Об этом курсе: 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.
Автор: Columbia University
Преподаватели: Jeffrey Sachs
Director, Earth Institute; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development; Professor of Health Policy and Management
| Выполнение | 2 hours of lectures per module |
| Язык | English, Субтитры: Chinese (Simplified) |
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Программа курса
НЕДЕЛЯ 1
Course Materials
Information about the general course structure and reading list can be found here.
3 материала для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: Suggested Readings for The Age of Sustainable Development
- Reading: Syllabus
- Reading: Course Overview
What is Sustainable Development?
Professor Sachs provides an overview of the challenges the world faces, and introduces the topic of sustainable development.
5 видео
- Видео: Economic Growth and Progress
- Видео: Continuing Poverty
- Видео: Environmental Threats
- Видео: Paths
Оцениваемый: QUIZ: What is Sustainable Development?
НЕДЕЛЯ 2
Inequality Around the World
Professor Sachs delves into the reasons for and the measurements of inequality between and within countries.
5 видео
- Видео: Urban/Rural Inequality
- Видео: Income Inequality Within Countries
- Видео: Measuring Wellbeing
- Видео: Convergence or Divergence?
Оцениваемый: QUIZ: Inequality Around the World
НЕДЕЛЯ 3
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.
5 видео
- Видео: The Industrial Revolution Starts in England
- Видео: The Great Waves of Technological Change
- Видео: The Diffusion of Economic Growth
- Видео: Economic Development Since World War II
Оцениваемый: QUIZ: A Short History of Economic Development
НЕДЕЛЯ 4
The History of Inequality
Professor Sachs analyzes the intersecting roles of various factors that contribute to some countries advancing while others do not.
5 видео
- Видео: The Role of Physical Geography: Transport, Energy, Disease, and Crops
- Видео: The Role of Culture: Demography, Education, Gender
- Видео: The Role of Politics
- Видео: Which Countries are Still Stuck in Poverty?
Оцениваемый: QUIZ: The History of Inequality
НЕДЕЛЯ 5
The MDGs and the End of Extreme Poverty
Professor Sachs outlines the pathways for achieving the end of extreme poverty.
5 видео
- Видео: A Strategy to End Extreme Poverty in Africa
- Видео: South Asia: The Continuing Challenge of the Food Supply
- Видео: A Closer Look at Official Development Assistance
- Видео: Designing Practical Interventions: The Case of Millennium Villages
Оцениваемый: QUIZ: The MDGs and the End of Extreme Poverty
НЕДЕЛЯ 6
Growth within Planetary Boundaries
Professor Sachs details the various planetary boundaries and their implications for growth dynamics.
5 видео
- Видео: Growth Dynamics
- Видео: Growth and Planetary Boundaries: The Case of Energy (22:04)
- Видео: Growth and Planetary Boundaries: The Case of Food (20:06)
- Видео: Growth and Planetary Boundaries: The Case of Population (21:31)
Оцениваемый: QUIZ: Growth within Planetary Boundaries
НЕДЕЛЯ 7
Human Rights and Gender Equality
Professor Sachs delves into the ethics of wealth, poverty and inequality as well as the forces that widen inequalities.
5 видео
- Видео: Major UN Covenants and Declarations
- Видео: Divided societies
- Видео: Forces of Widening Inequalities
- Видео: Gender Inequality and Solutions
Оцениваемый: QUIZ: Human Rights and Gender Equality
НЕДЕЛЯ 8
Education
Professor Sachs provides an overview of the state of modern education, and what needs to be achieved for sustainable development.
5 видео
- Видео: Early Childhood Development
- Видео: The Rising Returns to Education and the Supply Response
- Видео: Social Mobility
- Видео: The Role of Higher Education in Sustainable Development
Оцениваемый: QUIZ: Education
НЕДЕЛЯ 9
Universal Health Coverage
Professor Sachs provides an overview of the challenges and pathways to achieving universal health coverage.
5 видео
- Видео: Poverty and Disease
- Видео: Designing and Financing a Primary Health System in Low-Income Settings
- Видео: Ten Recommended Steps to Health for All in the Poorest Countries
- Видео: The Challenges of Health Coverage in High-Income Countries
Оцениваемый: QUIZ: Universal Health Coverage
НЕДЕЛЯ 10
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.
5 видео
- Видео: Farm Systems, Ecology, and Food Security
- Видео: How Environmental Change Threatens the Food System
- Видео: How the Food System Threatens the Environment
- Видео: Towards a sustainable global food supply
Оцениваемый: QUIZ: Sustainable Food Supply and the End of Hunger
НЕДЕЛЯ 11
Sustainable Cities
Professor Sachs looks into what makes a city sustainable, the patterns of urbanization, and pathways for urban resilience around the world.
5 видео
- Видео: What makes a city sustainable?
- Видео: Smart Infrastructure
- Видео: Urban Resilience
- Видео: Planning for Sustainable Development
Оцениваемый: QUIZ: Sustainable Cities
НЕДЕЛЯ 12
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.
5 видео
- Видео: Consequences
- Видео: Mitigation
- Видео: Mitigation Policies
- Видео: Policies and Global Cooperation for Climate Change
Оцениваемый: QUIZ: The Basic Science of Climate Change and Consequences
НЕДЕЛЯ 13
Saving Biodiversity
Professor Sachs reviews the various threats to the world's ecosystem and biodiversity.
5 видео
- Видео: Biodiversity Under Threat
- Видео: Oceans and Fisheries
- Видео: Deforestation
- Видео: International Dynamics
Оцениваемый: QUIZ: Saving Biodiversity
НЕДЕЛЯ 14
The SDGs
Professor Sachs recounts the history of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and describes what is necessary to achieve them.
5 видео
- Видео: Goal Based Development
- Видео: Financing for Sustainable Development
- Видео: Principles of Good Governance
- Видео: Feasibility of Sustainable Development
Оцениваемый: QUIZ: The SDGs
Оцениваемый: Final Exam
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An excellent course beautifully presented and rich with detail.
Amazing! Thanks prof. Sachs for the knowledge transfer and the perfect classes that motivate us to know more about sustainability and act.
Great Course! Fabulous Instructor...
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Very engaging content and interesting at the same time. The trainer is astounding.