This course is to enable students to understand the conceptual frameworks for Sustainable Development (SD), as well as its environmental, political and economic dimensions. This course highlights the conflicts associated with the concept of SD on the national and the global scales. The practical solutions to sustainable development will be examined, while the benefits and limits of various models assessed. The topics of climate change and biodiversity are selected for in-depth discussion (which may in the form of case study) as these two issues render profound impact on the sustainability of our planet, thus the survival of future generations.
各国如何在不同的社会经济条件下实施可持续发展?本课程旨在让学生了解可持续发展的概念框架，以及其涉及的环境、政治和经济的层面。本课程强调可持续发展概念在国家和全球范围内的冲突。我们将审视可持续发展的实际解决办法，同时对不同模式进行评估。课程选择气候变化和生物多样性这两个主题进行深入的案例讨论，是因为这两个问题对我们地球的可持续性产生了深远的影响，并影响到子孙后代的生存。
