课程代码

Course Code

ENVR8163

*学时

Teaching Hours

32

*学分

Credits

2

*课程名称

Course Name

联合国可持续发展目标

Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations

*授课语言

Instruction Language

英文 English

*开课院系

School

中英国际低碳学院 China-UK Low Carbon College

先修课程

Prerequisite

无 None

授课教师

Instructors

姓名Name

职称Title

单位Department

联系方式E-mail

张宇泉

Yuquan Zhang

副教授

Associate Professor

中英国际低碳学院

China-UK Low Carbon College

yqwzhang@sjtu.edu.cn

*课程简介（中文）Course Description

该课程面向国内外研究生，旨在提升国内学生的全球视野、激发培养未来参与国际治理的潜质；也促进国际学生了解中国贡献，为中外交流和SDG解决方案的发现提供交流平台。该课程通过对每个SDG进行简要介绍、评述中国相关基本现状、分析具体中外案例，以及探析未来挑战，来促使学生掌握SDG概念，理解中国在可持续发展方面的基本国情及全球面临的挑战，并运用SDG框架、形成对问题进行经济-社会-环境多维度分析的能力，也结合自身专长、提出潜在SDG解决方案。联合国可持续发展目标旨在2015-2030期间，以综合方式彻底解决社会、经济和环境三个维度的发展问题，使全球转向可持续发展道路。SDG内容有一定的知识深度和广度，并具有明显的交叉学科特征，具体包括：1）消除贫困、2）消除饥饿、3）确保健康生活方式并促进福祉、4）确保优质教育、5）实现性别平等、6）人人享有清洁饮水及用水、7）人人获得可负担并清洁的能源、8）促进体面就业和经济增长、9）促进产业发展、创新与基础设施、10）减少不平等、11）建设可持续的城市和社区、12）确保可持续消费和生产模式、13）采取应对气候变化行动、14）保护海洋生态系统、15）保护陆地生态系统、16）促进制度建设及良治、17）加强全球伙伴关系。

*课程简介（English）Course Description

Aiming to spread the knowledge of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations and to raise the interest in international governance promoting exchanges between different cultural backgrounds, this course provides the international audience a China perspective on the SDGs. For each SDG, this course will introduce the basics, review the development status of China’s relevant work, elaborate on case studies of China or other countries/regions, and discuss the potential challenges. The participants are expected to master the definitions of SDGs, gain an understanding of China’s work in the arena of sustainable development, and develop analytical skills employing a multi-faceted SDG framework. Also, the participants are encouraged to brainstorm solutions that will help realize the SDGs with their own expertise. The UN SDGs were adopted in 2015, consisting of 17 SDGs that cover the societal, economic, and environmental challenges. Specifically, the SDGs include 1) no poverty, 2) no hunger, 3) good health and well-being, 4) quality education, 5) gender equality, 6) clean water and sanitation, 7) affordable and clean energy, 8) decent work and economic growth, 9) industry, innovation and infrastructure, 10) reduced inequalities, 11) sustainable cities and communities, 12) responsible consumption and production, 13) climate action, 14) life below water, 15) life on land, 16) peace, justice and strong institutions, and 17) partnerships for the goals.

