Sustainable Development and Sustainability Science Course 2025

Lecture 1: Sustainable Development — Introduction

By Lars Rydén
19 February 20

Lecture 1: Sustainable Development — Introduction (mp4) Lecture 1: Sustainable Development – Introduction (pdf)

Lecture 2: Stocks and flows of Resources in the Form of Energy and Materials

By Björn Frostell
26 February 2025

Lecture 2: Stocks and Flows of Resources in the Form of Energy and Materials (mp4) Lecture 2: Stocks and Flows of Resources in the form of Energy and Materials (pdf)

Lecture 3: Energy

By Lars Rydén and Kamal Reimov
5 March 2025

Lecture 3: Energy (mp4) Lecture 3: Energy, part I – Rydén (pdf)

Lecture 4: Climate Change

By Lars Rydén
12 March 2025

Lecture 4: Climate Change (mp4) Lecture 4: Climate Change (pdf)

Lecture 5: Ecosystems

By Lars Rydén and Farhod Ahrorov
19 March 2025

Lecture 5: Ecosystems (mp4) Lecture 5, part I: Ecosystems – Rydén (pdf) Lecture 5, part II: Ecosystems – Ahrorov (pdf)

Lecture 6: Global Water Policies

By Bo Libert and Tynurbek Musabaev
26 March 2025

Lecture 6: Global Water Policies (mp4) Lecture 6, part I: Global Water Policies – Libert (pdf) Lecture 6, part II: Transboundary Water Cooperation – Libert (pdf)

Lecture 7: Water Use and Management — Cleaner Production

By Björn Frostell and Abror Gadaev
9 April 2025

Lecture 7: Water Use and Management — Agriculture and Sanitation (mp4) Lecture 7, part I: Water Use and Management — Agriculture and Sanitation – Hylander (pdf) Lecture 7, part II: Water Use and Management — Agriculture and Sanitation – Sultonov (pdf)

Lecture 8: Water Use and Management — Cleaner Production

By Björn Frostell and Abror Gadaev
9 April 2025

Lecture 8: Water Use and Management — Cleaner Production (mp4) Lecture 8, part I: Water Use and Management — Cleaner Production – Frostell (pdf)

Lecture 9: The Aral Sea

By Yusup Kamalov and Vadim Sokolov
16 April 2025

Lecture 9: The Aral Sea (mp4) Lecture 9, part I: The Aral Sea – Kamalov (pdf) Lecture 9, part II: The Aral Sea – Sokolov (pdf)

Lecture 10: Urbanization; The Sustainable City

By Lars Rydén and Rustam Eshniyazov
23 April 2025

Lecture 10: Urbanization; The Sustainable City (mp4) Lecture 10: Urbanization: The Sustainable City – Rydén (pdf) Lecture 10: Sustainable Cities – Eshniyazov (pdf)

Lecture 11: A Culture of Mobility and Means of Mobility

By Björn Frostell and Alijon Oripov
30 April 2025

Lecture 11, part I: A Culture of Mobility and Means of Mobility – Frostell (mp4) Lecture 11, part I: A Culture of Mobility and Means of Mobility – Frostell (pdf) Lecture 11, part II: A Culture of Mobility and Means of Mobility – Oripov (mp4)

Lecture 12: Quantification of Sustainability; Measuring Resource Flows

By Björn Frostell and Khusniddin Pardaev. Extra presentation by Kate Leeming.
7 May 2025

Lecture 12, part I: Quantification of Sustainability; Measuring Resource Flows – Frostell (mp4) Lecture 12, part I: Quantification of Sustainability; Measuring Resource Flows – Frostell (pdf) Lecture 12, part II: Breaking the Cycle – Leeming (mp4) Lecture 12, part III: Quantification of Sustainability; Measuring Resource Flows – Pardaev (mp4)

Lecture 13: Sustainable Lifestyles and the Dilemma of Economic Growth

By Lars Rydén
14 May

Lecture 13: Sustainable Lifestyles and the Dilemma of Economic Growth (mp4) Lecture 13: Sustainable Lifestyles and the Dilemma of Economic Growth (pdf)

See also: BUP Sustainable Development Course: Chapter 10: Economy and Sustainable Development

Lecture 14: The Process of Individual Change

By Lars Rydén
21 May 2025

Lecture 14: The Process of Individual Change (mp4) Lecture 14: The Process of Individual Change (pdf)

Karakalpak State University

Sustainable Development and Sustainability Science

A university course by the Swedish Aral Sea Society in cooperation with Uzbekistan universities.

Lectures and Presentations 2025

Schedule SDSS Course 2025