ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 51 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 9 Interactive Classroom: 12 Total: 75
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Applied Physics, External department linked to the degrees, Plant Production and Engineering Projects
Areas: Applied Physics, Área externa M.U en Enerxías Renovables, Cambio Climático e Desenvolvemento Sustentable, Plant Production
Center Faculty of Physics
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
The objective of the course is to introduce the concepts and methodologies associated with Sustainable Development processes in their various domains (economic, energy, environmental, and social) within human settlements (SDG11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities).
In the first part of the course, theoretical concepts are introduced, starting with a framework that focuses on a transversal or NEXUS approach. Topics such as socially appropriate technologies, new social movements, and low external dependency models will be studied as key factors in sustainable development.
In the second part of the course, different associated work techniques will be explored, as well as value-added indicators. A specific section will be dedicated to the theoretical/practical training of some current modeling tools (CLEWs, IHOGA, SIGMAPRO, R, and others).
• Sustainable Development, SDGs, and the NEXUS Approach
• Socially Appropriate Technologies
• Circular Economy: Low External Dependency Models
• Reverse Innovation
• Social Permaculture and Transition Movements
• Modeling and Validation Tools
• Validation Examples: Sustainable Communities
• Agroenergy
• Burtone, Bernstein, Leitmann, Eige. Toward Environmental Strategies for Cities: Policy Considerations for Urban Environmental in Developing Countries. Washington, 2005.
• UNESCO Report. Towards the Sustainable City, 2018.
• Frank. The Costs of Alternative Development Patterns: A Review of the Literature. Urban Land Institute, Washington, 2005.
• Blowers. Planning for a Sustainable Development (Ed. Earthscan).
• Alberti et al. La città sostenibile. Analisi, scenari e proposte per un'ecologia urbana in Europa (Ed. Franco Agneli).
BASIC AND GENERAL
• CG01 – Acquire and understand the main theoretical, practical, and methodological aspects necessary for professional practice in the fields of renewable energy, sustainability, and climate change.
• CG02 – Develop sufficient autonomy to begin research and join a research group or a company working in the three fields covered by the master's degree.
• CG09 – Use the scientific foundations applicable to renewable energy, sustainability, and energy efficiency to compare and select the most efficient and sustainable alternatives in different socioeconomic contexts.
• CB6 – Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context or in new or little-known multidisciplinary contexts related to their field of study.
• CB8 – Students should be able to integrate knowledge and handle the complexity of formulating judgments based on incomplete or limited information, including reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
• CB9 – Students should be able to communicate their conclusions, and the knowledge and reasoning that supports them, clearly and unambiguously to both specialized and non-specialized audiences.
TRANSVERSAL
• CT01 – Work effectively both in interdisciplinary teams and independently with initiative.
• CT02 – Analyze, reason critically, think creatively, and communicate ideas while defending and discussing them assertively and structurally.
• CT10 – Analytical and synthesis skills.
SPECIFIC
• CE10 – Understand and establish methodologies for the diagnosis, management, and sustainable energy planning through the valorization of local energy resources in different types of settlements, and apply these methods in simple cases.
• CE07 – Be able to identify and differentiate current energy transition models and sustainably manage the selected model using the best available technologies.
Theoretical content will be delivered through face-to-face lectures combining expository classes, seminar-discussions, problem-solving, and lab work both individually and in groups. Seminars may also be held during tutorials or other sessions with the instructor.
The theoretical part will be supported by various audiovisual resources to make content more engaging and easier to understand. Software tools and internet resources may be used throughout the course.
All student tasks (study, assignments, readings) will be guided by academic staff through either in-person or online USC-virtual tutorials.
All available tools in USC-virtual will be used to provide students with the necessary materials (presentations, notes, support texts, bibliography, videos, etc.) and to ensure fluid communication between students and faculty.
The general objectives and competencies are achieved through the set of activities planned for the course and are assessed through the final exam and continuously through various classroom activities.
The final grade will be the result of the following weighting:
- Final exam (80%).
- Class attendance and participation in classroom activities (20%).
Various tests may be conducted to verify the acquisition of theoretical/practical knowledge and the development of skills and aptitudes.
The course’s interactive activities are subject to evaluation. Students who do not participate in continuous assessment may take the final exam, but the grade obtained in it will be multiplied by a factor of 0.8 to determine the final grade for the course.
Given the experimental nature of the studies, exemption from class attendance will be considered exceptional and granted only if no viable alternatives exist. If the course allows for such an exemption, the alternative evaluation system will consist of an exam worth 100% of the final grade.
No distinction will be made between the first and second exam sittings. Any student who fails the course in the first attempt may take the second attempt under the same assessment criteria.
Students who do not take the exam and do not participate in continuous assessment will receive a grade of 'Absent'.
In cases of fraudulent conduct during exercises or tests, the provisions of the “Regulations on the evaluation of academic performance and grade review” shall apply.
Article 16. Fraudulent completion of exercises or tests.
The fraudulent completion of any exercise or test required for course assessment will result in a failing grade for that exam sitting, regardless of any disciplinary proceedings that may be initiated against the offending student. Fraud will be considered to include, among other actions, the submission of plagiarized work or material obtained from publicly accessible sources without reworking or reinterpretation and without citing the authors and sources.
• Lectures: 9 hours
• Interactive teaching / Seminars: 12 hours
• Group tutorials: 3 hours
• Personal work and other student activities: 51 hours
Languages taught:
Galician (Pilar Brocos) and Spanish.
Roque Rodríguez Soalleiro
- Department
- Plant Production and Engineering Projects
- Area
- Plant Production
- roque.rodriguez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Jose Antonio Rodriguez Añon
Coordinador/a- Department
- Applied Physics
- Area
- Applied Physics
- Phone
- 881814005
- ja.rodriguez.anon [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Maria Del Pilar Brocos Fernandez
- Department
- Applied Physics
- Area
- Applied Physics
- Phone
- 881813961
- pilar.brocos [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
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| 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Galician, Spanish | Classroom 130 |
| Wednesday | |||
| 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish, Galician | Classroom 130 |
| Thursday | |||
| 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Galician, Spanish | Classroom 130 |
| Friday | |||
| 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Galician, Spanish | Classroom 130 |
| 12.16.2025 09:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom C |
| 06.23.2026 09:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom C |