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Apr 23, 2024
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GREN 501/5201 - Global Changes and Sustainable Development (3 cr.)
Description
This course is an introduction to the whole graduate program in Sustainable Development. It focuses on sustainable development and global changes - vital issues for humanity - with specific attention to the challenges in Egypt and developing countries and their transition from unsustainable to sustainable development. Topics include examples of unsustainable development and global challenges, the inter-linkages between the economy, society and environment, rethinking established ways of production and consumption, solid waste management, types of green businesses, the interrelationship between local and global challenges, economic growth, population growth, health and well-being, finding new ways of greening economics, water challenges and opportunities, renewable energy and energy efficiency, green buildings, sustainable agriculture, and climate change. The course prepares the students to face the community challenges and enables them to devise their solutions for those problem and contribute to creating a sustainable future.
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