Introduction to Sustainability

This module introduces the course, helps students become familiar with the learning environment, and examines central ideas that underpin the Earth as a system and their consequences for environmental sustainability.

This module explores how human populations have evolved over time and projections for population change in the next century.

This module examines environmental pressures resulting from human exploitation of natural resources and the issue of climate change.

This module focuses on energy use, its impact on the planet, and potential transitions to more sustainable patterns of use.

This module explores the connection between water and food, and examines the requirements for feeding the planet over the course of the century.

This module examines common tools used by policy-makers and the forces that shape environmental policy.

This module explores tools available to measure sustainability and makes predictions on global sustainability for the 21st century based on current models and trends.

This module contains a final, comprehensive quiz covering all topics from the previous seven modules.