Energy & Sustainability Management PT
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Smart Cities & Communities

level of course unit

Consolidation

Learning outcomes of course unit

The students are able to:
• identify key actors in municipalities and regions
• describe relevant sectors of the Smart City
• assess impacts and interactions between relevant sectors
• analyze Smart City projects achieved and develop recommendations for action independently

prerequisites and co-requisites

Module Innovative Energy Concepts

course contents

• Background of Smart Cities
• Definitions of the Smart City concept
• Smart Economy, Smart Mobility, Smart Environment, Smart People, Smart Living, Smart Governance
• Technical, organizational, economic and socio-cultural aspects of Smart Cities

recommended or required reading

• Buchholz, B., Stycynski, Z., 2018. Smart Grids: Grundlagen und Technologien der elektrischen Netze der Zukunft. Berlin: VDE Verlag
• Erhorn-Kluttig, H., et al., 2011. Energetische Quartiersplanung Methoden - Technologien - Praxisbeispiele. Fraunhofer IRB Verlag
• Jaekel, M., 2015. Smart City wird Realität: Wegweiser für neue Urbanitäten in der Digitalmoderne. Wiesbaden: Springer Vieweg

assessment methods and criteria

Seminar thesis

language of instruction

German

number of ECTS credits allocated

5

eLearning quota in percent

30

course-hours-per-week (chw)

2.5

planned learning activities and teaching methods

Blended Learning

semester/trimester when the course unit is delivered

3

name of lecturer(s)

director of studies

course unit code

SMC

type of course unit

integrated lecture

mode of delivery

Compulsory

work placement(s)

none