This course introduces the academic approach of Sustainability and explores how today’s human societies can endure in the face of global change, ecosystem degradation and resource limitations. The course focuses on key knowledge areas of sustainability theory and practice, including population, ecosystems, global change, energy, agriculture, water, environmental economics and policy, ethics, and cultural history.
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Introduction to Sustainability
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAbout this Course
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The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a world leader in research, teaching and public engagement, distinguished by the breadth of its programs, broad academic excellence, and internationally renowned faculty and alumni. Illinois serves the world by creating knowledge, preparing students for lives of impact, and finding solutions to critical societal needs.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
3 hours to complete
Orientation and Introduction
In this module, you will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and the learning environment. The orientation also helps you obtain the technical skills required for the course. In the introduction, we will examine some of the central ideas that underpin the Earth as a system, and their consequences for environmental sustainability.
3 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 37 min), 5 readings, 3 quizzes
3 hours to complete
Population
In this module, we will see how human populations have evolved over time and get a sense of where the next century of change will take us.
3 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 49 min), 1 reading, 4 quizzes
4 hours to complete
Ecosystems and Climate Change
In this module, we will see that the Earth faces many environmental pressures that result from human exploitation of natural resources. We will also look at the issue of climate change.
4 hours to complete
8 videos (Total 78 min), 1 reading, 5 quizzes
3 hours to complete
Energy
In this module, we will look at energy use. We will also consider what the trend of energy use means for the planet, and how we might transition to a more sustainable pattern of use.
3 hours to complete
8 videos (Total 58 min), 1 reading, 4 quizzes
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TOP REVIEWS FROM INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY
by YUMar 4, 2021
Fantastic course and a great lecturer. Highly recommend it. This topic should be studied by many and I encourage people to explore it. There is so much that can be learnt in this course.
by JFJul 10, 2020
Great course, instructor made lectures interesting. I wish when I got an answer wrong I was directed where to find the answer in the material so I could review and understand.
by MTSep 23, 2020
This course helps me to learn many things about sustainability. By this course, I am more interested in sustainable developments. I expect to learn more about this provided by Dr Johnathan Tomkin.
by KFDec 18, 2016
It is a well prepared course. Contents are carefully organized and plenty of concepts and examples are included and analyzed. Overall, it is a excellent course to get an overview of sustainability.
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