Sustainable Food Systems

Sustainable Food Systems

位教师：Anna Ball, Ph.D.

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Explore the pillars of sustainability in food production and examine grand challenges in food, nutrition, economics, environment, & energy systems.

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Throughout this course, you will delve into the intricate details of the food production system through a system-thinking lens. You will examine the grand challenges faced by the food, fiber, and natural resource industries, and their repercussions on people, the planet, and profit. By the end of this course, you will have a clear understanding of the concept of systems thinking, be able to explain the three key pillars of sustainability and link these pillars to social, environmental, and economic systems.

In this module, learners will explore the complexities of the food system, examine the ways systems thinking influences our world, and examine some of the grand challenges and emerging issues in the food, economic, environmental, and energy systems.

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7个视频6篇阅读材料1个作业

7个视频总计37分钟

Course Overview 6分钟
Meet Your Instructor | Dr. Anna Ball 2分钟
Module 1 Introduction 1分钟
Defining the Food System 6分钟
Defining Systems Thinking 6分钟
Distinguishing Local from Global Challenges in the Food System 8分钟
Exploring Grand Challenges and Emerging Issues in Food, Economic, Environmental, and Energy Systems 8分钟

6篇阅读材料总计82分钟

Syllabus 10分钟
Interviewees in this Course 10分钟
Systems Approach: What and Why 15分钟
Sustainability is all about systems-thinking--here's why 15分钟
Reframing the local-global food systems debate through a resilience lens 30分钟
Grand Challenges Overview 2分钟

1个作业总计30分钟

Module 1 Quiz | Food System as a System 30分钟

In this module, learners will investigate the three pillars of sustainability and their relationship to the food system, explore major challenges and emerging issues, and examine the ultimate goal of derisking the future.

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7个视频2篇阅读材料1个作业

7个视频总计28分钟

Module 2 Introduction 1分钟
Defining Sustainability 6分钟
Identifying the Three Pillars of Sustainability 3分钟
Describing Sustainability: People 8分钟
Describing Sustainability: Planet 5分钟
Describing Sustainability: Profit 4分钟
Module 2 | Summary 1分钟

2篇阅读材料总计37分钟

Definitions: Sustainability and Food Systems 12分钟
Sustainable Food Systems: Concept and Framework 25分钟

1个作业总计30分钟

Module 2 Quiz | Sustainability in the Food System 30分钟

In this module, learners will define and explore the types of food production systems, examine the production and processing systems in the food systems, and investigate the roles of consumers and producers.

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7个视频2篇阅读材料1个作业

7个视频总计45分钟

Module 3 Introduction 1分钟
Defining Food Production Systems 6分钟
Describing Food Production: Animal Systems 7分钟
Explaining Food Production: Crop Systems 15分钟
Examining Production to Processing in the Food System 7分钟
Defining the Roles of Consumers and Producers in the Food System 9分钟
Module 3 | Wrap-up 1分钟

2篇阅读材料总计14分钟

More Farmers Adopt Conservation Tillage 6分钟
Farmers Are Breeding Heat-Resistant Cows 8分钟

1个作业总计30分钟

Module 3 Quiz | Food Production Systems 30分钟

In this module, learners will investigate issues related to world hunger, access to nutritious food, food deserts. Learners will also explore the emotional and cultural connections to food.

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5个视频4篇阅读材料1个作业

5个视频总计30分钟

MODULE 4 | Introduction 1分钟
Investigating Issues in World Hunger 7分钟
Examining Access to Nutritious Food 9分钟
Describing Food Deserts 5分钟
Exploring Emotional and Cultural Connections to Food 7分钟

4篇阅读材料总计33分钟

Perennial Rice: Plant once, harvest again and again 15分钟
Perennial Grains Could be the Future of Regenerative Agriculture 5分钟
What is food security? 3分钟
The Environmental Justice Movement 10分钟

1个作业总计30分钟

Module 4 Quiz | Food and Nutrition 30分钟

In this module, learners will explore environmental grand challenges and investigate issues related to water and soil quality.

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3个视频2篇阅读材料1个作业

3个视频总计24分钟

MODULE 5 | Introduction 1分钟
Exploring Environmental Grand Challenges 10分钟
Investigating Water and Soil Quality 13分钟

2篇阅读材料总计30分钟

Here's How Much Food Contributes to Climate Change 20分钟
Wastewater to Energy: New Treatment Process Can Improve Biorefinery Sustainability 10分钟

1个作业总计30分钟

Module 5 Quiz | Food and the Environment 30分钟

In this module, learners will examine issues in land access and food production demands, explore potential uses of non-productive land, and investigate the influence of a consumer-driven economy.

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4个视频3篇阅读材料1个作业

4个视频总计30分钟

MODULE 6 | Introduction 1分钟
Examining Issues in Land Access and Production Demands 14分钟
Exploring Uses of Non-Productive Land 5分钟
Investigating the Consumer-Driven Economy 11分钟

3篇阅读材料总计28分钟

The Dollars and Sense of Sustainability 10分钟
Can sustainability standards effectively mitigate food system challenges? 12分钟
How Consumers And Farmers Can Transform Food Systems 6分钟

1个作业总计30分钟

Module 6 Quiz | Economics of the Food System 30分钟

In this module, learners will explore grand challenges in energy and technology within the food system, examine the roles of switchgrass and carbon in our environment, and investigate issues in energy and technology.

涵盖的内容

4个视频2篇阅读材料1个作业

4个视频总计25分钟

MODULE 7 | Introduction 1分钟
Exploring Grand Challenges in Energy and Technology within the Food System 5分钟
Examining the Roles of Switchgrass and Carbon 9分钟
Investigating Issues in Energy and Technology 10分钟

2篇阅读材料总计32分钟

What is renewable energy? 12分钟
What is Sustainable Energy and Why Do We Need It? 20分钟

1个作业总计30分钟

Module 7 Quiz | Energy and Technology in the Food System 30分钟

In this module, learners will examine the complexities of and decisions associated with food, food production systems, and sustainability. Learners will explore specific ways he/she/they can contribute toward solutions for grand challenges in sustainability and sustainable food systems.

涵盖的内容

5个视频2篇阅读材料2个作业

5个视频总计25分钟

MODULE 8 | Introduction 1分钟
Investigating Complexities of Food and Food Decisions 8分钟
Identifying Complex Issues of the Food System and Sustainability 8分钟
Examining Food and Sustainability 6分钟
Course Summary 2分钟

2篇阅读材料总计80分钟

Final Assessment | Part 1 20分钟
Final Assessment | Part 2 60分钟

2个作业总计60分钟

MODULE 8 Quiz | Examining Grand Challenges; Moving Toward Solutions 30分钟
Final Assessment | Analysis 30分钟

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Anna Ball, Ph.D.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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已于 Nov 12, 2024审阅

A very mind transforming course indeed. It is an addition to me as a graduate of Agricultural Extension

已于 Sep 18, 2024审阅

This course is really helpful to understand food systems in present times especially with context to sustainable energy, renewable energy, perennials, landscape diversity, circular economy etc

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