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

Instructor: Jeffrey Sachs
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There are 15 modules in this course
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3 readings
Professor Sachs provides an overview of the challenges the world faces, and introduces the topic of sustainable development.
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5 videos1 assignment
Professor Sachs delves into the reasons for and the measurements of inequality between and within countries.
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5 videos1 assignment
Professor Sachs provides a history of economic development, starting with the Industrial Revolution and ending with the current state of modern economic growth.
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5 videos1 assignment
Professor Sachs analyzes the intersecting roles of various factors that contribute to some countries advancing while others do not.
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5 videos1 assignment
Professor Sachs outlines the pathways for achieving the end of extreme poverty.
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5 videos1 assignment
Professor Sachs details the various planetary boundaries and their implications for growth dynamics.
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5 videos1 assignment
Professor Sachs delves into the ethics of wealth, poverty and inequality as well as the forces that widen inequalities.
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5 videos1 assignment
Professor Sachs provides an overview of the state of modern education, and what needs to be achieved for sustainable development.
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5 videos1 assignment
Professor Sachs provides an overview of the challenges and pathways to achieving universal health coverage.
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5 videos1 assignment
Professor Sachs provides an overview of food security, farm systems, and ecology and reviews what can be done to achieve a sustainable global food supply.
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5 videos1 assignment
Professor Sachs looks into what makes a city sustainable, the patterns of urbanization, and pathways for urban resilience around the world.
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5 videos1 assignment
Professor Sachs provides an introduction to the science behind climate change, and describes the negotiations and policies that are necessary to mitigate and prevent the consequences.
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5 videos1 assignment
Professor Sachs reviews the various threats to the world's ecosystem and biodiversity.
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5 videos1 assignment
Professor Sachs recounts the history of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and describes what is necessary to achieve them.
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5 videos2 assignments
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Reviewed on Nov 2, 2020
Prof. Sachs explains the topics wonderfully and I like his clear accent. It was very comfortable to comprehend and that kept me hooked to this course. Visuals and graphics were also attractive.
Reviewed on Jan 23, 2020
I learnt the true meaning of sustainable development across the 3 dimensions of People, Planet and Profit. Highly enriching and insightful. Kudos to Prof Sachs to make the course so engaging.
Reviewed on Mar 20, 2018
I am very happy to complete The age of sustainable development and succeeded to pass the final exam grade 86.3% and i will continues other online Subjects.Warm Regards,Abshir Hussein Said
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