Buildings and infrastructures cost more than 50% non-recycled resources and energy in the lifecycle, having non-recoverable impacts on the Earth. It is of necessity to understand and implement the concept of sustainability. Meanwhile, urban cities are facing the unprecedented challenges posed by climate change effects, e.g., frequent occurrence of extreme weather and disaster. City resilience has become never more urgent nowadays. This module aims to provide students with an understanding of the environmental and resource implications of construction activity within the context of sustainable development and city resilience. It considers the theoretical and methodological basis of approaches designed to quantify the impacts associated with choices made at different stages of the construction life cycle, as well as tools designed to evaluate sustainability and resilient performance. By completing a real-life project, students should demonstrate the ability to develop rational ideas and methodologies to fulfil the required performance in a holistic manner with justification.  

• To develop understanding on sustainability and resilience and their relation to urban design. 
• To identify the key challenges and factors that have influences on the sustainability and resilience of cities.
• To understand the interdependence amongst the key influence factors.
• To develop a holistic methodology in achieving an optimal trade-off by considering varieties of constraining factors. 
• To familiarise the latest theory and technology in city sustainability and resilience leading to novel research ideas. 

Mode of Teaching : Synchronous seminars, workshop and project sessions. 

Type : Hybrid teaching including seminars, tutorials and discussion.

1. Group performance and contribution: 30%;
2. Poster: 10%;
3. Group presentation: 40%;
4. Final report: 20%;

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Yang Jian: j.yang.1@sjtu.edu.cn

Yanping Wu: wuyanping@sjtu.edu.cn