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Markets and Supply Chains

Price fluctuations happen as a result of the storage process from seasonal harvests and the working of the markets and the supply chain, as these harvests need to be transported between production and consumption. In off-farm storage, there are issues of food safety, processing, and quality assurance. Seasonal price changes reflect the cost of storage because when simultaneous harvests occur across a huge area, prices are low, but after that, prices rise by exactly the cost of storage, or the…

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Expressing a Zero-Dimensional Energy Model as a Linear Equation

Explains the zero dimensional energy balance model, including how to calculate it using a linear approximation. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Public Awareness and Consumer Activism

In this chapter, Professor Sachs talks about the importance of civil awareness of sustainable development and the desire of society to improve economic conditions, improve social inclusion, and move towards environmental sustainability. He provides cases of how citizens can be active, including ethical consumerism and behavioral shifts. This video is not available under a Creative Commons license and should not be considered open content. However, the video is freely available for viewing or…

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Introducing Sustainable Development

In this chapter, Professor Jeffrey Sachs introduces the course "Sustainable Development: the Post-Capitalist Order" and defines sustainable development. This video is not available under a Creative Commons license and should not be considered open content. However, the video is freely available for viewing or sharing with individuals or groups for educational purposes, such as in a classroom, workshop, or training. Please give attribution to the SDG Academy. Content may not be used…

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Sea-Based Globalization

This chapter focuses on the fourth wave of globalization, or the era of ocean-based globalization, and the period between Christopher Columbia and James Watt, the inventor of the steam engine. This wave of globalization brings together Eurasia, Africa, the Americas, Oceania, and Australia. China led ocean-based navigation, and then the Iberian peninsula and Britain became navigational leaders as well; Professor Sachs give examples of explorers and famous voyages. Reference is made to the search…

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Social Communication for Social Change

Sarah Bradshaw argues that if we want to change rates of violence, we have to change the way violence is understood and change attitudes about violence in society. In Nicaragua, a feminist non-governmental organization called Puntos de Encuentro used media to highlight ideas about violence, including a popular television show that discussed issues like violence and homosexuality in a conservative society. The show jumpstarted discussion around how attitudes can change simply by promoting…

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Corruption and Global Business

Good governance is a tenet of development, and when governments are corrupt, economic development and individual sense of well-being within the government's reach are harmed. Professor Jeffrey Sachs addresses the corruption of government today and these two phenomena in this chapter.

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Ethics in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage

This chapter introduces the ethical principles for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage, and how they relate to the ethical issues encountered in safeguarding. Common ethical issues are raised, as well as possible approaches to address these to ensure ethical safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage. To illustrate the importance of ethics, cases of ICH safeguarding where these ethical principles were well observed are introduced and assessed. A hypothetical case with poor ethical…

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Monetary Policy Under Fixed and Floating Exchange Rates

This chapter discusses monetary policy, and focuses on the difference between fixed and floating exchange rates. It begins by explaining the role that a central bank plays in maintaining its exchange rate via foreign bonds, and goes on to explain money supply increases under fixed exchange rates and exchange rate fluctuations over a period of 40 years. This is done using a long thought experiment with multiple examples of possible scenarios. There is a discussion of international reserves and…

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The State of Conflict Around the World

The State of Conflict Around the World

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This chapter focuses on peace around the world as a peans of obtaining sustainable development, looking at the risk of nuclear war, current conflicts, and the cost of…
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Barriers to Lasting Peace Among and Within Nations

Barriers to Lasting Peace Among and Within Nations

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In this chapter, Sharif Azami discusses barriers to lasting peace, explaining how the framework around peacebuilding is built on an international level and its barriers,…
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Drivers of Violent Conflict Emergence

Drivers of Violent Conflict Emergence

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What are the roles of natural resources and other environmental factors in driving or escalating violent conflict? This chapter profiles resource scarcity, environmental…

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Parlamento 2030

Parlamento 2030

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Parlamento 2030 is an innovative tool created to track, collect, and provide information from national parliaments related to Agenda 2030. The tool is designed to…
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Hinablon Sa Cebu: A Community Extension Project…

Hinablon Sa Cebu: A Community Extension Project of Cebu Technological University

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From a research endeavour in 2013 to a Viable Demonstration Project at present, Cebu Technological University's mission of reviving a once dying cultural tradition…
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Nanomaterial-catalyzed Hydrothermal treatment of…

Nanomaterial-catalyzed Hydrothermal treatment of wastewater towards water reuse

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Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) is a thermal process that converts waste biomass into energy and materials. It is termed a carbon negative process because it is green…

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Introducing Sustainable Development

Introducing Sustainable Development

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In this chapter, Professor Jeffrey Sachs introduces the course "Sustainable Development: the Post-Capitalist Order" and defines sustainable development. This…
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The Rights to Health, Education, and Decent Work

The Rights to Health, Education, and Decent Work

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In this chapter, Professor Jeffrey Sachs gives an overview of health, education, and labor rights, tying each one to the overall goals of sustainable development.
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Markets and Supply Chains

Markets and Supply Chains

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Price fluctuations happen as a result of the storage process from seasonal harvests and the working of the markets and the supply chain, as these harvests need to be…