This course introduces the academic approach of Sustainability and explores how today’s human societies can endure in the face of global change, ecosystem degradation and resource limitations. The course focuses on key knowledge areas of sustainability theory and practice, including population, ecosystems, global change, energy, agriculture, water, environmental economics and policy, ethics, and cultural history.
This subject is of vital importance, seeking as it does to uncover the principles of the long-term welfare of all the peoples of the planet. As sustainability is a cross-disciplinary field of study, this foundation requires intellectual breadth: as I describe it in the class text, understanding our motivations requires the humanities, measuring the challenges of sustainability requires knowledge of the sciences (both natural and social), and building solutions requires technical insight into systems (such as provided by engineering, planning, and management).
Introduction to Sustainability
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Universidad de Illinois en Urbana-Champaign
Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
Semana
13 horas para completar
Orientation and Introduction
In this module, you will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and the learning environment. The orientation also helps you obtain the technical skills required for the course. In the introduction, we will examine some of the central ideas that underpin the Earth as a system, and their consequences for environmental sustainability.
5 videos (Total 37 minutos), 5 readings, 3 quizzes
5 videos
Introduction to Sustainability7m
Sustainability and Population Growth7m
Growth Curves5m
Malthus13m
5 lecturas
Syllabus10m
About the Discussion Forums10m
Social Media10m
Getting to Know Your Classmates10m
Module 1 Overview and Readings10m
3 ejercicios de práctica
Orientation Quiz10m
Big Ideas Practice Quiz22m
Module 1 Quiz28m
Semana
22 horas para completar
Population
In this module, we will see how human populations have evolved over time and get a sense of where the next century of change will take us.
5 videos (Total 49 minutos), 1 reading, 4 quizzes
5 videos
Transitions10m
Demographic Transition10m
Future Populations, Part 110m
Future Populations, Part 215m
1 lectura
Module 2 Overview and Readings10m
4 ejercicios de práctica
Population, Past and Present Practice Quiz16m
Global Population in the Future Practice Quiz22m
Population Interactive Homework16m
Module 2 Quiz30m
Semana
35 horas para completar
Ecosystems and Climate Change
In this module, we will see that the Earth faces many environmental pressures that result from human exploitation of natural resources. We will also look at the issue of climate change.
8 videos (Total 78 minutos), 1 reading, 5 quizzes
8 videos
Tragedy of the Commons10m
Tragedy of the Commons: Solutions14m
Ecosystems and Extinctions6m
Weather vs. Climate3m
Climate Changes in the Past10m
Modern Climate Change14m
[OPTIONAL] Climate Processes16m
1 lectura
Module 3 Overview and Readings10m
4 ejercicios de práctica
Ecosystems, Extinction, and Tragedy of the Commons Practice Quiz30m
Climate Change Practice Quiz30m
Climate Change Interactive Homework10m
Module 3 Quiz52m
Semana
43 horas para completar
Energy
In this module, we will look at energy use. We will also consider what the trend of energy use means for the planet, and how we might transition to a more sustainable pattern of use.
8 videos (Total 58 minutos), 1 reading, 4 quizzes
8 videos
Energy Overview6m
Oil11m
EROEI5m
Coal & Gas7m
Nuclear Power7m
Renewable Energy12m
Energy Conservation6m
1 lectura
Module 4 Overview and Readings10m
4 ejercicios de práctica
Oil Practice Quiz16m
Alternatives Practice Quiz22m
Energy and Society Homework8m
Module 4 Quiz40m
Semana
53 horas para completar
Water and Agriculture
In this module, we will explore the connection between water and food, and see what will be required to feed the planet over the course of the century.
6 videos (Total 68 minutos), 1 reading, 3 quizzes
6 videos
Limits to Water15m
Water Trends15m
Agricultural Consumption7m
Agricultural Limits16m
Genetically Modified Organisms12m
1 lectura
Module 5 Overview and Readings10m
3 ejercicios de práctica
Water Practice Quiz24m
Agriculture and Food Practice Quiz18m
Module 5 Quiz34m
Semana
65 horas para completar
Environmental Policy
In this module, we will examine some of the common tools used by policy-makers, and some of the forces that shape (or misshape) policy.
9 videos (Total 94 minutos), 1 reading, 4 quizzes
9 videos
Negative Externalities14m
Environmental Policy11m
Environmental Policy Assessment14m
[OPTIONAL] Environmental Economics17m
[OPTIONAL] Application of Environmental Economics and Policy, Part 111m
[OPTIONAL] Application of Environmental Economics and Policy, Part 213m
[OPTIONAL] Application of Environmental Economics and Policy, Part 38m
Environmental Policy Examples: "Biofuels"3m
1 lectura
Module 6 Overview and Readings10m
3 ejercicios de práctica
Environmental Policy Practice Quiz30m
Environmental Policy Examples Homework10m
Module 6 Quiz32m
Semana
75 horas para completar
Measuring Sustainability
In this module, we will examine what tools are available to measure sustainability. Finally, I will make some predictions on global sustainability for the 21st century, based on the models we have spoken about in this course and the trends that have been observed in the early part of this century.
7 videos (Total 68 minutos), 1 reading, 4 quizzes
7 videos
Biodiversity and Ecosystems10m
Sustainability Metrics, Part 112m
Sustainability Metrics, Part 28m
Food Miles9m
Measuring Sustainability: The Future, Part 112m
Measuring Sustainability: The Future, Part 212m
1 lectura
Module 7 Overview and Readings10m
3 ejercicios de práctica
Measuring Sustainability Practice Quiz22m
Sustainable Future Practice Quiz20m
Module 7 Quiz44m
Semana
82 horas para completar
Conclusion
Welcome to the end of the course! This module has a final, comprehensive quiz that covers all of the topics that we’ve seen in the previous seven modules. You’ll want to be familiar with the goals and objectives, key phrases, concepts, and guiding questions from the earlier modules to do well on this final quiz.
1 reading, 1 quiz
1 lectura
Conclusion and Final Quiz Instructions10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
Introduction to Sustainability Final Quiz20m
31%
comenzó una nueva carrera después de completar estos cursos
26%
consiguió un beneficio tangible en su carrera profesional gracias a este curso
Principales revisiones
It is a well prepared course. Contents are carefully organized and plenty of concepts and examples are included and analyzed. Overall, it is a excellent course to get an overview of sustainability.
This was my first Coursera course, and I wasn't sure what to expect; but was very pleased with the organization, timescale things were run on, and overall neutrality of the course. Very well done!
Instructor
Dr. Jonathan Tomkin
Associate DirectorSchool of Earth, Society and Environment
Acerca de Universidad de Illinois en Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a world leader in research, teaching and public engagement, distinguished by the breadth of its programs, broad academic excellence, and internationally renowned faculty and alumni. Illinois serves the world by creating knowledge, preparing students for lives of impact, and finding solutions to critical societal needs.
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