Week 12: Sustainable Development, Part 2

Introduction

This two-part topic will present a historic pathway of sustainable development efforts beginning with the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and looking forward towards strategies beyond sustainability.  This week’s content homes in on strategies to help the world move from sustainable to regenerative.

This Week, You Will Be Expected to:

  • Add 5-10 terms to your glossary.
  • Plan a sustainable tourism vacation.
  • Critically analyze renewable energy sources.
  • Research and discuss an example of moving from sustainable to regenerative.

Questions to Consider Throughout this Week:

  1. What role do the various renewable energy sources have in sustainable development?
  2. Is renewable energy the answer to the environmental SDGs?
  3. What is the difference between sustainable and regenerative?

Readings and Content

  1. The 4 Rs: Reduce, Reuse/Upcycle, Recycle, Rethink, Recover, etc.!

    2. Sustainable Tourism 

3. Renewable Energy Sources

4. Shifting from Sustainable to Regenerative 

Additional Resources You May Find Useful

No additional resources this week

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Global EdD (taught doctorate) in Remote Pedagogy and Stewardship Copyright © by Kara Ghobhainn Smith; David D. Plain; Frank Rennie, Gareth Davies, UHI, Thu Le; Clinton Beckford, Loretta Sbrocca; and ShiJing Xu, Chenkai Chi, Yuhan Deng, University of Windsor, Canada is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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