Sustainable Development

How can we develop transformative skills and capacities to achieve climate neutral and sustainable cities? This course explores how we can design, create and achieve climate neutral and sustainable cities. We embrace the “mission to the moon” approach for tackling greenhouse emissions from cities putting an emphasis on pathways [...]

This MOOC is an introduction to social and ecological transition. Ecological issues (climate change, loss in biodiversity, scarcity of resources, etc.) and their social consequences (growing inequalities, poverty, conflicts, forced migrations, etc.) call upon us to promote a paradigm shift, to redesign our production and consumption patterns, as well [...]

En este curso veremos cómo podemos generar cambios y transformaciones (a nivel individual, organizacional y social) para la sostenibilidad desde la educación formal y no-formal. Partiremos del concepto de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) como un marco potente para generar reflexiones críticas, que nos lleven a generar [...]

The transformation of land use, functions, and services in cities represents an opportunity to foster sustainable development, contributing to local and global challenges. Urban regeneration is a key area to govern change, attract investments, engage stakeholders, and generate multiple benefits in both developed and developing countries. [...]

Ideas and imaginaries inspire human capacity for great endeavours, but ‘conventional wisdom’ frequently prevents necessary change. Achievement of global sustainable development is, therefore, dependent on a profound comprehension of the preunderstandings and implicit imaginaries that form both our perception of reality and our basic confidence in the viability of [...]

Este MOOC encontra-se na confluência do desenvolvimento dos países do Sul e do desenvolvimento sustentável. Tem uma dimensão macroeconómica e financeira, trazida em particular por Gael Giraud e Alain Grandjean como intervenientes, uma dimensão ecológica e climática trazida em particular por David Claessen e pelos intervenientes da ENS, e [...]

How can you include sustainable development and environmental stewardship principles in your engineering projects? Follow Engineers Canada’s National guideline! Through real-life case studies, see how engineers in various fields have implemented its 10 guidelines in their work.