Explores the transition from IPAT to sustainability, focusing on ecosystem services, biosphere integrity, Impact Inequality, SDGs, Doughnut economy, and GDP growth.
Delves into growth with finite resources, discussing the Club of Rome's report, resource management through prices, and challenges of resource depletion.
Explores urban sustainability assessment, focusing on decision-making for sustainable cities through approaches, solution spaces, and indicator selection.
Explores decoupling economic growth from environmental impacts through the Environmental Kuznets Curve, discussing empirical evidence, limitations, and alternative indicators.
Explores the origins and principles of sustainable development, emphasizing the importance of balancing economic growth with environmental protection and social equity.
Emphasizes the role of individual and collective actions in achieving sustainability through the Sustainable Development Goals and the successes of the Millennium Development Goals.
Explores the correlation between infrastructure quality and economic growth, emphasizing the need for global investment in sustainable and resilient infrastructure.
Covers the integration of sustainability into the EPFL curriculum and available opportunities for students to enhance their environmental responsibility skills.