Ecosystem services are a way of thinking about – and evaluating – the goods and services provided by nature that contribute to the well-being of humans. This MOOC will cover scientific (technical), economic, and socio-political dimensions of the concept through a mix of theory, case-studies, interviews with specialists and a serious-game. By the end of this course, our aim … [Read more...] about Ecosystem Services: a Method for Sustainable Development
Environmental Science and Sustainability
First Steps in Making the Business Case for Sustainability
The Business School at the University of Colorado Denver wants to help you become a change agent for sustainable business. We hope that with the skills and concepts you gain from this specialization that you will help your business reduce its social and environmental impact. Being a change agent is hard. It takes courage and passion and knowledge. To implement change also … [Read more...] about First Steps in Making the Business Case for Sustainability
Our Earth: Its Climate, History, and Processes
Develop a greater appreciation for how the air, water, land, and life formed and have interacted over the last 4. 5 billion years. … [Read more...] about Our Earth: Its Climate, History, and Processes
Material Processing
Have you ever wondered why ceramics are hard and brittle while metals tend to be ductile? Why some materials conduct heat or electricity while others are insulators? Why adding just a small amount of carbon to iron results in an alloy that is so much stronger than the base metal? In this course, you will learn how a material’s properties are determined by the microstructure … [Read more...] about Material Processing
Urban Nature: Connecting Cities, Sustainability and Innovation
How can we work with nature to design and build our cities? This course explores urban nature and nature-based solutions in cities in Europe and around the world. We connect together the key themes of cities, nature, sustainability and innovation. We discuss how to assess what nature-based solutions can achieve in cities. We examine how innovation is taking place in cities in … [Read more...] about Urban Nature: Connecting Cities, Sustainability and Innovation
