Sustainable Urban Development and Hong Kong

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

The Sustainable Development Goals were set up by the United Nations in 2015. This course explores how Hong Kong responds and reacts to various issues related to sustainable urban living. As a global city with unique cultural, historical, economic and political setups, sustainability is a pressing concern and holds the key to the long term urban development of Hong Kong. The emphasis of the course is on understanding sustainable urban development in the context of a high density, market oriented Asian world city.