La edad de Desarrollo Sostenible

Estimados amigos,el siguiente curso sobre desarrollo sustentable (¿sostenible?,es una excelente oportunidad de capacitarse en algunos de los aspectos teóricos del problema físico-geografico-económico más importante a que se enfrenta la Humanidad. Lamentablemente mientras los aspectos espirituales no se aborden adecuadamente (basicamente el tema de la solidaridad) será muy difícil implementar los buenos deseos del Dr. Sachs (quien ya creo que merece un premio importante en Economía).

"La era de desarrollo sostenible" da a los estudiantes la comprensión de los principales desafíos y caminos hacia el desarrollo sostenible - es decir, el desarrollo económico, que también es socialmente inclusivo y ambientalmente sostenible. 

Sobre el Curso

Este curso ofrece una introducción al campo interdisciplinar de desarrollo sostenible , sobre la base de los desarrollos más recientes en las ciencias sociales , políticas y físicas . 

El desarrollo sostenible es el reto más urgente que enfrenta la humanidad. La pregunta fundamental es cómo la economía mundial pueda seguir desarrollándose de una manera que sea socialmente inclusivo y ambientalmente sostenible. 

El curso describe las complejas interacciones entre la economía mundial y el entorno físico de la Tierra. Procesos y limitaciones ( clima, la ecología de la enfermedad , los recursos físicos como los suelos y las fuentes de energía , la topografía y las condiciones de transporte ) Ecológicos dan forma significativa los patrones de desarrollo económico , la demografía y la riqueza y la pobreza. Al mismo tiempo , las actividades humanas ( agricultura , uso del suelo , la urbanización , el cambio demográfico y el uso de energía ) cambian los entornos físicos , cada vez más en forma peligrosa . 

El curso ofrece una visión general de los principales desafíos y soluciones potenciales para lograr el desarrollo sostenible en el siglo 21. 

Temario

Lecture 1: What is Sustainable Development?

• Chapter 1: Introduction to Sustainable development
• Chapter 2: Economic growth and progress
• Chapter 3: Continuing poverty
• Chapter 4: Environmental threats hitting the rich and poor alike
• Chapter 5: The business as usual path versus the sustainable development path

Lecture 2: Economic Development – How we measure it, how it varies around the world

• Chapter 1: Incomes around the World
• Chapter 2: Urban/rural inequality
• Chapter 3: Income inequality within countries
• Chapter 4: Measuring wellbeing
• Chapter 5: Convergence or divergence?

Lecture 3: A Short History of Economic Development

• Chapter 1: Economic development is new, starting around 1750
• Chapter 2: The industrial revolution starts in England
• Chapter 3: The great waves of technological change
• Chapter 4: The diffusion of economic growth
• Chapter 5: Economic Development Since World War II: The Making of Globalization

Lecture 4: Why Did Some Countries Advance While Others Remained in Poverty?

• Chapter 1: The Idea of Clinical Economics
• Chapter 2: The role of physical geography: transport, energy, disease, crops
• Chapter 3: The role of culture: demography, education, gender
• Chapter 4: The role of politics
• Chapter 5: Which countries are still stuck in poverty?

Lecture 5: The MDGs and the End of Extreme Poverty

• Chapter 1: The Reasons to Believe that Extreme Poverty Can Be Ended
• Chapter 2: A Strategy to End Extreme Poverty in Africa
• Chapter 3: South Asia: The Continuing Challenge of the Food Supply
• Chapter 4: A Closer Look at Official Development Assistance
• Chapter 5:  Designing Practical Interventions: The Case of Millennium Villages

Lecture 6: Growth within Planetary Boundaries

• Chapter 1: The Planetary Boundaries
• Chapter 2: Growth Dynamics
• Chapter 3: Growth and Planetary Boundaries: The Case of Energy
• Chapter 4: Growth and Planetary Boundaries: The Case of Food
• Chapter 5: Growth and Planetary Boundaries: The Case of Population

Lecture 7: Human Rights and Gender Equality

• Chapter 1: The Ethics of Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality
• Chapter 2: Major UN Covenants and Declarations
• Chapter 3: Divided societies
• Chapter 4: Forces of Widening Inequalities
• Chapter 5: Gender Inequality and Solutions

Lecture 8:  Education

• Chapter 1: Life-cycle approach to human development
• Chapter 2: Early Childhood Development
• Chapter 3: The rising returns to education and the supply response
• Chapter 4: Social mobility
• Chapter 5: The role of higher education in sustainable development

