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The Ruffolo Curriculum on Sustainability Science 2008 Edition

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  • Krister Andersson
  • Michael Burns
  • Marcel Bursztyn
  • Adam Douglas Henry
  • Ann Laudati
  • Kira J M Matus
  • Elizabeth McNie

Abstract

The growing attention to sustainability science in recent years underscores the need for more clarification on several key questions that inhibit development within the field. Central among these questions are: What is sustainability science, and how is it distinct from sustainable development or other established disciplines that contribute to sustainability science? What are the key research questions, and how does one engage in sustainability science? How do we teach sustainability science? This working paper, presented as a graduate-level curriculum in sustainability science, represents our attempt to answer these questions. We expect this curriculum to grow and evolve as it is applied in different institutional settings, and we invite users to participate in future revisions or use this curriculum as a template for their own needs. The general format of the curriculum includes a theoretical core of sustainability science, defined collectively by narratives and key readings within 11 individual modules. Modules also emphasize applications of the theoretical concepts to practical problems of sustainability; we suggest various applications that may be substituted with preferred applications as needed.

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  • Krister Andersson & Michael Burns & Marcel Bursztyn & Adam Douglas Henry & Ann Laudati & Kira J M Matus & Elizabeth McNie, 2008. "The Ruffolo Curriculum on Sustainability Science 2008 Edition," CID Working Papers 32, Center for International Development at Harvard University.
    • Handle: RePEc:cid:wpfacu:32
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    1. Walter Alfredo Salas-Zapata & Leonardo Salas-Zapata, 2017. "Contributions of sustainability science to the study of environmental health problems," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 19(2), pages 347-367, April.

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    Keywords

    sustainability science; environment; development; curriculum; social-ecological systems; coupled human-natural systems;
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    JEL classification:

    • A23 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Graduate
    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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