Sustainability Courses

Green Business Strategy

113 reviews

Course Overview: https://youtu.be/g-pt2Q4UhT4 The global environment will continue to degrade until there are significant changes in business practices. In this course, we look at how some firms are responding positively to environmental concerns with…

• Coursera
• 7 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

El rol de la digitalización en la transición energética

80 reviews

En este curso aprenderás los fundamentos de la digitalización en el sector energético, partiendo de la problemática energética global y la necesidad de un modelo más sustentable hasta llegar a entender las principales tecnologías involucradas.

• edX
• 4-5 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Lund University

Greening the Economy: Sustainable Cities

53 reviews

This course explores sustainable cities as engines for greening the economy in Europe and around the world. We place cities in the context of sustainable urban transformation and climate change. We connect the key trends of urbanization, decarbonisation…

• Coursera
• 9-10 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 5th Sep, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural production

37 reviews

The course is designed to train students on organic farming practices, quality analysis of the products, environmental impact assessment, health benefit of the organic food, etc. After successful completion of the course, the students should be able to d…

• YouTube
• 20 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Strategic Communication for Sustainability Leaders

44 reviews

Communicating science effectively is a critical skill for anyone involved in environmental policy or sustainability. Learn how to integrate effective visualizations into compelling narratives to clearly explain complex ecosystem processes.

• edX
• 5-8 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Age of Sustainable Development

14 reviews

The Age of Sustainable Development" gives students an understanding of the key challenges and pathways to sustainable development - that is, economic development that is also socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable.

• Coursera
• 30 hours worth of material, 14 weeks long
• 1 week from now (17th Oct)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Public Health Perspectives on Sustainable Diets

150 ratings at Coursera

This short course looks at the urgent need to address the sustainability of our food systems, including better understanding the complex relationship between diet and climate change.

• Coursera
• 7-8 hours worth of material, 3 weeks long
• 4 days from now (10th Oct)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sustainable Regional Principles, Planning and Transportation

This course will provide students with an introduction to sustainable regional principles, regional planning concepts and evaluate regional transportation system issues. This will be achieved through dynamic video lectures, practical case studies and the…

• Coursera
• 7-8 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 4 days from now (10th Oct)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Transportation, Sustainable Buildings, Green Construction

This course will include the evaluation of best practices in parking strategies for sustainable cities. Some of the examples include downtown parking policy, understanding the high cost of free parking, the development of parking sheds, managing neighbor…

• Coursera
• 6-7 hours worth of material, 3 weeks long
• 4 days from now (10th Oct)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sustainable Neighborhoods

This course will provide students with an introduction to tools and concepts for a better understanding of the importance of the neighborhood as part of a sustainable city. This will include a careful look at the natural context of successful neighborhoo…

• Coursera
• 4-5 hours worth of material, 3 weeks long
• 4 days from now (10th Oct)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sustainable Transportation Networks and Streetscapes

This course will evaluate best practices in transportation networks, thoroughfares, and streetscape designs for the effective movement of people, goods, and services in a region. Sustainable public and private streetscape design and application will be r…

• Coursera
• 4-5 hours worth of material, 3 weeks long
• 4 days from now (10th Oct)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Sustainability

16 reviews

This course introduces the academic approach of Sustainability and explores how today’s human societies can endure in the face of global change, ecosystem degradation and resource limitations.

• Coursera
• 25 hours worth of material, 8 weeks long
• 3rd Oct, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

LEI

A Circular Economy of Metals: Towards a Sustainable Societal Metabolism

5 reviews

Metals are present everywhere around us and are one of the major materials upon which our economies are built. Economic development is deeply coupled with the use of metals. During the 20th century, the variety of metal applications in society grew rapid…

• Coursera
• 40 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 4 days from now (10th Oct)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

D-Lab: Energy (Spring 2011)

Project-based approach that engages students in understanding and addressing the applications of small-scale, sustainable energy technology in developing countries where compact, robust, low-cost systems for generating power are required.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 16 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Comparative Democratic Development Part II: Structuring Democracy

This course is designed to follow Comparative Democratic Development Part I: Conditions of Democracy. There are no formal prerequisites for this course, although an interest in democracy, democratic structures and institutions, as well as democratic deve…

• edX
• 3-6 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)