Lecture 9: Universal Health Coverage

• Chapter 1: The human right to health
• Chapter 2: Poverty and disease
• Chapter 3: Designing and Financing a Primary Health System in Low-Income Settings
• Chapter 4: Ten Recommended Steps to Health for All in the Poorest Countries
• Chapter 5: The Challenges of Health Coverage in High-Income Countries

Lecture 10: Sustainable Food Supply and the End of Hunger

• Chapter 1: Malnutrition
• Chapter 2: Farm systems, ecology, and food security
• Chapter 3: How environmental change threatens the food system
• Chapter 4: How the food system threatens the environment
• Chapter 5: Towards a sustainable global food supply

Lecture 11: Sustainable Cities

• Chapter 1: The patterns of urbanization around the world
• Chapter 2: What makes a city sustainable?
• Chapter 3: Smart Infrastructure
• Chapter 4: Urban Resilience
• Chapter 5: Planning for Sustainable Development 

Lecture 12: Curbing Climate Change

• Chapter 1: The basic science of climate change
• Chapter 2: Consequences
• Chapter 3: Mitigation
• Chapter 4: Mitigation Policies
• Chapter 5: Policies and Global Cooperation for Climate Change

Lecture 13: Saving Biodiversity

• Chapter 1: What is biodiversity?
• Chapter 2: Biodiversity under threat
• Chapter 3: Oceans and fisheries
• Chapter 4: Deforestation
• Chapter 5: International dynamics

Lecture 14: The Sustainable Development Goals

• Chapter 1: The proposal for SDGs at Rio+20
• Chapter 2: Illustrative SDGs
• Chapter 3: Goal-Based Development
• Chapter 4: Financing for Sustainable Development
• Chapter 5: Principles of Good Governance

Antecedentes recomendados

The course is open to all interested students.

Lecturas recomendadas

Lecture 1: What is Sustainable Development?

• Sachs, Jeffrey D. What is Sustainable Development? (coursebook chapter 1)
• Draft Framework for Sustainable Development, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (22 pages) http://unsdsn.org/files/2012/12/121220-Draft-Framework-of-Sustainable-Development.pdf
• Presentation on Realizing the Future We Want for All, UN System Task Team on the Post-2015 Development Agendahttp://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/untaskteam_undf/presentation_untt_report.pdf
• Part I: Our Common Vision of The Future We Want outcome document of the Rio+20 Conference (3 pages) http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/66/288&Lang=E
• Executive Summary of A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies Through Sustainable Development, The Secretary General’s High Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (3 pages) http://www.post2015hlp.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/UN-Report.pdf
• A life of dignity for all: accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals and advancing the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015, Report of the UN Secretary General (19 pages)http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/pdf/A%20Life%20of%20Dignity%20for%20All.pdf
• Executive Summary of An Action Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (3 pages)http://unsdsn.org/files/2013/06/130613-SDSN-An-Action-Agenda-for-Sustainable-Development-FINAL.pdf

Lecture 2: Economic development – How we measure it, how it varies around the world

• Sachs, Jeffrey D. Economic development – How we measure it, how it varies around the world (coursebook chapter 2)
• Global Profile of Extreme Poverty and Hunger, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network http://unsdsn.org/files/2013/01/121015-Profile-of-Extreme-Poverty.pdf

Lecture 3: A Short History of Economic Development

• Sachs, Jeffrey D. A Short History of Economic Development (coursebook chapter 3)
• Maddison, Angus. The World Economy (available on Google Books). Chapter 1: Introduction and Summary and pp. 17-25 pp. 27-31 pp. 125-130
• Sachs, Jeffrey D. The End of Poverty. Chapter 2: The Spread of Economic Prosperity
• Gallup, John, Andrew Mellinger and Jeffrey D. Sachs,  “Climate, Coastal Proximity, and Development,” Oxford Handbook of Economic Geography, edited by Gordon L. Clark, Maryann P. Feldman, and Meric S. Gertler, Oxford University Press, 2000.http://www.earth.columbia.edu/sitefiles/file/about/director/pubs/OxfordHandbook2000.pdf

Lecture 4: Why Did Some Countries Advance While Others Remained in Poverty?

