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9b. International Cooperation and World Order
Lesson 9b International cooperation and world order No country can achieve sustainability on its own. International cooperation has therefore become a necessary feature and is developed on a number of levels and…
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9a. Governance and Democracy
Lesson 9a Governance and democracy How should a society be organised politically to approach sustainability? The basic document, which addresses this question, is the Agenda 21 from the 1992 Rio UNCED Conference.…
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8c. Social Sustainability, Happiness and the One-Planet-Life
Lesson 8c Social sustainability, happiness and the one-planet-life What do we mean by socially sustainable? Leanne Barron and Erin Gauntlett at Murdoch University of Western Australia say that “Socially sustainable communities are…
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lesson 8b Welfare A sustainable society needs to secure human welfare. Welfare is very multidimensional and in addition different for each person, and it also depends on the society. Basic is security,…
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8a. Demography and Population Change
lesson 8A Demography and population change Fear for unending population growth – the population explosion – has since long been a main concern for those thinking about the future of humanity. The…
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7d. Policies and Management of Mobility
lesson 7d Policies and management of mobility Mobility and transport are central in our societies and have large benefits but, at the same time, high environmental costs. To reduce these costs, without…
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7c. Freight
lesson 7c Freight Freight is the transport of goods from one site to another. International freight is part of trading and, national freight of business operations. Freight and international trade has been…
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7b. Means of Mobility – Technology and Systems
lesson 7b Means of mobility – technology and systems Since the environmental impacts of transport are so large, the means we use to transport ourselves or our goods are of key importance.…
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7a. A Culture of Mobility
lesson 7a A culture of mobility Mobility is a main aspect of life. Many species travel extensive distances as parts of their annual or even daily life patters. We may remind ourselves…
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6d. Forests and Fibres
lesson 6d Forests and fibres Forests cover a substantial part of the land surface of the earth. In Europe, it is 44%, a figure that in Sweden and Finland increases to about…
