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Uniting for a Sustainable Future: An Introduction to Global Sustainability 

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Overview

Duration

3 weeks

Total fee

2,205

Mode of learning

Online

Credential

Certificate

Uniting for a Sustainable Future: An Introduction to Global Sustainability
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  • Curriculum

Uniting for a Sustainable Future: An Introduction to Global Sustainability
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FutureLearn 
Highlights

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Uniting for a Sustainable Future: An Introduction to Global Sustainability
 at 
FutureLearn 
Course details

Skills you will learn
What are the course deliverables?
  • Concepts of sustainability and sustainable development including SDGs
  • Human impacts on the global environment
  • Social equity and economic development
  • Global challenges (Population, Poverty, Ecosystems, Climate Change, Energy, Water, Environmental, Inequality, Pollution and waste etc.)
  • Examples of Sustainability (i.e. examples of sustainability in technology; fashion; transportation; food and agriculture; workplace etc.)
More about this course
  • On this three-week course, you’ll uncover a cross-disciplinary perspective on sustainability
  • You’ll explore human impacts on the environment as well as examining the global challenges humans face
  • You’ll delve into concepts of sustainability and sustainable development, including the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) as defined by the UN, to understand the importance of working towards a sustainable future
  • You’ll explore the critical obstacles to achieving global sustainability, before examining how we can overcome them
  • You’ll learn how you can use sustainable solutions to tackle a range of global challenges such as population, poverty, climate change, inequality, and more
  • Throughout the course, you’ll explore examples of sustainability to help you learn how to apply sustainability principles to different areas of your life, which could also lead to inspiring change in those around you
  • By the end of this course, you’ll have the knowledge and confidence to live more sustainably as well as an understanding of how to work together to respond to global challenges
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Uniting for a Sustainable Future: An Introduction to Global Sustainability
 at 
FutureLearn 
Curriculum

Introduction to the course

Introduction

What we mean by sustainability

Sustainable development

Social equity and economic development

Human impact

Human impacts

Negative human impacts

Positive human impacts

Sustainable examples

Understanding sustainable solutions

Enabling sustainable solutions

Application of science - agriculture

Application of science - urban life

Conclusion

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