Week 1 and we were introduced to this new concept of sustainable development. It soon became clear that this is not the easiest concept to pin down under any one heading, and this is why we are to expect numerous different lecturers from a wide range of fields. Sustainable development encompasses so much-(environmental,social,political and economic factors)- that to limit it to one single lecturer wouldn’t do it justice.
It certainly looks as if it is going to be one of the more interesting lectures, and since it is more interactive and there are no formulae or equations we might not be falling asleep in this one. I’d say we might actually engage with this module more because of this, and rather than cramming in useless information before exams we will learn along the way. All in all this module appears to be a very relevant one that will bring us face to face with the global challenges that exist today.See http://www.earth.columbia.edu/articles/view/1791
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