A land-use image of Rondonia, in the Amazon Rainforest, showing the clearing of forests over time. (Image courtesy of NASA.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. David Laws
Prof. Martin Rein
MIT Course Number
11.366J / 1.817J
As Taught In
Spring 2006
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Description
This course explores policy and planning for sustainable development. It critically examines concept of sustainability as a process of social, organizational, and political development drawing on cases from the U.S. and Europe. It also explores pathways to sustainability through debates on ecological modernization; sustainable technology development, international and intergenerational fairness, and democratic governance.