Learn from Jeffrey Sachs about the key challenges and pathways to economic development that is also socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable – a.k.a. sustainable development. This course is offered free of charge by the SDG Academy.
The Age of Sustainable Development provides an understanding of the key challenges and pathways to sustainable development – that is, economic development that is also socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable. This course is offered free of charge by the SDG Academy.
This course provides an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of sustainable development, drawing on the most recent developments in the social, policy, and physical sciences. Sustainable development is the most urgent challenge facing humanity. The fundamental question is how the world economy can continue to develop in a way that is socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable. The course describes the complex interactions between the world economy and the Earth’s physical environment. Ecological processes and constraints (climate, disease ecology, physical resources such as soils and energy sources, topography and transport conditions) significantly shape the patterns of economic development, demography, and wealth and poverty. At the same time, human activities (farming, land use, urbanization, demographic change, and energy use) change the physical environments, increasingly in dangerous ways. The course offers a broad overview of the key challenges and potential solutions to achieve sustainable development in the 21st century.
By joining this course, you are also becoming part of a global movement of practitioners committed to achieving sustainable paths to development.
Enroll now at SDGAcademy.org!