Sustainable Regional Development - BMEGT42M535

To acquaint students with the connections between sustainability and regional development, its theoretical and policy foundations, international and domestic experiences, main goals, tasks, institutional system and tools, and current issues. Among the objectives of the sustainable regional development course, innovative solutions promoting the transition towards sustainability and the presentation of their evaluation possibilities are highlighted.

1. Knows the concept of sustainable development, is able to distinguish between global and local problems;
2. Knows the sustainability challenges appearing at the level of different territorial units and is able to distinguish the appropriate answers for the given level;
3. Knows the global and local challenges caused by climate change and proposed solutions, with particular regard to innovative intervention options;
4. Knows the sustainable local economic development efforts and programs, as well as its tool system, and the connection points between individual policies and integrated settlement development;
5. Knows the most important sustainability and climate protection indicators of regional development and local economic development, the factors hindering or facilitating the transition to sustainability;
6. They know the consequences of regional development arising from the processes of digital and sustainability transition.

1. The student is able to assess the main challenges related to sustainability,
2. To identify the impact of certain economic policies on sustainable regional development opportunities,
3. To recognize the effectiveness of certain policies and their set of tools in managing territorial inequalities,
4. To determine the impact of local and global economic processes on specific locations, in particular with regard to the expected effects of climate change and the feasibility of the transition to sustainability,
5. To explore and understand local-level responses to sustainable regional development, with particular regard to the digital transition and innovative solutions in the age of climate change,
6. To perform independent analytical and evaluation work in the field of local economic development,
7. To perform independent analytical and evaluation work in the field of strategy creation and local climate strategies,
8. They are also able to interpret the above in a comprehensible, non-professional audience.

1. Cooperates with the instructor and fellow students in expanding their knowledge,
2. expands their knowledge through continuous knowledge acquisition,
3. open to the use of information technology tools,
4. seeks to understand complex systems,
5. strives to understand the impact of the economy on human well-being, the injustices arising from the inequalities of resource distribution, and to evaluate the factors necessary to solve them.

1. The student independently solves problems related to local and regional economic development,
2. accepts well-founded critical comments with an open mind,
3. in some situations - as part of a team - cooperates with fellow students in solving tasks,
4. uses the systemic approach in his thinking.

Presentations, problem solving, written and oral communication, use of IT tools and techniques, tasks and plans prepared independently and in group work.

• Tankönyvek, jegyzetek, letölthető anyagok
• Lengyel Imre: Regionális és városgazdaságtan, Szegedi Egyetemi Kiadó, 2021. pp 579
• Előadásanyagok diasorai. / egyetemi jegyzet
• Fenntartható térségfejlesztés egyetemi jegyzet (Szabó Mariann – Szalmáné Csete Mária)
• Klímainnovációs esettanulmányok egyetemi jegyzet (Szalmáné Csete Mária)
• Csizmadia Norbert: Geopillanat. A 21. század megismerésének térképe. L’Hartmann, 2016. pp 407

The learning results stated in point 2.2 are evaluated as follows: summative evaluation of the competencies acquired during the semester: summative assessments (2 mid-term exams).

A. Detailed description of performance evaluations during the study period: Summative assessment: a complex, written evaluation method of the subject and knowledge and ability-type competence elements in the form of mid-term exams. The mid-term exam focuses on the assessment of the acquired knowledge and its application, thus focusing on problem recognition and solution. The course material on which the evaluation is based is determined by the lecturer of the subject, the available working time is 60 minutes. B. During the examination period: Examination

• 1st summative assessment: 50
• 2nd summative assessment: 50
• Total: 100

• This table reflects the evaluation percentages of the students who accepted the proposed grade. If the student decides not to accept the proposed grade, they can take an exam, the result of which constitutes 100% of the final result.: 100

The condition for obtaining the signature is the successful (minimum 50 percent) completion of each mid-semester summative assessment. The signature is valid according to the provisions of the CoS.

1) The summative assessments can be retaken or corrected. 2) The summative assessments can be retaken or corrected for the first time during the retake period free of charge. In the event of a correction, the new result always overwrites the old one. 3) If the student is unable to obtain a grade other than 'Fail' even with the replacement according to point 1), they may make a second attempt to successfully complete the course by paying the fee specified in the regulations.

Consulted with the Faculty Student Representative Committee, approved by the Vice Dean for Education, valid from: 08.05.2023.

In order to achieve the learning outcomes set out in point 2.2, the subject consists of the following thematic blocks. In the syllabi of the courses announced in each semester, these topics are scheduled according to the calendar and other conditions.