Emerson College Library: Teach-In on Sustainability Fall 2024: Introduction to Sustainable Development

Introduction to Sustainable Development

Thursday, November 21, 12:00 p.m.- 1:45 p.m. EST

Presenters:

Alireza Raisi, Affiliated Faculty, Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary Studies

Description:

This course (PL 250) is designed to provide students with an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of sustainable development and the intricate interaction between politics, economics, global institutions, and the pursuit of sustainable development goals. It describes the challenges of the world economy and the Earth's physical environment to address issues of environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive development.

Location

Walker Building, Room 403
120 Boylston Street. Boston, MA 02111

Sustainability Goals

This session focuses on all 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

Read about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a series of interrelated targets which are viewed as crucial for humanity to flourish long-term. Click through to learn about each of the individual goals.
Fast Facts – What is Sustainable Development?
The UN's Sustainable Development Goals were adopted in 2015 to address international concerns that the balance between economic growth, social inclusion, and environmental protection was unstable and that short-term developmental planning would lead to long term consequences for humanity.
Protecting planetary boundaries: aligning the SDGs to ensure humankind’s future - Johan Rockström
Planetary boundaries are one framework for conceptualizing the unsustainable impact of humans on the state of our planet. Like SDGs, they are interrelated and all have a potential exacerbate each other's effects. Recent assessment of the planetary boundaries has found that 6 out of 9 have already been crossed, up from 4 at the time of the article (see https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/planetary-boundaries.html).
Climate change has worsened global economic inequality - Josie Garthwaite
One way in which SDGs interact with each other is that climate change will affect regions differently, reinforcing existing inequities and exacerbating global poverty.
AASHE: The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System
AASHE STARS is a reputable rating system that tracks the sustainability performance of academic institutions. This technical manual explains the details of the rating process. During the session, we discussed whether these criteria do a good job of representing the breadth of issues in the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
AASHE: Emerson College Scorecard
Emerson has a Gold ranking from AASHE, the second highest tier. This report provides a detailed breakdown of our score including documentation for all of the individual criteria.

Teach-In on Sustainability Fall 2024

Introduction to Sustainable Development

Introduction to Sustainable Development

Location

Sustainability Goals

Further Reading