Introduction to Sustainability

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1

What Does Sustainability Really Mean?

  • What is Sustainability?
  • Historical Perspective
  • Systems Thinking
  • Conclusion
  • Week 1 Discussion
  • Additional Resources
2

Sustainability Challenges We Face Globally

  • The Fundamental Science of Climate Change
  • Population Growth, Food Security, and a Sustainable Planet
  • Carbon Footprint
  • Additional Resources
3

Power And Privilege

  • Environmental Haves and Have Nots
  • Social and Environmental Justice
  • Resource Curse and Global Extraction
  • Marketing, Consumerism, and the Media
  • Commodity Life Cycle Assignment
  • Additional Resources
4

Sustainability Challenges We Face Locally And Regionally

  • Southeastern United States
  • Southern Florida
  • Resilience Planning
  • Personal Challenges
  • Wetlands Assignment
  • Additional Resources
5

Conservation And Preservation

  • Conserving Biodiversity and Ecosystems
  • Conservation and Preservation Success Stories
  • Additional Resources
6

Sustainable Nourishment: Healthy Choices, Healthy Body, Healthy Environment

  • Food Web
  • Agriculture
  • Sustainable Interventions
  • Food Journal Assignment
  • Week 2 Discussion
  • Additional Resources
7

Water, Water Everywhere

  • Water and Land Relationship
  • The Ocean and Climate
  • Freshwater
  • What You Can Do to Protect Our Water Resources
  • Additional Resources
8

Energy and Waste Cost More Than You Think

  • Energy Costs More Than You Think
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Alternative Fuels and Renewable Energy
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Waste Costs More Than You Think
  • Types of Waste
  • Processing Waste
  • Waste Legislation
  • Environmental Hazards of Waste
  • Waste in a Sustainable Future
  • Conclusion
  • Solar Energy Assignment
  • Week 3 Discussion
  • Additional Resources
9

Bright Lights: Working Toward Solutions

  • Working Toward Solutions in Civil Society
  • Governance, Scales of Decision Making, and Policy Alternatives
  • Green Business and Sustainable Economies
  • Technology Solutions
  • Local Sustainability Initiative
  • Background Information for the Instructor
10

The Built Environment And Sustainability

  • Green Building Overview
  • Sustainable Sites
  • Water Efficiency
  • Materials Flows—Purchasing and Waste Management
  • Indoor Environmental Quality and Human Health
  • Evaluate a Green Building
  • Additional Resources
11

How You Can Become Part Of The Movement

  • Talking About Sustainability
  • Sustainability Careers
  • Reporting
  • Conclusion
  • Additional Resources
12

Course Review

  • What Does Sustainability Really Mean?
  • Sustainability Challenges We Face Globally
  • Power and Privilege
  • Sustainability Challenges We Face Locally and Regionally
  • Conservation and Preservation
  • Sustainable Nourishment
  • Water, Water Everywhere
  • Energy and Waste Cost More Than You Think
  • Bright Lights—Working Toward Solutions in Civil Society
  • The Built Environment and Sustainability
  • How You Can Become Part of the Movement
  • Course Conclusion
  • Additional Resources
  • References

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