Sustainability in the Global South

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This course will examine sustainability challenges in the Global South through the frame of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The course will examine the history of economic growth and development globally, how this history has created inequities between and within countries today, and the pressures this development has placed on the natural environment. The course will discuss the Sustainable Development Goals through case studies, with a particular focus on the role of policy and technology. Students will apply core sustainability skills to assess sustainable solutions and policy options to solve development problems. Throughout the course, students will develop a more global view of sustainability and the multi-dimensional challenges faced by countries in the Global South.