Class Central is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Santa Fe Institute

Complex Time: Population and the Environment

Santa Fe Institute via YouTube

Overview

Save Big on Coursera Plus. 7,000+ courses at $160 off. Limited Time Only!
Explore the complex relationship between population dynamics and environmental sustainability in this insightful 32-minute interview with Sir Partha Dasgupta from the University of Cambridge. Gain valuable perspectives on analytical demography and applied population ethics as part of the Santa Fe Institute's working group on Population and the Environment. Discover the interdisciplinary approach taken to address pressing questions about human population growth and its impact on the environment. Learn about the key outcomes and potential research directions that emerged from this collaborative effort, which is part of the SFI Complex Time research theme. Delve into the intricate connections between adaptation, aging, and the arrow of time in the context of population and environmental studies.

Syllabus

SANTA FE INSTITUTE
Population and the Environment: An Analytical Demography & Applied Population Ethics
What was the big question or idea the meeting was designed to explore?
What diversity of disciplines, data sets, and areas of expertise are required or presented in your WG in order to solve the research question of interest?
What are some of the main syntheses/outcomes from the meeting?
What one or two research directions did the meeting suggest?

Taught by

Santa Fe Institute

Reviews

Start your review of Complex Time: Population and the Environment

Never Stop Learning.

Get personalized course recommendations, track subjects and courses with reminders, and more.

Someone learning on their laptop while sitting on the floor.