Lund University - Greening the Economy: Lessons from Scandinavia
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Greening the Economy: Lessons from Scandinavia at Coursera Overview
Duration | 15 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Greening the Economy: Lessons from Scandinavia at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Beginner Level The course is open to anyone without prerequisite.
- Approx. 15 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, English, Spanish
Greening the Economy: Lessons from Scandinavia at Coursera Course details
- How can we live a good life on one planet with over seven billion people?
- This course will explore greening the economy on four levels ? individual, business, city, and nation. We will look at the relationships between these levels and give many practical examples of the complexities and solutions across the levels. Scandinavia, a pioneering place advancing sustainability and combating climate change, is a unique starting point for learning about greening the economy. We will learn from many initiatives attempted in Scandinavia since the 1970s, which are all potentially helpful and useful for other countries and contexts.
- The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Lund University is an international centre of excellence on strategies for sustainable solutions. The IIIEE is ideally suited to understand and explain the interdisciplinary issues in green economies utilising the diverse disciplinary backgrounds of its international staff. The IIIEE has been researching and teaching on sustainability and greener economies since the 1990s and it has extensive international networks connecting with a variety of organizations.
Greening the Economy: Lessons from Scandinavia at Coursera Curriculum
Introduction: what is a green economy and why is it important?
Wicked Problems
What is a Green Economy
Little Actions and Big Challenges
Why Scandinavia
Cleaner and Greener production
Evolution of the concept of green economy
Interview: An Economist's Take on GtE
Interview: A Politician's Take on GtE
Interview: A Global Green Growth Perspective
"Meet the Parkers, Part I"
Introduction
Timeline and Syllabus
Course Details
Grading
About us
Hangouts
Course Assignment: Greener Product, Greener Business, and Greener City
Readings week 1
Introduction
Individual choices
Drivers for Consumption
Consumers and Eco-labeling
Myths of Consumption
Mind the Gap
Living Green in Practice
Interview: Green Economy in Sweden & Europe
Interview: Building a Green Online Community
"Meet the Parkers, Part II"
Readings week 2
Individual Choices
Business strategies
Business Fundamentals
Greening Upstream
Greening Downstream
Green Processes
Green Business Strategies
Virtual Mobility and e-Materialisation
Eco-Design
Interview: Sustainability at IKEA
Interview: Green Strategy of a Restaurant
Interview: Transition Towards Renewable Energy
"Meet the Parkers, Part III"
Readings week 3
Business Strategies
Sustainable cities
Sustainable Urban Transformation
Climate Governance and Urban Experiments
Urban Infrastructure and Planning
Visioning for Cities of the Future
Sustainable Neighbourhoods
Green Lifestyles and Cities
"Meet the Parkers, Part IV"
Municipal Waste Management
Readings week 4
Sustainable Cities
National policies
Policy Instruments and Incentives
Green Public Procurement
Policy for Waste and Resources
Policy for Lighting Products
Economic Instruments and Price Signals
An OECD Perspective on Green Economy
Green Policy in Europe
Interview: International Climate Negotiations
Bonus interview: Extended producer responsibility
"Meet the Parkers, Part V"
Readings week 5
National Policies
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