This course introduces the academic approach of Sustainability and explores how today’s human societies can endure in the face of global change, ecosystem degradation and resource limitations. The course focuses on key knowledge areas of sustainability theory and practice, including population, ecosystems, global change, energy, agriculture, water, environmental economics and policy, ethics, and cultural history.
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Introduction to Sustainability
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAbout this Course
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Orientation and Introduction
Population
Ecosystems and Climate Change
Energy
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- 5 stars80.70%
- 4 stars16.32%
- 3 stars1.64%
- 2 stars0.41%
- 1 star0.90%
TOP REVIEWS FROM INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY
It is a well prepared course. Contents are carefully organized and plenty of concepts and examples are included and analyzed. Overall, it is a excellent course to get an overview of sustainability.
Professor John Tomkins did a great job. I am going to pursue a career in sustainability only after completing the course. The course has had a very positive impact on me. Thankyou.
A well thought and curated module which covers all essential aspects of sustainability. The course conduct was well designed and the examples and cases presented gave further insights.
This course helps me to learn many things about sustainability. By this course, I am more interested in sustainable developments. I expect to learn more about this provided by Dr Johnathan Tomkin.
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