S022 Exploring Sustainability: Understanding Global Challenges and Promoting Responsible Actions
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Title: S022 Exploring Sustainability: Understanding Global Challenges and Promoting Responsible Actions

Duration: 2024.7.1-2024.7.14(2 Weeks) 

Campus: Minhang 

 

Course Description

This course will focus on sustainable development and will comprise of various modules including climate change, resource nexus, food and health, global industrial chains, circular economy, policies, and actions. The course will delve into the causes and impact of pressing global issues, such as climate change and other sustainability challenges. The resource nexus module will emphasize the need for integrated and sustainable management approaches. It will shed light on the complex interactions between agriculture, nutrition, and public health, highlighting the importance of sustainable and resilient food systems in ensuring global well-being. It will explore innovative approaches to waste management and resource utilization. Moreover, the impact of globalization on supply chains will be discussed, emphasizing the need for responsible and sustainable production and consumption practices. In addition, the role of governments, businesses, and civil society in promoting sustainable development will be discussed. By participating in this course, students will not only gain a comprehensive understanding of sustainable development but also develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills. The program will provide a platform for participants to engage in lively discussions, exchange ideas, and foster innovative research in the field of sustainable development. Overall, this program aims to inspire and empower the next generation of leaders to drive positive change towards a more sustainable future.

Highlights

Half-day tour of the Nanxiang Sewage Treatment Plant.

Half-day tour of the Environmental Theme Park of the Suzhou River Mengqing Garden.

Half-day tour of the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall.

Half-day tour of the Shanghai Xinjinqiao Environmental Protection Company, which is the biggest electrical and electronic waste treatment base in Shanghai

 

Instructors

Professor Yong Geng

Email: ygeng@sjtu.edu.cn

Prof. Yong Geng is the Dean and a distinguished professor of the School of Environmental Science and Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, as well as the Associate Dean of the China Institute of Urban Governance at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His main research interests include industrial ecology, environment management, and climate change policies. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers in prestigious international journals such as Science, Nature, Nature-Climate Change, and Environmental Science & Technology. In 2013 he received the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars from the Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and in 2014 the title of “National hundred and thousand talents” from Ministry of Human Resources. He is a member of various organizations and scientific communities, such as being the Lead Author of the IPCC AR-5 and the IPCC AR-6, and serving as a national expert for United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

 

Professor Huijuan Dong

Email: donghj@sjtu.edu.cn

Professor Huijuan Dong is an Associate Professor in environmental management. She has been conducting research on industrial & urban symbiosis, low carbon city, environmental footprint and urban recycling by employing input-output analysis (IO), lifecycle analysis (LCA), emergy methods and CGE and GAINS models for 9 years. She has participated in many national funds and local projects related to sustainable urban development.

 

Professor Jing-Yu Liu

Email: liu.jingyu@sjtu.edu.cn

Professor Jing-yu Liu is an Associate Professor at the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. Her main interests research include environmental management, climate policy assessment, integrated assessment models, and sustainable development. She has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers in top journals such as Climate Change Economics, Environmental Research Letters, GCB-bioenergy. She has been the host of or a participant in the Shanghai Pujiang Project, as well as a number of National Science Funds. Since 2023, she is a member of the Advisory Panel of Environmental Research Letters. Professor Liu is also a council member of the Society for the Studies of Carbon Finance.

 

Assessment

Attendance: 20%

Participation in discussion: 20%

Visit report: 20%

Group presentation: 40%

 

Contact

Program Director: Professor Jing-Yu Liu (liu.jingyu@sjtu.edu.cn)

Program Coordinator: Ms. Hongyu Chen (hannahchyy@outlook.com )