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Course: Sustainable Development and Foresight

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Course title Sustainable Development and Foresight
Course code MRS/GURF
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Nováček Pavel, doc. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to to introduce students to theoretical background of sustainable development concept and with future development risks and opportunities of sustainable development implementation.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Recommended literature
  • Bishop, P. & Hines, A. (2012). Teaching about the Future. Palgrave Macmillan. New York.
  • Dufva, M., Rekola, S. (2023). Megatrends. Helsinki.
  • Glenn, J. & Florescu, E. (2017). State of the Future 19.0. Millennium Project, Washington, D.C.
  • Moldan, B. (2016). Podmaněná planeta. Praha.
  • Nováček, P. (2019). Searching for Sustainable Development and Its Purpose: The Human Story. Newcastle upon Tyne.
  • Nováček, P. (2015). Sustainable Development or Collapse, Regeneration and Transformation?. Olomouc.
  • Tetlock, P. & Gardner, D. (2015). Superforecasting. The Art and Science of Prediction. Random House. New York.


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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 07.07.2026 23:53. Data created for academic year 2026/2027