Key Objectives
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Background Reading
Education for change: A handbook for teaching and learning sustainable development, The Baltic University Programme, Uppsala University (Introduction and Chapter 1), 2011.
Sustainable schools Sustainable futures, David Hicks (pages 6 – 25), 2011. |
Background Viewing
Home. A film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand about the Earth, human activity and its impacts on the Earth.
The Story of stuff. An animation about production and consumption. |
1 Systems and System Thinking What is a system and systems thinking?
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2 Five Capitals Model
Why is natural capital the most vital?
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3 Entropy and Energy
Why is this the basis of of all life on planet Earth?
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4 Limits to Growth
Are there limits to economic and other growth on planet Earth?
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5 Changes in Natural Systems
How are the natural systems changing, and does it matter?
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6 Climate
What are the causes, effects and impacts or climate change, and is it fair?
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7 Fossil Fuels and Minerals
Can we continue to use fossil fuels, and how and when should we change to use other resources?
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8 Nutrients
What are the causes, effects and impacts of changes in the nutrient cycles, and why are they vital?
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9 Biodiversity
What are the causes, effects and impacts of changes in biodiversity, and why is the loss of genes, species and ecosystems so important?
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10 Changes in human-based systems
What are the different human-based systems, and how are they changing natural systems?
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11 Economic Growth
Can economic growth be continually increasing?
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12 Population Growth
What are the patterns, causes, effects and impacts of population growth, and how is it causing changes in natural systems?
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13 Consumption Growth
What are the patterns and types of consumption growth, and how is it causing changes in natural systems?
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14 Production Growth
How is the production of goods and services causing changes in natural systems?
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15 Linear Economy
Why is the dominant linear economy unsustainable?
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16 Ecological Footprints
How can the demand on the biosphere be calculated? How much land does an individual or community need to sustain themselves, and is this fair?
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17 Human Development Index
How can people's wellbeing be calculated? Is it important, or even possible, to compare human wellbeing?
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