GLB 207 - Responsible Consumption and Production

Dr. Gökmen Kara and Dr. İsmet Söylemez designed and taught the course GLB 207 - Responsible Consumption and Production.Increasing consumption and changing consumer behaviors in parallel with ever-growing population mandates new solutions in industries and infrastructures. Innovation in this perspective has gained much importance and is one of the key indicators of economic sustainability of the countries. Developing sustainable innovation strategies, via industry-university collaborations, and implementing these strategies seem to be of crucial importance for a sustainable world economy. In this regard, the SDG set by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the UN focuses on building resilient infrastructures, promoting sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation. This goal of this course is to introduce the students to different approaches employed in different industries to developing innovation strategies. In addition, the course aims at raising awareness about the importance of corporate innovation and the necessity of investment in corporate innovation for sustainable development. 7 projects carried out by the students in interdisciplinary teams throughout the course:FOREST BUILDING WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM WITH SUPERCONDUCTORSSUSTAINABLE HOLIDAYA NEW TECHNIQUE FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION WITH THE HELP OF CARBON NANOTUBES AND APPLICATIONS TO DIFFERENT SECTORSSMART AGRICULTURAL POT FOR FARMERSELECTRICITY GENERATION FROM ORANGE PROJECT ANALYSISDRINK AND CHARGESOLAR BUILDINGS