The Age of Sustainable Development" gives students an understanding of the key challenges and pathways to sustainable development - that is, economic development that is also socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable.
The Age of Sustainable Development
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The Age of Sustainable Development
Columbia University
Informações sobre o curso
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1,652 classificações
Habilidades que você terá
EnergySustainable EnergyUrban PlanningEnvironmental Protection
Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso
Semana
1Course Materials
Information about the general course structure and reading list can be found here.
3 leituras
3 leituras
Suggested Readings for The Age of Sustainable Development10min
Syllabus10min
Course Overview10min
What is Sustainable Development?
Professor Sachs provides an overview of the challenges the world faces, and introduces the topic of sustainable development.
5 vídeos (Total de 67 min), 1 teste
5 videos
Economic Growth and Progress14min
Continuing Poverty14min
Environmental Threats10min
Paths16min
1 exercício prático
QUIZ: What is Sustainable Development?20min
Semana
2Inequality Around the World
Professor Sachs delves into the reasons for and the measurements of inequality between and within countries.
5 vídeos (Total de 73 min), 1 teste
5 videos
Urban/Rural Inequality12min
Income Inequality Within Countries13min
Measuring Wellbeing14min
Convergence or Divergence?14min
1 exercício prático
QUIZ: Inequality Around the World20min
Semana
3A Short History of Economic Development
Professor Sachs provides a history of economic development, starting with the Industrial Revolution and ending with the current state of modern economic growth.
5 vídeos (Total de 78 min), 1 teste
5 videos
The Industrial Revolution Starts in England12min
The Great Waves of Technological Change14min
The Diffusion of Economic Growth16min
Economic Development Since World War II21min
1 exercício prático
QUIZ: A Short History of Economic Development 20min
Semana
4The History of Inequality
Professor Sachs analyzes the intersecting roles of various factors that contribute to some countries advancing while others do not.
5 vídeos (Total de 80 min), 1 teste
5 videos
The Role of Physical Geography: Transport, Energy, Disease, and Crops17min
The Role of Culture: Demography, Education, Gender 17min
The Role of Politics 15min
Which Countries are Still Stuck in Poverty?15min
1 exercício prático
QUIZ: The History of Inequality20min
Instrutores
Jeffrey Sachs
Director, Earth Institute; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development; Professor of Health Policy and Management
Sobre Columbia University
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