The Age of Sustainable Development
Columbia University via Coursera (13)
Found in Sustainability Courses
- Provider
Coursera
- Cost
Free Online Course (Audit)
- Session
Upcoming
- Language
English
- Effort
5-7 hours a week
- Duration
14 weeks long
Overview
The Age of Sustainable Development" gives students an understanding of the key challenges and pathways to sustainable development - that is, economic development that is also socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable.
Syllabus
Course Materials
-Information about the general course structure and reading list can be found here.
What is Sustainable Development?
-Professor Sachs provides an overview of the challenges the world faces, and introduces the topic of sustainable development.
Inequality Around the World
-Professor Sachs delves into the reasons for and the measurements of inequality between and within countries.
A Short History of Economic Development
-Professor Sachs provides a history of economic development, starting with the Industrial Revolution and ending with the current state of modern economic growth.
The History of Inequality
-Professor Sachs analyzes the intersecting roles of various factors that contribute to some countries advancing while others do not.
The MDGs and the End of Extreme Poverty
-Professor Sachs outlines the pathways for achieving the end of extreme poverty.
Growth within Planetary Boundaries
-Professor Sachs details the various planetary boundaries and their implications for growth dynamics.
Human Rights and Gender Equality
-Professor Sachs delves into the ethics of wealth, poverty and inequality as well as the forces that widen inequalities.
Education
-Professor Sachs provides an overview of the state of modern education, and what needs to be achieved for sustainable development.
Universal Health Coverage
-Professor Sachs provides an overview of the challenges and pathways to achieving universal health coverage.
Sustainable Food Supply and the End of Hunger
-Professor Sachs provides an overview of food security, farm systems, and ecology and reviews what can be done to achieve a sustainable global food supply.
Sustainable Cities
-Professor Sachs looks into what makes a city sustainable, the patterns of urbanization, and pathways for urban resilience around the world.
Curbing Climate Change
-Professor Sachs provides an introduction to the science behind climate change, and describes the negotiations and policies that are necessary to mitigate and prevent the consequences.
Saving Biodiversity
-Professor Sachs reviews the various threats to the world's ecosystem and biodiversity.
The SDGs
-Professor Sachs recounts the history of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and describes what is necessary to achieve them.
-Information about the general course structure and reading list can be found here.
What is Sustainable Development?
-Professor Sachs provides an overview of the challenges the world faces, and introduces the topic of sustainable development.
Inequality Around the World
-Professor Sachs delves into the reasons for and the measurements of inequality between and within countries.
A Short History of Economic Development
-Professor Sachs provides a history of economic development, starting with the Industrial Revolution and ending with the current state of modern economic growth.
The History of Inequality
-Professor Sachs analyzes the intersecting roles of various factors that contribute to some countries advancing while others do not.
The MDGs and the End of Extreme Poverty
-Professor Sachs outlines the pathways for achieving the end of extreme poverty.
Growth within Planetary Boundaries
-Professor Sachs details the various planetary boundaries and their implications for growth dynamics.
Human Rights and Gender Equality
-Professor Sachs delves into the ethics of wealth, poverty and inequality as well as the forces that widen inequalities.
Education
-Professor Sachs provides an overview of the state of modern education, and what needs to be achieved for sustainable development.
Universal Health Coverage
-Professor Sachs provides an overview of the challenges and pathways to achieving universal health coverage.
Sustainable Food Supply and the End of Hunger
-Professor Sachs provides an overview of food security, farm systems, and ecology and reviews what can be done to achieve a sustainable global food supply.
Sustainable Cities
-Professor Sachs looks into what makes a city sustainable, the patterns of urbanization, and pathways for urban resilience around the world.
Curbing Climate Change
-Professor Sachs provides an introduction to the science behind climate change, and describes the negotiations and policies that are necessary to mitigate and prevent the consequences.
Saving Biodiversity
-Professor Sachs reviews the various threats to the world's ecosystem and biodiversity.
The SDGs
-Professor Sachs recounts the history of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and describes what is necessary to achieve them.