• Sachs, Jeffrey D. Why Did Some Countries Advance While Others Remained in Poverty? (coursebook chapter 4)
• Sachs, Jeffrey D.  The End of Poverty. Chapter 3: Why Some Countries Fail to Thrive and Chapter 4: Clinical Economics (39 pages)
• Sachs, Jeffrey D., et al. Ending Africa’s Poverty Trap pp. 1-22http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/documents/BPEAEndingAfricasPovertyTrapFINAL.pdf

Lecture 5: The MDGs and the End of Extreme Poverty

• Sachs, Jeffrey D. The MDGs and the End of Extreme Poverty (coursebook chapter 5)
• United Nations Millennium Declaration (9 pages) http://www.undemocracy.com/A-RES-55-2.pdf
• Investing in Development Overview Report, UN Millennium Project (65 pages)http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/documents/overviewEngLowRes.pdf
• The Millennium Villages Project: The Next Five Years 2011-2015, (40 pages but with lots of pictures)http://www.millenniumvillages.org/uploads/ReportPaper/MVP_Next5yrs_2011.pdf
• Global Development’s Winning Goals, Project Syndicate http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/ensuring-the-success-of-the-un-s-sustainable-development...

Lecture 6: Growth within Planetary Boundaries

• Sachs, Jeffrey D. Growth within Planetary Boundaries (coursebook chapter 6)
• Sustainable Development and Planetary Boundaries by Johan Rockstrom et al. (22 pages) http://www.post2015hlp.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Rockstroem-Sachs-Oehman-Schmidt-Traub_Sustaina...
• Rockstrom, Johan. A safe operating space for humanity, Naturehttp://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v461/n7263/full/461472a.html
• Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing, Report of the Secretary General’s Global Sustainability Panel.  Chapter II: Progress Towards Sustainable Development pp. 15-27http://www.un.org/gsp/sites/default/files/attachments/GSP_Report_web_final.pdf
• Global Environmental Outlook 5: Summary for Policy Makers (20 pages)http://www.unep.org/geo/pdfs/GEO5_SPM_English.pdf

Lecture 7: Human Rights and Gender Equality

• Sachs, Jeffrey D. Human Rights and Gender Equality (coursebook chapter 7)
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml
• United Nations Millennium Declaration http://www.un.org/millennium/declaration/ares552e.htm
• Overview and Key Messages from the Report on the Inequalities Consultation. The World We Want: 2015  http://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/308651
• Social Inclusion & Human Rights: Implications for 2030 and Beyond, Background paper for the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (6 pages) http://unsdsn.org/files/2013/01/130114-Social-Exclusion-and-Human-Rights-Paper-for-HLP.pdf
• Taking Action: Achieving Gender Equality and Empowering Women, UN Millennium Project Task Force on Gender Equality. Executive Summary (26 pages) http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/documents/Gender-frontmatter.pdf
• Addressing inequalities: The heart of the post-2015 agenda and the future we want for all, UN System Task Team on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (15 pages)http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/untaskteam_undf/thinkpieces/10_inequalities.pdf

Lecture 8:  Education

• Sachs, Jeffrey D. Education (coursebook chapter 8)
• Sachs, Jeffrey D. The Lost Generations, Project Syndicate http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/education--nutrition--and-health-care-are-the-best-inves...
• Education and skills for inclusive and sustainable development beyond 2015, UN System Task Team on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (16 pages)
• http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/untaskteam_undf/thinkpieces/4_education.pdf
• International Commission on Education for Sustainable Development Practice Final Report, Executive Summary (10 pages)http://globalmdp.org/sites/ei.civicactions.net/files/InternationalCommissionReport.pdf
• Education for All: Global Monitoring Report, Summary (46 pages)http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002175/217509E.pdf

Lecture 9: Universal Health Coverage

• Sachs, Jeffrey D. Universal Health Coverage (coursebook chapter 9)
• Investing in Health for Economic Development, Report of the Commission on Macroeconomics and Health. Executive Summary (20 pages)http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2001/924154550x.pdf
• One Million Community Health Worker Fact Sheethttp://1millionhealthworkers.org/files/2013/01/CHW_FactSheet_Final.pdf
• Bill Gates 2013 Annual Letter (19 pages) http://annualletter.gatesfoundation.org/pdf/2013_AL_English.pdf
• Health in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, UN Task Team on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (15 pages)http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/untaskteam_undf/thinkpieces/8_health.pdf

Lecture 10: Sustainable Food Supply and the End of Hunger

• Sachs, Jeffrey D. Sustainable Food Supply and the End of Hunger (coursebook chapter 10)
• Halving Hunger: It Can Be Done, UN Millennium Project Hunger Task Force. Summary Report (30 pages) http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/documents/HTF-SumVers_FINAL.pdf
• Opportunities and Solutions for Sustainable Food Production, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network Thematic Group on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (24 pages)
• http://unsdsn.org/files/2013/05/130112-HLP-TG7-Solutions-for-sustainable-food-production.pdf

