The Age of Sustainable Development
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The Age of Sustainable Development
About this course: 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.
Created by: Columbia University
Taught by: Jeffrey Sachs
Director, Earth Institute; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development; Professor of Health Policy and Management
Course Features
- Lectures 63
- Quizzes 1
- Duration 50 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 1004
- Certificate Yes
- Assessments Self
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Week 1
Course Materials
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Week 3
A Short History of Economic Development
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Week 4
The History of Inequality
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Week 5
The MDGs and the End of Extreme Poverty
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Week 6
Growth within Planetary Boundaries
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Week 7
Human Rights and Gender Equality
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Week 8
Education
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Week 9
Universal Health Coverage
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Week 10
Sustainable Food Supply and the End of Hunger
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Week 11
Sustainable Cities
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Week 12
Curbing Climate Change
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Week 13
Saving Biodiversity
