The Science and Practice of Sustainable Development
Learn the science & policies that drive sustainable development & how to achieve UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
About this course
What you'll learn
- To understand the practice and policy of sustainable pathways to development
- To appreciate some of the scientific underpinnings of sustainable development practice and how policy-makers are trying to apply it for better governance of scarce resources
- To apply relevant aspects of the science and policies of sustainable development to your own practice as a development leader
- To understand how various attributes of sustainability (environmental, economic and social) can be applied by development practitioners and other stakeholders
- To gain scientific knowledge regarding planetary boundaries processes and their influence on international economic development
- To be aware of the current international policy landscape for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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