course; however, it is assumed that those taking this course are also taking SBE 195B Careers in Sustainability in the same semester. Global Lecturer (Contact First) Erika Ebermann Vera, Arch. Architect, University Professor of the Architecture Faculty in the UPC. International Specialist in Restoration and Preservation of Buildings Heritage and Sustainable Architecture Email: erikaebermann@email.arizona.edu University of Arizona Faculty Nicole Iroz-Elardo, Ph.D. Assistant Research Professor, Planning School of Landscape Architecture and Planning College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture Email: irozelardo@email.arizona.edu 1Office hours by appointment. Course Objectives This course is designed to: - Explore sustainability and its application to built environments at multiple scales from global to local; - Consider multiple topical built environment areas in which a student may develop expertise; and - Introduce students to UArizona SBE program concepts, expectations, and resources.