Overview
This topic is part of the suite of multidisciplinary Grand Challenges topics which focus on a range of complex issues facing the world. Throughout this topic, you will critically examine challenging societal contexts and make recommendations as to how to best tackle them.This topic will comprise a critical study of … For more content click the Read More button below.
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Aims
This topic aims to:
- Gain a broader understanding of global challenges
- Critically examine challenging societal contexts and make recommendations as to how to tackle them
- Explain and contextualise the emergence of sustainable development as an alternative to conventional economic growth models
- Understand the multi-disciplinary nature of sustainable development and the key debates linked to it at global and local levels
- Explore several areas where development practices have led to environmental problems including the consequences of these and how they have been dealt with and addressed
- Evaluate the progress of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Learning outcomes
On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
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Critically analyse challenging contexts
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Develop and recommend solutions to tackle specific challenges
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Discuss the concept of Sustainable development and the challenges related to achieving it
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Debate and critically analyse the theoretical perspectives informing different approaches to sustainable development, and the conflicts over sustainable development policies
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Design roadmaps to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals using analytical skills (both quantitative and qualitative)
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