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Apartheid and Planning in South African Cities

This video is part of Module 5: How can we improve human development in cities? Effective urban planning is needed to address many urban development challenges in African cities. Especially in this era of urbanization, climate change and increasing urban poverty. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Regional and City-level SDG Indices

In this video, SDG Index Manager Guillaume Lafortune presents the case for local SDG measurement, and discusses the methodologies used to create regional and city-level indices that serve as a resource for local decision-making. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Rural Development

This chapter discusses differences among regions and the long run trends in rural poverty, and specifically the “great escape” from poverty that comes from the structural transformation out of agriculture into more diverse activities that comes with urbanization as mortality rates fall, and then fertility and birth rates fall and population growth rate declines, while in the meantime, the rural population growth rate rises. These rural population growth rates vary greatly globally,…

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Socio-emotional Development from 3 to 8

This chapter is about socio-emotional development, about when the children develop the important skills for cooperation and contribution in terms of pro-social and moral development and self-regulation. Pro-social development is key in the transition form parallel to cooperative play, which is important for later collaboration and teamwork skills. These are rooted in empathy and guilt, which are universal human emotions and related to conceptions of fairness and justice. There are differences…

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The Challenge of Urban Politics, Planning and Governance, Part II

Urban politics comes down to making decisions with short, medium, and long-term impacts in a context of scarce resources between competing priorities, making planning very important. Types of planning include spatial planning, strategic planning or growth management planning, spatial literacy planning, precinct-level planning, and other intersectional types of planning. This is considered through the case study of the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. Watch Part I This video is licensed…

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

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 and economic activity for the town of Argao continues to grapple with challenges of serving the community even with disruptions like the COVID-19 pandemic. The vision of a genuine social enterprise can only be realised with creative directions coupled with strong institutional policies to ensure that the project is sustainable…

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Getting to Know the SDGs

An introduction to the course Transforming Our World: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Jeffrey Sachs profiles the history of the sustainable development agenda, from the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, to the creation and implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, to the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015. The chapter provides a brief overview of what each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals are and how to achieve their associated 169 targets. This…

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What is "One Health"?

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How to Achieve the SDGs - Trailer

On September 25, 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, along with a new set of goals collectively called the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This ambitious agenda is a call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity.This 7-module massive open online course (MOOC) provides an in-depth look at planning for SDG implementation. We will discuss financing, policy development, roles…