Beyond the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Addressing Sustainability and Development
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5 WeeksQuick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | Coursera |
The Syllabus
Videos
- Introduction to the Course
- Created in the time of COVID-19
- Why Sustainability AND Development?
- The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in this Course4
- Background and Scope for Achieving the SDGs
Readings
- Recommended resources from Achieving the SDGs lecture
- Course Syllabus
- Help us learn more about you!
Practice Exercise
- Week 1: Introductions
Videos
- An Introduction to SDG 13: Climate Action
- Climate Vulnerability & Adaptive Capacity in NE Brazil
Readings
- Introduction to Michigan Sustainability Cases and Gala Platform
- Case: Climate and Development
Practice Exercise
- Week 2: Climate Change
Videos
- Poverty, Inequality and Strategies to Address Them: Introduction
- Definitions of Poverty
- Introduction to 'What is Poverty?' and 'How is Poverty Measured?'
- Measures of Poverty
- Introduction to 'Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes'
- Capacity to Reduce Poverty
- Causes and Effects of Poverty and Inequality
- Mechanisms to Address Poverty and Inequality
- Attempts to Address Poverty and Inequality
- Social Assistance Programs
- Effectiveness of Social Assistance Programs in Poverty Reduction
- Income Generation Programs
- Logic of Income Generation Programs: Graduation Programs
- Different Forms of Capitals
- Unemployment Benefit Programs
- Drivers of Unemployment Benefits
- Ecotourism and Payment for Ecosystem Services
- Payments for Ecosystem Services: Continued
- Examples of Payment for Ecosystem Services
- Comparing Environment Vs. Economic Programs for Effects on Poverty
- Future Trends that will Influence Poverty and Inequality
Readings
- Additional Resources
- 'The Poverty Trap'
- 'Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES)'
- Case: Poverty, Environment, and Inequality
Practice Exercise
- Week 3: Poverty and Inequality
Videos
- An Introduction to Ecosystem Degradation & Biodiversity Loss
- What is driving change and what are the impacts?
- What can we do to ameliorate these changes?
- Opportunities to dive deeper and learn more
Readings
- Case: Biodiversity Loss and Ecosystem Degradation
Practice Exercise
- Week 4: Biodiversity Loss and Ecosystem Degradation
Videos
- An Introduction to Sustainability Science
- Implications for Sustainability and Development
- Trade-Offs, Co-Benefits, and Transitions
- Five Transitions of Human Societies: Demographic and Energy
- Five Transitions of Human Societies: Forest, Agricultural, and Nutrition
- How can past transitions guide sustainability transitions?
- What can trade-offs and co-benefits look like?
- Five programmatic examples demonstrating trade-offs and co-benefits
- Improving Sustainability Solutions
Readings
- Share Course Feedback!
Practice Exercise
- Week 5: Trade Offs and Synergy