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课程主页: https://www.coursera.org/learn/global-sustainable-development
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课程名称：可持续发展目标——面向未来的全球跨学科愿景 课程概述：2015年，联合国推出了17项可持续发展目标（SDGs），并获得193个成员国的采纳。这些目标代表了人类朝着可持续发展方向迈出的重要国际步伐。本课程将为你提供可持续性理解的历史概述，以及对SDGs的全面介绍——包括其定义、进展测量方法以及SDGs如何与支持人类的全球系统管理相关联。课程将探讨各类社会参与者如何响应和实施SDGs。 虽然所有SDGs对可持续发展都至关重要，但SDG 13，“气候行动”，通常被认为是全球范围内迫切需要快速实施的目标。因此，本课程将特别关注这一目标。通过学习，你将获得关于人类对地球影响的最新知识，并讨论在联合国气候变化框架公约（UNFCCC）内建立全球人类与气候系统相互作用管理的进展。 该课程由Katherine Richardson教授设计与授课，后者是2016年联合国秘书长任命的15人小组成员，负责撰写2019年全球可持续发展报告。在每一讲中，Katherine都会采访相关领域的专家，提供与主题相关的深入见解。 课程大纲： 1. 可持续发展作为全球目标 - 介绍可持续性概念、起源及发展历史，详细概述SDGs框架，讨论其与以往国际协议的不同之处，如何测量进展以及目标间的相互关联性，结合全球食品系统的例子说明SDGs如何通过国际合作在全球系统中实施。 2. 管理人类对自然世界的影响 - 深入探讨人类活动如何在全球层面影响地球的科学证据，介绍人类世与行星边界的概念，强调生物圈（所有生物或“生物多样性”）在建立地球环境条件中的重要性，并关注气候与生物多样性相关SDGs的监测和管理，以及未能实现这些目标的潜在后果。 3. 社会可持续性及未来之路 - 本模块首先关注人类自身的状况，以及改善该状况的SDGs，介绍基于行星边界框架的“甜甜圈经济学”概念，最后考察实施现状并提供不同参与者如何参与全球实现这些目标的例子。 通过本课程的学习，学员将能够深入理解可持续发展目标及其重要性，为实现可持续未来贡献自己的力量。
Name:Sustainable Development as a Global Goal
Description:In this first module, you will be introduced to the concept of sustainability, its roots, and history of development. The framework of the SDGs is outlined in more detail, and we will discuss what sets them apart from previous international agreements, how we can measure progress and how the goals are interconnected. We will touch upon food systems, as an example of how the SDGs are relevant for - and can be implemented in - global systems through international cooperation.
Name:Managing human impacts on the natural world
Description:In this second module, we will have a more detailed look at the scientific evidence that human activities are influencing the Earth at the planetary level. You will be introduced to the concepts of Anthropocene and Planetary Boundaries. The biosphere (all living organisms or "biodiversity") is arguably just as - or more - important than climate for establishing the environmental conditions we enjoy on Earth, but receives much less attention. This module, therefore, will focus on monitoring and managing human impacts on climate and biodiversity as well as the potential consequences of failing to meet the goals of the SDGs relating to climate and biodiversity.
Name:Social sustainability and the way forward
Description:Where the last module focused on the impact of humanity's activities on the bio-physical components of the Earth system, this final section first focuses on the condition of humans, themselves, and the SDGs focusing on the improvement of that condition. You will be introduced to the concept of Doughnut Economics, which builds on the Planetary Boundaries framework. Finally, this module examines current status for implementation and provides examples of how different actors are engaging in global efforts to achieve the goals.
In 2015, the UN launched the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Adopted by 193 member states, the goals represent an important international step in setting humanity on a trajectory towards sustainable development. Within this course, you will get a historical overview of how sustainability has been understood, as well as a thorough introduction to the SDGs – what they are, how progress can be measured, and how the SDGs are relevant for the management of the global systems supporting humanity. The course will examine how various societal actors are responding to and implementing the SDGs. While all of the SDGs are essential to sustainable development, SDG 13, Climate Action, is usually perceived as the most urgent in terms of the need for a swift implementation on a global scale. Therefore, particular focus is given to this SDG. Through the course, you will gain up-to-date knowledge of the current understanding of human impacts on the Earth at the planetary level. Progress towards establishing global management of human interactions with the climate system within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is also discussed. The course is designed and taught by Professor Katherine Richardson, who is a member of the 15-person panel appointed by the UN General Secretary in 2016 to write the 2019 Global Sustainable Development Report. In each lecture, Katherine interviews experts who provide insights relevant to the topic at hand.
