SDSS Course spring 2024

Lectures and Readings

Lecture 1: Introduction to Sustainable Development
by Lars Rydén
14 February 2024

Lecture 1: Introduction to Sustainable Development (pdf)

Lecture 1: Introduction to Sustainable Development (mp4)

Building Sustainable Societies, Chapter 1

Building Sustainable Societies, Chapter 2

Lecture 2: Resource Flows
by Björn Frostell
21 February 2024

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

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

Sustainable Use and Management of Natural Resources: Chapter 2

Sustainable Use and Management of Natural Resources: Chapter 11

IEA (2023) World Energy Outlook 2023 Executive Summary

IBRD (2022) Tracking SDG7: The energy progress report 2023 Executive Summary

Lecture 3: Energy
by Lars Rydén and Zavkiddin Mirtoshev
28 February 2024

Lecture 3: Energy (mp4)

Lecture 3: Energy, first part (pdf)

Lecture 3: Energy, second part (pdf)

Energy and Climate. Chapter 1: Energy and Sustainable Development

Energy and Climate. Chapter 2: How much energy do we use – energy statistics

Renewables 2023: Executive summary

Lecture 4: Climate Change
by Lars Rydén
6 March 2024

Lecture 4: Climate Change (mp4)

Lecture 4: Climate Change (pdf)

Climate Change and Climate Science

Lecture 5: Ecosystems, Land Use, Agriculture, Forestry, Biodiversity
by Lars Rydén and Farkhod Akhrorov
13 March 2024

Lecture 5: Ecosystems, Land Use, Agriculture, Forestry, Biodiversity (mp4)

Lecture 5: Ecosystems, Land Use, Agriculture, Forestry, Biodiversity. 1st part (pdf)

Lecture 5: Ecosystems, Land Use, Agriculture, Forestry, Biodiversity. 2nd part (pdf)

Sustainable Use and Management of Natural Resources: Chapter 2

Environmental Science, Chapter 7: Society and Landscape - Space intrusion and habitat destruction

Environmental Science, Chapter 8: Changing the Living World

IPBES The global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services. Summary for policymakers

Lecture 6: Global Water Policies — Water and Water Cooperation in Central Asia
by Bo Libert
20 March 2024

Lecture 6: Global Water Policies — Water and Water Cooperation in Central Asia (mp4)

Lecture 6: Global Water Policies (pdf)

Lecture 6: Transboundary Waters (pdf)

Lecture 7: Water Use and Management — Cleaner Production
by Björn Frostell and Abror Gadaev
27 March 2024

Lecture 7: Water Use and Management — Cleaner Production (mp4)

Lecture 7: Water Use and Management — Cleaner Production (pdf)

Introduction to Cleaner Production (Cleaner Production (CPCP)) Concepts and Practice

Lecture 8: The Aral Sea
by Yusup Kamalov and Vadim Sokolov
3 April 2024

Lecture 8: The Aral Sea (mp4)

Lecture 8: Determining Possible Ways to Introduce Market Instruments in the Management of Transboundary Waters in Central Asia (pdf)

Lecture 8: The Aral Sea Crisis and Activities in Uzbekistan to Improve Situation (pdf)

Lecture 9: Water Use and Management — Agriculture and Sanitation
by Lars Hylander and Abror Gadaev
17 April 2024

Lecture 9: Water Use and Management — Agriculture and Sanitation (mp4)

Lecture 9: Water Use and Management — Agriculture and Sanitation (pdf)

Lecture 10: Urbanization; The Sustainable City
by Lars Rydén and Rustam Eshniyazov
24 April 2024

Lecture 10: Urbanization; The Sustainable City (mp4)

Lecture 10: The Challenges of Sustainable Urban Development (pdf)

Building Sustainable Societies Chapter 7: Spatial Planning and Urban Development (pdf)

Building Sustainable Societies Chapter 9: Green Structures in Sustainable City Development (pdf)

Lecture 11: A Culture of Mobility: Means of Mobility: Energy of Mobility
by Björn Frostell and JizPI
1 May 2024

Lecture 11: A Culture of Mobility; Means of Mobility; Energy of Mobility (mp4)

Lecture 11: A Culture of Mobility; Means of Mobility; Energy of Mobility (pdf)

Lecture 12: Sustainable Lifestyles and the Dilemma of Economic Growth
by Lars Rydén and Farkhod Akhrorov
8 May 2024

Lecture 12: Sustainable Lifestyles and the Dilemma of Economic Growth (mp4)

Lecture 12: Sustainable Lifestyles and the Dilemma of Economic Growth (pdf)

Lecture 12: Sustainable Lifestyles and the Dilemma of Economic Growth Global Justice and Ecologic Sustainability (mp4)

Lecture 12: Sustainable Lifestyles and the Dilemma of Economic Growth Global Justice and Ecologic Sustainability (pdf)

BUP Sustainable Development Course
10a. Economy and ecology – a single system
10b. The dilemma of economic growth
10c. Tools for approaching a sustainable economy

Lecture 13: Quantification of Sustainability; Measuring Resource Flows
by Björn Frostell and Khusniddin Pardaev
15 May 2024

Lecture 13: Quantification of Sustainability; Measuring Resource Flows (mp4)

Lecture 14: The Process of Individual Change
by Lars Rydén
22 May 2024

Lecture 14: Personal Change and Transition of Societies (mp4)

Lecture 14: Personal Change and Transition of Societies (pdf)

Lecture 15: Discussion and Conclusion
by Rustam Eshniyazov and All Universities
29 May 2024

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Lectures and Readings

Sustainable Development and Sustainability Science