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Archived Version 2023 - 2024
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Description On 25 September 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (UN, 2015). At the core of the 2030 Agenda are 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) whose aim is to secure a sustainable, peaceful, prosperous and equitable life on earth for everyone now and in the future. The goals cover global challenges that are crucial for the survival of humanity. They set environmental limits and set critical thresholds for the use of natural resources. The goals recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic development. They address a range of social needs including education, health, social protection and job opportunities while tackling climate change and environmental protection. The SDGs address key systemic barriers to sustainable development such as inequality, unsustainable consumption patterns, weak institutional capacity and environmental degradation. The aim of this module is to help students to understand the interlinkages among the goals, to understand the importance of the 5 P’s, (people, planet, profit, peace and prosperity) in achieving the goals to acquire knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, and to become responsible global citizens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Analyse the history and background (including the politics) to sustainable development and the linkages to the UN SDGs 2. Assess the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals 3. Evaluate the major contemporary global challenges and their linkages with environmental, social, economic, peace and prosperity issues 4. Examine the main trade-offs, conceptual and practical challenges associated with the SDGs 5. Justify the major alternative approaches (such as de-growth) to sustainable development 6. Apply problem-solving techniques to a complex sustainability problem and propose viable, inclusive and equitable solution options that promote sustainable development | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Learning Activities History and Background to sustainable developmentWhat is sustainable development? What are the UN Sustainable Development Goals? How were they developed and why? Can they be achieved?The 17 UN SDGsWhat does each of the SDG mean and what is involved in achieving them? What interlinkages are among the goals?Global ChallengesOverconsumption , Overpopulation, Biodiversity loss, Deforestation, Desertification, Global warming/climate change, Habitat destruction, Holocene extinctionAlternative approaches to Sustainable Development GoalsDe-growth; donought economics, sustainable development index, circular economy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other Resources 59401, Website, 0, UNESCO and Sustainable Development Goals, http://en.unesco.org/ sdgs, 59402, Website, 0, The Story of Stuff: An online resource that investigates the humanity’s unsustainable use of materials, http://storyofstuff.org, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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