Course: Sustainable Development and Foresight

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Course title Sustainable Development and Foresight
Course code MRS/GUFOR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
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
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
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.
  • Ferguson, N. (2025). Zkáza. Politické aspekty katastrof. Praha.
  • 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.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Global Sustainable Development - specialization in Transition to Sustainability (2026) Category: Geography courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Global Sustainable Development - specialization in International Development (2026) Category: Geography courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter