Introduction to Sustainability

所在平台: CourseraArchive 课程类别: 能源与地球科学 大学或机构: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign（ 伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳 - 香槟分校） 授课老师： Jonathan Tomkin

课程主页: https://www.coursera.org/course/sustain

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课程简介

This course introduces the academic discipline of sustainability and explores how today’s human societies can endure in the face of global change, ecosystem degradation and resource limitations.

课程大纲

Week 1: Introduction. Pessimism vs. optimism.

• Neo-malthusians, J-curves, S-curves and the IPAT equation

Week 2: Population. Demographics and the disappearance of the third world

• Demographics, population trends.

Week 3: Tragedy of the Commons.

• Fisheries, pastures, public vs private solutions

Week 4: Climate Change. The climate of the near future: hot, hotter, or hottest?

• Weather vs. Climate, Proxy and data climate evidence, Climate projections

Week 5 : Energy. What happens when we reach “Peak Oil” Renewable energy: is there enough to make the switch?

• Peak Oil/Fossil Fuel, Energy survey, availability, and density, EROI

Week 6: Agriculture and Water. Is there enough water and food for the 21st Century?

• GMOs and the Green Revolution, water stocks and flows - physical and social constraints

Week 7: Environmental Economics and Policy. Can economists lead the way to sustainability?

• Environmental Evaluation, project and policy evaluation, Incentive policies

Week 8: Ethics and Culture and Measurement. The long view.

• NeCarbon Footprints, Energy and water efficiency metrics, Sustainability Ethics, Environmental ideology and conservation movements

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