About the Course
Planetary Boundaries and Human Opportunities: The Quest for Safe and Just Development on a Resilient Planet gives students an overview of a range of emerging concepts within sustainability science, like the Anthropocene, planetary boundaries, and resilience. These concepts are at the core of contemporary research and debate on global sustainability. They are key to frame and understand rapidly changing trends in global environmental change caused by humans, and to assess responses that aim at reversing global environmental change. They also help exploring pathways for ensuring safe and just human wellbeing for present and future generations.
The lead instructor for this course is Professor Johan Rockström, Executive Director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC) at Stockholm University. He is also the lead author of the new Planetary Boundaries Framework. Also contributing to the course are Sarah Cornell, Garry Peterson, Carl Folke, Lisa Deutsch, Kevin Noone, Victor Galaz, and Thomas Elmqvist.
For more information, go to the SDSN.edu course website
