The Ruffolo Curriculum on Sustainability Science 2008 Edition

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

No 32, CID Working Papers from Center for International Development at Harvard University

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.

Keywords: sustainability science; environment; development; curriculum; social-ecological systems; coupled human-natural systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A23 O13 Q01 Q56 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-12
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