This course is an introductory and foundational course on sustainable consumption and health. In the first part of this course, we briefly review definitions of sustainability and the relationship between the three dimensions of sustainability and the UN-Environment Sustainable Environment Goals (SDGs), target and indicators. We then look at frameworks, indicators and footprint requirements to adequately measure sustainability, offering the opportunity to the participants to assess their own carbon and environmental footprint and make recommendation on how to reduce it. We then address the theme of sustainable consumption, looking at our main domains of consumption and at the key conditions to reach sustainable consumption and avoid rebounds effects that tend to reduce the benefits of increased product efficiency. We finally look at "what is good enough" for a given product or activity, in relationship with absolute sustainability and planetary boundaries.
In the second part focusing on health, we will first identify the main factors affecting health, define DALYs (disability-adjusted life years) as a key metric to measure health burden, and use the rich information made available by the Global Burden of Disease (GBD). We will then use the GBD visualization tool to quantify and compare the respective burdens associated with 70 risks factors and numerous disease causes, in every country of the world and even at the state level for the US. We finally analyze the health impact associated with global trade, evaluating the fraction of the health impacts due to fine particulate in Asia, that are induced by Western consumption.
This course is an introductory and foundational course on sustainable consumption and health. In the first part of this course, we briefly review definitions of sustainability and the relationship between the three dimensions of sustainability and the UN-Environment Sustainable Environment Goals (SDGs), target and indicators. We then look at frameworks, indicators and footprint requirements to adequately measure sustainability, offering the opportunity to the participants to assess their own carbon and environmental footprint and make recommendation on how to reduce it. We then address the theme of sustainable consumption, looking at our main domains of consumption and at the key conditions to reach sustainable consumption and avoid rebounds effects that tend to reduce the benefits of increased product efficiency. We finally look at "what is good enough" for a given product or activity, in relationship with absolute sustainability and planetary boundaries.
In the second part focusing on health, we will first identify the main factors affecting health, define DALYs (disability-adjusted life years) as a key metric to measure health burden, and use the rich information made available by the Global Burden of Disease (GBD). We will then use the GBD visualization tool to quantify and compare the respective burdens associated with 70 risks factors and numerous disease causes, in every country of the world and even at the state level for the US. We finally analyze the health impact associated with global trade, evaluating the fraction of the health impacts due to fine particulate in Asia, that are induced by Western consumption.
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7个视频6篇阅读材料4个作业3个讨论话题
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7个视频•总计65分钟
Meet Your Instructors•6分钟
Course Introduction•10分钟
How Do We Define Sustainability?•8分钟
How Do We Measure Sustainability?•12分钟
Sustainable Consumption - Part A•12分钟
Sustainable Consumption - Part B•7分钟
Sustainable Consumption - Part C•11分钟
6篇阅读材料•总计60分钟
Course Syllabus & Roadmap•10分钟
Pre-Survey•10分钟
Week 1 Slides•0分钟
Exploration of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)•15分钟
Activity: Aligning SDGs to Sustainability Pillars•10分钟
Activity: My Personal Footprint•15分钟
4个作业•总计95分钟
Your Interests and Expectations•30分钟
DPSIR Framework Practice•30分钟
Knowledge Check: Sustainable Consumption•5分钟
Week 1 Assessment•30分钟
3个讨论话题•总计40分钟
Reflecting on the SDGs•15分钟
Connecting SDGs and the Sustainability Pillars•10分钟
Reflecting on My Personal Footprint Activity•15分钟
Consumption Environmental Impacts vs Costs, and Absolute Sustainability
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This section focuses looks at the key conditions for sustainable consumption providing an overview of the impacts generated by consumers and by the participants themselves. After establishing our personal carbon footprint, we first relate impacts and costs and identify the critical conditions towards sustainable consumption accounting for rebounds effects. We then discuss how far we have been able to decouple environmental from GDP in different regions of the world. We finally discuss what is good enough and what the product specific targets can be to meet sustainable consumption objectives, not to exceed planetary boundaries.
(Optional)Luderer et al. 2019 and UNECE, 2016 •0分钟
Absolute Sustainability Practice•20分钟
3个作业•总计70分钟
Knowledge Check: Impacts, Costs, and Trends•10分钟
Knowedge check absolute sustainability practice - protein example•30分钟
Week 2 Assessment•30分钟
1个讨论话题•总计15分钟
Reflecting on Impacts vs. Costs•15分钟
Main Risk Factors Affecting Health
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We will now look at the dietary impacts of multiple foods to then analyze trade-offs and targeted change that can bring substantial health and environmental benefits with less than 10% caloric change. We finally address the health and sustainable performances of various diets, looking at disparities between gender, races and diets.
Then, equipped with the knowledge and skills you developed throughout our course, you will conclude with two final exercises. First, you will develop a 6-point action plan to feed our planet in a healthy and sustainable way as part of a peer-reviewed assignment. Next,
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6个视频6篇阅读材料6个作业1次同伴评审2个讨论话题
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6个视频•总计52分钟
Main Factors Impacting Health•6分钟
Introduction to the Global Burden of Disease (Part A) - Purpose of the GBD•4分钟
Introduction to the Global Burden of Disease (Part B) - Metrics and main results•12分钟
Interesting Findings and Limitations of the GBD: Which Impacts are Missing?•10分钟
Global Trade - Part A•11分钟
Global Trade - Part B•9分钟
6篇阅读材料•总计85分钟
Week 3 Slides•0分钟
Knowledge Check: GBD Review•10分钟
(Optional) GBD Readings•0分钟
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Particulate Matter (PM) Primer •5分钟
Introduction to Develop an Action Plan Task•60分钟
Post-Course Survey•10分钟
6个作业•总计105分钟
Activity: Ranking of Global Burden of Disease Risk Factors•15分钟
Knowledge Check: Global Burden of Disease•10分钟
Activity: Exploring the Global Burden of Disease Visualization•30分钟
Knowledge Check: Findings and Limitations of the GBD•10分钟
Knowledge Check - Global Trade•10分钟
Week 3 Assessment•30分钟
1次同伴评审•总计60分钟
Action Plan: Toward Sustainability•60分钟
2个讨论话题•总计30分钟
Reflection on the Ranking of GBD Risk Factors•15分钟
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