Main authors

Lars Rydén
Main responsibilities: Text

Christian Andersson
Main responsibilities: Website & illustrations

Magnus Lehman
Main responsibilities: Links & films

 

Reference group of researches and teachers

Paula Lindroos, PhD, Director Baltic University Programme, Åbo Akademi University, Finland
Martin Hauptvogl, Sustainable agriculture, Energy forest, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia
Magnus Andersson, PhD, Environmental policy, Traffic management, Energy management, Cajoma consulting, Sweden
Leena Lahti, PhD, Environmental education, University of Eastern Finland
Kristina Abolina, PhD. University of Latvia, Riga.
Tatjana Tambovceva, Prof. Economics and management, Riga Technical University, Latvia
Per-Arne Lindström, Sweden
Oleksandra Kovbasko, Freshwater Officer at WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme, Austria.
Linas Kliucininkas, Prof. Environmental management, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
Tiina Elvisto, Prof. Plant ecology, Tallinn University, Estonia
Jan – Otto Anderson, Prof. Environmental economics, Åbo Akademi University, Finland
Marie Thynell, PhD. Sustainable development, Sustainable transport. University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Ciegis Remigijus, Prof. Development economics, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
Michael Goodsite, PhD. Atmospheric chemistry, climate and global processes. Aarhus University, Denmark
Irek Zbicinski, Prof. Environmental management, Life-cycle assessment, Łódź University of Technology, Poland
Alexander Feher, Prof. Sustainable agriculture, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia
Jakub Kronenberg, PhD. Economy – environment interactions. University of Łódź, Poland
Kalev Sepp, Prof. Landscape management, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia
Daniel Bergquist, PhD, Urban agriculture, Uppsala University, Sweden
Siarhei Darozhka, Prof. Environmental management. Belarusian State University, Belarus
Lars Emmelin, Prof. Sustainability planning, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden
Henrik Knudsen, Prof. Innovation, entrepreneurship. Aarhus University, Denmark
Artur Pawłowski, PhD. Lublin University of Technology, Poland.

Introduction
  1. The BUP Sustainable Development Course
  2. Introducing Sustainable Development
  3. Course Content
  4. Authors
Chapter 1: Historical background and concepts

1a. Stories of societies which succeeded or collapsed

1b. The UN process – from Stockholm to Johannesburg

1c. Understanding sustainable development

1d. What we believe in – our values and sustainable development

Chapter 2: Energy use and climate impact

2a. Energy supply and use

2b. Energy use and climate change

2c. Climate policies

2d. Energy management strategies

Chapter 3: Resources and limits to growth

3a. History of resource flows

3b. Limits to growth

3c. Measuring and managing resource flows

Chapter 4: Urbanization

4a. Urbanization

4b. The sustainable city

4c. Urban management

Chapter 5: Sustainable production and consumption

5a. Manufacturing – sustainable production

5b. Consumption – sustainable use of products

5c. Waste management – sustainable end-of-life of products

Chapter 6: Life and land, food and fibres

6a. The living world

6b. Land and water

6c. Agriculture and food

6d. Forests and fibres

Chapter 7: Mobility

7a. A culture of mobility

7b. Means of mobility – technology and systems

7c. Freight

7d. Policies and management of mobility

Chapter 8: Human welfare and sustainable lifestyle

8a. Demography and population change

8b. Welfare

8c. Social sustainability, happiness and the one-planet-life

Chapter 9: The political dimensions of sustainability

9a. Governance and democracy

9b. International cooperation and world order

9c. Making and implementing sustainable development politics

Chapter 10: Economy and sustainable development

10a. Economy and ecology – a single system

10b. The dilemma of economic growth

10c. Tools for approaching a sustainable economy

Chapter 11: Changes and management

11a. The processes of individual change

11b. Social change and transitions of societies

11c. Managing change

Chapter 12: Education

12a. The politics of ESD

12b. Teaching sustainable development – A guide for teachers

12c. Learning sustainable development – A guide for learners