Sustainable Development Goals: People, Place, and Environment

Syllabus

• Week 1

  Sustainable Development Goals: The importance of place for fair futures

  • Welcome to the course

    We warmly welcome you to the course and cover the big question that drives learning about Sustainable Development Goals: people, place and environment.

  • What do you know about UN SDGs?

    The SDGs, also known as Global Goals, build on the success of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and aim to go further to end all forms of poverty.

  • Culturally distinct paths to sustainability

    Despite the growing recognition and advocacy, the way that culture contributes to each SDG is unclear, but nevertheless, is critically important to reaching the global goals.

  • End of Week 1

    Finish the week with some reflection and a short quiz to consolidate your learning.

• Week 2

  SDGs close to home: What happens at your place?

  • Welcome to Week 2

    Lynda and Gail invite you into their homes to discuss the SDGs and frame what the week will look like

  • Local and Global SDGs: Bringing them home

    In order to think globally and act locally, let's have a look at the SDGs in and through homes.

  • Let's open the fridge! Everyday food waste in the home

    Home spaces are a good way to start thinking about SDGs, individuals and local contexts. In this activity we investigate what happens to food in your fridge and how this links to the UN SDGs

  • Disability and accessibility

    One of the core mandates in the SDGs is to 'leave no-one behind' LNOB - but what does that look like in our everyday geographies of the home?

  • End of week 2

    During these steps we will create a word-cloud and you can reflect on what we've learned this week.

• Week 3

  SDGs in urban spaces: Sustainable and inclusive cities?

  • Welcome to Week 3

    Short introductory video from Lynda Johnston for week 3

  • Food poverty and distribution in urban spaces

    What does food poverty look like in Aotearoa New Zealand, a country with a big food basket?

  • Food rescue as climate action in the neighbourhood

    What happens to rescued food? In this section we think about the act of rescuing food and how it directly draws on two SDGs Goal (1) Zero Hunger and Goal (13) Climate Action.

  • Gender politics in city spaces

    UN SDGs outline that one of the goals that is consistently under-functioning is Goal 5 gender equality. Let's have a look at that in the Aotearoa New Zealand context to reflect on a broader agenda than simply equality.

  • End of week 3

    Congratulations you're marching through the weeks! These steps help summarize a week spent thinking about SDGs and urban spaces.

• Week 4

  Transforming our countries: SDGs at the scale of the nation

  • Welcome to Week Four

    Introduction video for week 4

  • Talking carbon reduction

    In order to reduce climate change we need to look at carbon footprints

  • SDGs and the workplace

    Let's examine what is happening in our places of work and how SDGs are embedded into the institutional context of universities.

  • Indigenous approaches to climate justice

    For the UN SDGs to be successful, attention is needed on indigenous knowledge frameworks and how these link to climate justice

  • Dairy Industry and water

    Dairy products and the diary industry are touted as beneficial for achieving the SDGs, but is that the case for Aotearoa New Zealand and how does this link to water?

  • Concluding the course

    Congratulations you're almost there! We wrap up the course and reflect upon what we've learnt together.

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