University of Padova - Introduction to Sustainable Bioeconomy
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Introduction to Sustainable Bioeconomy at FutureLearn Overview
Introduction to Sustainable Bioeconomy
at FutureLearn
Duration | 3 weeks |
Total fee | ₹2,205 |
Mode of learning | Online |
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Credential | Certificate |
Introduction to Sustainable Bioeconomy at FutureLearn Highlights
Introduction to Sustainable Bioeconomy
at FutureLearn
- Duration 3 weeks
- Weekly study 3 hours
Introduction to Sustainable Bioeconomy at FutureLearn Course details
Introduction to Sustainable Bioeconomy
at FutureLearn
Skills you will learn
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- The European economy faces multiple simultaneous challenges related to environmental sustainability. Alongside the threat of climate change, nations are also grappling with resource depletion, population growth, and overconsumption.
- On this course, you'll learn how a circular bio-economy could solve these issues, and come away able to identify the latest developments in European bioeconomic policy.
- A bio-economy is an economy where the basic building blocks for energy and materials come from renewable biological sources.
- Alongside experts from the University of Padova and seven other renowned European Universities, you'll explore how recent wood-based innovations could help nations move to a fossil-free future.
- You'll describe the different ways the bio-economy is interpreted across Europe, and understand what these different national approaches mean for Europe's forest-based sectors.
- You'll summarize and interpret the perception held among citizens towards the bio-economy, and learn how the concept itself emerged.
- Examining real-world examples, you'll understand the most recent innovations in the European bio-economy, and the challenges forest-based sectors face going forward.
- Ultimately, you'll grasp how the introduction of bio-economy policy could jumpstart the sustainable transformation of society in Europe.
Introduction to Sustainable Bioeconomy at FutureLearn Curriculum
Introduction to Sustainable Bioeconomy
at FutureLearn
The Politics of Bioeconomy
Welcome to Bioeconomy and Society
Overview of Week 1
Defining the bioeconomy concept
Conceptual frameworks
Bioeconomy and Sustainability
Expert Interviews
Quiz
Stakeholder Perceptions
Overview of Week 2
Bioeconomy networks and forest stakeholders
Future Stakeholders
Expert Interviews
Quiz
Innovations and Public Perceptions
Overview of Week 3
Innovations with wood
Actor perspectives in innovation management
The importance of citizens in co-shaping the bioeconomy transition
Expert interviews
Quiz
Wrapping up
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