Lecture 1 Introduction to Sustainable Development The Age

Lecture 1 Introduction to Sustainable Development The Age of Sustainable Development

1. 1. The Maglev in Shanghai “The Shanghai Transrapid maglev train, ” Lars Plougmann, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2. 0.

1. 2: Gross World Product per Capita (1990 International Dollars) Based on Maddison, The World Economy, 2001 Source: Bolt, J. , and J. L. van Zanden. 2013. “The First Update of the Maddison Project: Re-Estimating Growth Before 1820. ” Maddison Project Working Paper 4.

1. 3. 12, 000 years of population growth Source: Bolt, J. , and J. L. van Zanden. 2013. “The First Update of the Maddison Project: Re-Estimating Growth Before 1820. ” Maddison Project Working Paper 4.

1. 4. Growth of Gross World Output (International Prices of 1990) Source: Bolt, J. , and J. L. van Zanden. 2013. “The First Update of the Maddison Project: Re-Estimating Growth Before 1820. ” Maddison Project Working Paper 4.

1. 5. Shenzhen, 1980 “Looking northwest. . . , ” Leroy W. Demery, Jr. , Flickr. Used with permission.

1. 6: Shenzhen, 2013 Reuters.

1. 7. Smallholder farming life in Ethiopia Photo courtesy of John Hubers.

1. 8. Kibera slum “Scenes from the Kibera slum in Nairobi, ” Karl Mueller, Flickr, CC BY 2. 0.

1. 9. GDP per capita (2011 prices) Source: World Bank. 2014. “World Development Indicators. ”

1. 10. World Infant Mortality Rates Source: World Bank. 2014. “World Development Indicators. ”

1. 11. Wealth and Poverty in Rio de Janeiro “Rocinha_68860004, ” matteo 0702, Flickr, CC BY 2. 0.

1. 13. Maize Fields in Iowa Drought, August 2012 “Iowa County Drought, ” Cindy. H Photography, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2. 0.

1. 14. Bangkok floods (2011) “USS Mustin provides post-flood relief in Thailand, ” Jennifer Villalovos, U. S. Navy.

1. 15. Fluctuating levels of CO 2 in the atmosphere over the past 800, 000 years Reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: Nature, Lüthi, Dieter, Martine Le Floch, Bernhard Bereiter, Thomas Blunier, Jean-Marc Barnola et al. “High-resolution Carbon Dioxide Concentration Record 650, 000– 800, 000 years Before Present, ” copyright 2008. Note: Ice core data before 1958; Mauna Loa data after 1958.

1. 16. Planetary Boundaries Reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: Nature, Rockström, Johan, Will Steffen, Kevin Noone, Åsa Persson, F. Stuart Chapin, Eric F. Lambin, Timothy M. Lenton et al. “A Safe Operating Space for Humanity, ” copyright 2009.