关于此课程： In 2015, the UN launched the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Adopted by 193 member states, the goals represent an important international step in setting humanity on a trajectory towards sustainable development. Within this course, you will get a historical overview of how sustainability has been understood, as well as a thorough introduction to the SDGs – what they are, how progress can be measured, and how the SDGs are relevant for the management of the global systems supporting humanity. The course will examine how various societal actors are responding to and implementing the SDGs. While all of the SDGs are essential to sustainable development, SDG 13, Climate Action, is usually perceived as the most urgent in terms of the need for a swift implementation on a global scale. Therefore, particular focus is given to this SDG. Through the course, you will gain up-to-date knowledge of the current understanding of human impacts on the Earth at the planetary level. Progress towards establishing global management of human interactions with the climate system within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is also discussed. The course is designed and taught by Professor Katherine Richardson, who is a member of the 15-person panel appointed by the UN General Secretary in 2016 to write the 2019 Global Sustainable Development Report. In each lecture, Katherine interviews experts who provide insights relevant to the topic at hand.
此课程适用人群： Sustainability considerations are relevant within all fields of study. This course, therefore, assumes no prior knowledge and can supplement curricula in any discipline. This course adopts a transdisciplinary approach to the SDGs and is intended for anyone with an interest in sustainability, climate change, political action and solutions. Thus, the course is relevant for all students, regardless of their background.
教学方： Katherine Richardson, Professor
Sustainability Science Centre
| 级别 | Beginner |
| 承诺学习时间 | 3 weeks of study, 2-4 hours/week |
| 语言 | English |
| 如何通过 | 通过所有计分作业以完成课程。 |
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- 视频: A history of sustainable development
- Reading: The sustainable development goals
- 视频: How do we measure progress?
- 视频: SDG Interactions – One for All and All for One!
- Reading: A Guide to SDG Interactions, ICSU, 2017
- Discussion Prompt: What’s your take on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
- Reading: Additional material: The Brundtland Report, 1987
- 视频: The Anthropocene
- 视频: Planetary boundaries and biodiversity
- Reading: Agriculture production as a major driver of the Earth system exceeding planetary boundaries
- Discussion Prompt: Agriculture and planetary boundaries
- 视频: Resilience
- Reading: Resilience and disaster risk reduction: an etymological journey
- 视频: The human condition
- Reading: World Food Programme: Hunger and Climate Change
- 视频: Inequality
- Reading: Kate Raworth: Doughnut Economics
- Discussion Prompt: Can we live within the doughnut?
- 视频: The way forward
- Reading: Additional material: Sustainability lecture with Kate Raworth
- Reading: Additional material: Income Inequality and Health: A Causal Review
- Discussion Prompt: Help us improve the course
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This is a well structured course, it has given me the best understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals, and as a Development Studies PhD student, I fully subscribe to the SDGs and following closely on its progress and achievements especially in my country Kenya.
Very clear and enriched me with knowledge of Sustainability Development, the reality and challenges
Excellent course, highly recommended.
LA
Basic, however, well didactic so you want to get general information on the 2013 agenda. I reaaly recommend.