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A Circular Economy of Metals: Towards a Sustainable Societal Metabolism
by Ester van der Voet- 4.8
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Approx. 41 hours to complete
Metals are present everywhere around us and are one of the major materials upon which our economies are built. Economic development is deeply coupled with the use of metals. During the 20th century, the variety of metal applications in society grew rapidly. A lot of metals will be needed in the future....
Sustainability of Social-Ecological Systems: the Nexus between Water, Energy and Food
by Mario Giampietro , Andrea Saltelli , Tarik Serrano- 4.6
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Approx. 23 hours to complete
In this course you will become familiar with the ideas of the water-energy-food nexus and transdisciplinary thinking. You will learn to see your community or country as a complex social-ecological system and to describe its water, energy and food metabolism in the form of a pattern, as well as to map the categories of social actors....
Climate Adaptation in Africa
by Mark New- 4.8
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Approx. 19 hours to complete
This course explores why climate change adaptation is important in the African context. Africa is considered one to be one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change. Historically, climate-related hazards such as drought, flooding, pest and disease outbreaks, coastal storms and heat waves have had devastating impacts on people and the environment in which they live....
Planning & Design of Sanitation Systems and Technologies
by Christoph Lüthi- 4.8
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Approx. 17 hours to complete
Do you want to learn how to plan affordable and context-specific sanitation solutions? Be up-to-date on the newest developments in urban sanitation planning and programming? Get to know best practice examples of urban sanitation systems in low- and middle-income countries? If yes, this course is for you! LANGUAGES We simultaneously offer this course in English and French....
Sharing Cities: Governance and Urban Sustainability
by Dr. Kes McCormick , Dr. Yuliya Voytenko Palgan- 4.7
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Approx. 12 hours to complete
How can we govern consumption and the sharing economy in our cities? This course explores cities, consumption and the sharing economy in Europe and around the world. We connect together the key themes of the sharing economy, cities, governance, consumption and urban sustainability. We explore how the sharing economy can contribute to increasing social, environmental and economic sustainability....
Planning for Climate Change in African Cities
by Veronica Olivotto , Dr. Shuaib Lwasa , Prof. Andy Gouldson , Marcus Mayr , Dr. Stelios Grafakos , Dr. David Dodman , Dr. Diana Reckien , Dr. Nathalie Jean Baptiste- 4.8
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Approx. 22 hours to complete
Climate change poses a threat to economic growth and long-term prosperity of many countries around the world. Africa is not an exception, considering the actual and potential impacts of climate change and climate variability that will threaten its vulnerable sectors and human populations. Addressing climate change offers possibilities for low-carbon development....
Energy, Environment, and Everyday Life
by David N. Ruzic- 4.7
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Approx. 47 hours to complete
For a sample of what this course will include, see the video "Energy, Environment, and Everyday Life MOOC with University of Illinois Professor David Ruzic" - http://go. citl. illinois. edu/Energy-MOOC This course teaches you everything you need to know about energy, the environment, and at least a number of things in everyday life....
Geospatial and Environmental Analysis
by Nick Santos- 4.8
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Approx. 14 hours to complete
Apply your GIS knowledge in this course on geospatial analysis, focusing on analysis tools, 3D data, working with rasters, projections, and environment variables. Through all four weeks of this course, we'll work through a project together - something unique to this course - from project conception, through data retrieval, initial data management and processing, and finally to our analysis products....
Environmental Safety
by Fedorova Irina Viktorovna , Pavel Maryandyshev , Alexey Kangash- 4.6
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Approx. 12 hours to complete
Energy is an important part of the world today. Without energy production is impossible, development is impossible, life itself is impossible. Any activity is somehow connected to the energy industry. The future development of the world depends on progress in the energy sector. This becomes even more important in the future as the population grows....
Climate Change and Water in Mountains: A Global Concern
by Martin Beniston , Markus Stoffel- 4.7
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Approx. 17 hours to complete
What is climate change ? How are mountain regions affected by the evolution of water resources and their uses ? What kind of risks need to be considered ? Mountains are recognized as particularly sensitive physical environments where intense and rapid changes have in the past, and may increasingly in the future, place pressure on their resource base....
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