Lecture 11: Sustainable Cities

• Sachs, Jeffrey D. Sustainable Cities (coursebook chapter 11)
• The Urban Opportunity: Enabling Transformative and Sustainable Development, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network Thematic Group on Sustainable Cities (40 pages) http://unsdsn.org/files/2013/05/Final-052013-SDSN-TG09-The-Urban-Opportunity.pdf
• Sustainable Urbanization, UN Task Team on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (11 pages)http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/untaskteam_undf/thinkpieces/18_urbanization.pdf

Lecture 12: Curbing Climate Change

• Sachs, Jeffrey D. Curbing Climate Change (coursebook chapter 12)
• Summary for Policymakers, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (17 pages) http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/wg1/ar4-wg1-spm.pdf 
• Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change, Executive Summary (27 pages)  http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/4/3/Executive_Summary...
• Sachs, Jeffrey D. and Guido Schmidt-Traub. Financing for development and climate change post-2015 (16 pages) http://unsdsn.org/files/2013/03/130316-Development-and-Climate-Finance.pdf

Lecture 13: Saving Biodiversity

• Sachs, Jeffrey D. Saving Biodiversity (coursebook chapter 13)
• Summary for Decision Makers: Ecosystems and Human Well Being, Synthesis, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (24 pages)http://www.unep.org/maweb/documents/document.356.aspx.pdf
• Global Biodiversity Outlook 3, Convention on Biological Diversity.  Executive Summary and Introduction (8 pages)http://www.cbd.int/doc/publications/gbo/gbo3-final-en.pdf
• The Economics of Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought: Methodologies and Analysis for Decision-Making, 2nd Scientific Conference on the UNCCD; Executive Summary; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Economic and social impacts of desertification, land degradation and drought; Chapter 5: Implementation of the Rio conventions – a call for synergies to advance the economics of desertification, land degradation and drought; Chapter 6: Using the Economics of desertification, land degradation and drought to inform policies at local, national and international level; Conclusion (26 pages)http://2sc.unccd.int/fileadmin/unccd/upload/documents/Background_documents/Background_Document_web3....

Lecture 14: The SDGs

• Sachs, Jeffrey D. The SDGs (coursebook chapter 14)
• A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies Through Sustainable Development, The Secretary General’s High Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda http://www.post2015hlp.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/UN-Report.pdf
• The Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals Interim Reporthttp://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/67/941&Lang=E
• An Action Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network  http://unsdsn.org/files/2013/06/130613-SDSN-An-Action-Agenda-for-Sustainable-Development-FINAL.pdf

Formato del curso

The course is taught through weekly lecture videos, which are each week divided into five shorter “chapters.” The videos are interactive and multi-media, and include video footage, photos, and animated graphs. There will be a free, online text, as well as online readings and assignments posted for each lecture. Professor Sachs will hold regular google hangout videochats with students (approximately biweekly), during which he will answer student questions. All students will be able to watch the hangouts, and submit their questions for Prof. Sachs to answer. The teaching assistants will also conduct 4 google hangouts a week to answer student questions and discuss selected topics, and will hold hangouts in languages including Spanish, French, Hindi, and Chinese. There will be class message boards where the TAs will answer questions and hold discussions.

Preguntas frecuentes

• Will I get a Statement of Accomplishment after completing this class?
  Yes. Students who successfully complete the class will receive a Statement of Accomplishment signed by the instructor.
• What resources will I need for this class?
  A stronger internet connection will be helpful but we will try to ensure materials are available for slower bandwidths as well. No other computer programs are necessary.
• What kind of background do I need for this course? Do I need an economics background?
  The course is open to all and is accessible to students without prior background in the topics; you do not need an economics background.

• Can I take this class for Columbia University credit?
  No. While we encourage any professors to incorporate this material into their own courses, you cannot take this course on its own for Columbia University credit.

MAS 

Jeffrey Sachs

New Keynesian economics
Sachs in New York, 2011
Born	November 5, 1954 (age 59) Detroit, Michigan
Nationality	United States
Institution	Columbia University
Field	Political economics,International Development
Alma mater	Harvard University
Opposed	William Easterly, Dambisa Moyo
Influences	Paul Samuelson, John Maynard Keynes[1][2]
Influenced	Nouriel Roubini, Jared Diamond[3]
Contributions	Millennium Villages Project