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How can we pay for the societies we want? How do we create more inclusive forms of value? How do we move from failing forms of finance and...

Module content

How can we pay for the societies we want? How do we create more inclusive forms of value? How do we move from failing forms of finance and growth economics that create inequality and ecosystem destruction towards more inclusive and sustainable forms of prosperity? This module addresses these questions by interrogating existing financial practices, particularly the expansion of both private and public debt across the globe. It also examines alternatives that rethink work and wages, social relationships, health and wellbeing in order to sustain and secure individuals and communities, cities and environments.

Illustrative module outline

Finance, Debt, Prosperity: an introduction
	Financial Inclusion
	Debt
	Alternative, ‘social’ and ethical finance
	Field trip: Hoe Street Central Bank (HSCB)
	New geographies of finance: Platforms, Networks, Ledgers
	The future of cities? – housing & infrastructure
	Caring labour, indebted households and financialised corporations
	Speculative imaginaries of finance and risk
	Conclusion: finance, debt, prosperity

This module will introduce students to the main building physics principles and their role in building’s energy requirements. The principles of...

This module will introduce students to the main building physics principles and their role in building’s energy requirements. The principles of conduction, convection and radiation will be introduced in the context of building design. Students will be exposed to an in-depth analysis of the impact of building envelope materials and indoor and outdoor conditions on building’s thermal performance.

The aims of the module are thus to:

 Develop an understanding of the basic principles of energy generating technologies and evaluation of their impact on the environment.

 Develop an understanding of physical principles which drive a building’s energy balance calculations, including an impact of various building/activity factors on a building’s energy performance.

 Applying fundamental knowledge and principles in determining a building’s heating and cooling loads.

 Develop ability to evaluate potential implications, such as thermal bridging and thermal mass, on the building energy performance.

 Develop ability to synthesize and analyze data by using visualization tools for simplified design calculations.