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From SDG Academy on 22 August, 2019
In this chapter, Professor Jeffrey Sachs introduces the course "Sustainable Development: the Post-Capitalist Order" and defines sustainable development. -
From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019
This chapter describes why the concept of sustainable development is so important, why it is so important that we orient towards the three objectives of prosperity,… -
From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019
This video is part of Module 3: How can we reduce urban poverty and make cities inclusive and safe? urban poverty and associated issues. This video is not available… -
From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019
How are resources mobilized to achieve sustainable development? This question is addressed in this video about financing the SDGs. -
From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019
This video is part of Module 7: How can the urban environment be protected and cities be made resilient? environmental planning, management and the politics of change,… -
From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019
This chapter focuses on the three main environmental challenges facing the world today: human-induced climate change, biodiversity loss, and the pollution caused by… -
From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019
This chapter discusses two important questions: is it feasible to have economic growth from this point forward? and does economic growth even make sense on a finite… -
From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019
This chapter focuses o the six sources of well-being, challenging the traditional capitalist idea that consumers will maximize their well-being and instead looking at… -
From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019
Education is crucial for global development and for the success of sustainable development, but this chapter discusses the content of learning to be good citizens in a… -
From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019
Many people see cities as primary places of economic activity, but cities are also sites of social, cultural, and religious relevance. Examples of cities and their roles… -
From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019
This chapter talks about the arrival of capitalist institutions which remade societies by creating market relations for labor, land, intellectual property, and other… -
From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019
This video is part of Module 3: How can we reduce urban poverty and make cities inclusive and safe? role of cities in lifting masses out of poverty -
From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019
This video is part of Module 7: How can the urban environment be protected and cities be made resilient? urban resilience, several examples of cities, 12 essential… -
From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019
Many people see cities as primary places of economic activity, but cities are also sites of social, cultural, and religious relevance. Examples of cities and their roles… -
From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019
This chapter describes the issues with current-day capitalism, using Faustian logic, and explains why it is neccessary to devise new institutions of governance,… -
From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019
This video is part of Module 8: How can cities and urban areas be governed better to make them more sustainable? Measuring and monitoring the SDGs, tools for training…