*教学安排

Schedules

教学内容Content

授课学时

Hours

教学方式

Format

授课教师

Instructor

SDG1 No Poverty

1.         Overview of UN SDGs

2.         SDG1 and the Status of World Poverty

3.         China's Anti-Poverty Efforts

2

Lecture & Discussion

Yuquan ZHANG

SDG2 No Hunger

1.         The Importance of Food Security

2.         China's Agricultural Sector

3.         Food Waste Reduction and Utilization

2

Lecture & Discussion

Yuquan ZHANG

SDG3 Good Health and Well-Being

1.         Fighting against Diseases Worldwide

2.         China's Public Health Development

3.         Case Study of Shenzhen

2

Lecture & Discussion

Yuquan ZHANG

SDG4 Quality Education & SDG5 Gender Equality

1.         Definitions of SDG4 and SDG5

2.         Education in China & Girls

3.         Job Market and Workplace & Gender

2

Lecture & Discussion

Yuquan ZHANG

SDG6 Clean Water and Sanitation

1.         SDG6 and Water Resources

2.         China's Water Treatment

3.         Case Studies of Shanghai and Hong Kong

2

Lecture & Discussion

Yuquan ZHANG

SDG7 Affordable and Clean Energy

1.         SDG7 and New Energy Development

2.         China's Renewable Energy Sector

3.         Outlook of New Energy

2

Lecture & Discussion

Yuquan ZHANG

SDG8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

1.         World Economy Status

2.         China's Economic Status and Employment

3.         Challenges Facing Economic Growth and Job Market

2

Lecture & Discussion

Yuquan ZHANG

SDG9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

1.         World Industries Status

2.         China's Industries, Innovation and Infrastructure

3.         Challenges Facing Innovation

2

Lecture & Discussion

Yuquan ZHANG

SDG10 Reduced Inequalities

1.         Definition of SDG10 and International Inequalities

2.         Societal Challenges Facing the United States

3.         Future Development

2

Lecture & Discussion

Yuquan ZHANG

SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

1.         World City Development Status

2.         Low Carbon Transportation and Buildings

3.         Outlook and Challenges

2

Lecture & Discussion

Yuquan ZHANG

SDG12 Responsible Consumption and Production

1.         SDG12 and World Development Status

2.         Case Studies on China's Sustainable Consumption and Production

3.         Future Challenges

2

Lecture & Discussion

Yuquan ZHANG

SDG13 Climate Action

1.         SDG13 and International Efforts Made

2.         China's Climate Action

3.         Building Climate Resilience

2

Lecture & Discussion

Yuquan ZHANG

SDG14 Life below Water

1.         SDG14 and International Efforts Made

2.         Protecting the Oceanic Ecosystems

3.         Challenges for Ocean Protection

2

Lecture & Discussion

Yuquan ZHANG

SDG15 Life on Land

1.         SDG15 and International Efforts Made

2.         Protecting Terrestrial Ecosystems

3.         Challenges for Biodiversity Conservation

2

Lecture & Discussion

Yuquan ZHANG

SDG16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions & SDG17 Partnerships for the Goals

1.         Definitions of SDG16 and SDG17

2.         Legal Institutions, Protection and Assistance

3.         Global Partnerships and Governance

2

Lecture & Discussion

Yuquan ZHANG

Revisiting SDGs

1.         Review of SDG1 to SDG17

2.         Revisiting the SDG Framework

3.         Concluding the SDG Course

2

Lecture & Discussion

Yuquan ZHANG

*考核方式Grading Policy

1. Attendance (10%)

2. Active participation in and contribution to classroom discussion (30%)

3. A term paper in group effort (suggesting 3 members; length not exceeding 2000 words, the sum of figures and tables not exceeding 5) (60%)

*教材或参考资料Textbooks & References

Xu, Z., Chau, S.N., Chen, X. et al. Assessing progress towards sustainable development over space and time. Nature 577, 74–78 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1846-3

Sachs, J.D., Schmidt-Traub, G., Mazzucato, M. et al. Six Transformations to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Nat Sustain 2, 805–814 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0352-9

De Neve, JE., Sachs, J.D. The SDGs and human well-being: a global analysis of synergies, trade-offs, and regional differences. Sci Rep 10, 15113 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71916-9

Friedman, J., York, H., Graetz, N. et al. Measuring and forecasting progress towards the education-related SDG targets. Nature 580, 636–639 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2198-8

Carley, S., Konisky, D.M. The justice and equity implications of the clean energy transition. Nat Energy 5, 569–577 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-020-0641-6

Brodie Rudolph, T., Ruckelshaus, M., Swilling, M. et al. A transition to sustainable ocean governance. Nat Commun 11, 3600 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17410-2

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Notes

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