UIUC - Sustainable Food Systems
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Sustainable Food Systems at Coursera Overview
Duration | 14 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Sustainable Food Systems at Coursera Highlights
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Coursera Labs Includes hands on learning projects. Learn more about Coursera Labs External Link
- Beginner Level No previous background knowledge required. This is an introductory, exploratory course.
- Approx. 14 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: English
Sustainable Food Systems at Coursera Course details
- Throughout this course, you will delve into the intricate details of the food production system through a system-thinking lens. You will examine the grand challenges faced by the food, fiber, and natural resource industries, and their repercussions on people, the planet, and profit. By the end of this course, you will have a clear understanding of the concept of systems thinking, be able to explain the three key pillars of sustainability and link these pillars to social, environmental, and economic systems.
- This course is part of the College of ACES suite of online programs. To learn more about online programs from the College of ACES and explore ways to apply your Coursera work toward a degree program at the University of Illinois, visit: https://aces.illinois.edu/online.
Sustainable Food Systems at Coursera Curriculum
MODULE 1
Food System as a System
Course Overview
Meet Your Instructor
Dr. Anna Ball
Module 1 Introduction
Defining the Food System
Defining Systems Thinking
Distinguishing Local from Global Challenges in the Food System
Exploring Grand Challenges and Emerging Issues in Food, Economic, Environmental, and Energy Systems
Syllabus
Interviewees in this Course
Systems Thinking and Sustainability
Sustainability is all about systems-thinking--here's why
Reframing the local-global food systems debate through a resilience lens
Grand Challenges Overview
MODULE 2
Sustainability in the Food System
Module 2 Introduction
Defining Sustainability
Identifying the Three Pillars of Sustainability
Describing Sustainability: People
Describing Sustainability: Planet
Describing Sustainability: Profit
Module 2
Summary
Definitions: Sustainability and Food Systems
Sustainable Food Systems: Concept and Framework
MODULE 3
Food Production Systems
Module 3 Introduction
Defining Food Production Systems
Describing Food Production: Animal Systems
Explaining Food Production: Crop Systems
Examining Production to Processing in the Food System
Defining the Roles of Consumers and Producers in the Food System
Module 3
Wrap-up
More Farmers Adopt Conservation Tillage
Data and Sustainability in Pork Industry
MODULE 4
Food and Nutrition
MODULE 4
Introduction
Investigating Issues in World Hunger
Examining Access to Nutritious Food
Describing Food Deserts
Exploring Emotional and Cultural Connections to Food
Perennial Rice: Plant once, harvest again and again
Nothing makes farms less destructive & more regenerative than switching from annual to perennial crops. Now, it’s happening
USAID and USDA announce the Global Food Security Research Strategy to Fight Hunger and Build Sustainable Systems
EPA: Environmental Justice Screen and Mapping Tool
MODULE 5
Food and the Environment
MODULE 5
Introduction
Exploring Environmental Grand Challenges
Investigating Water and Soil Quality
Here's How Much Food Contributes to Climate Change
Wastewater to Energy: New Treatment Process Can Improve Biorefinery Sustainability
MODULE 6
Economics of the Food System
MODULE 6
Introduction
Examining Issues in Land Access and Production Demands
Exploring Uses of Non-Productive Land
Investigating the Consumer-Driven Economy
The Dollars and Sense of Sustainability
Can sustainability standards effectively mitigate food system challenges?
How Consumers And Farmers Can Transform Food Systems
MODULE 7
Energy and Technology in the Food System
MODULE 7
Introduction
Exploring Grand Challenges in Energy and Technology within the Food System
Examining the Roles of Switchgrass and Carbon
Investigating Issues in Energy and Technology
What is renewable energy?
What is Sustainable Energy and Why Do We Need It?
MODULE 8
Examining Grand Challenges; Moving Toward Solutions
MODULE 8
Introduction
Investigating Complexities of Food and Food Decisions
Identifying Complex Issues of the Food System and Sustainability
Examining Food and Sustainability
Course Summary
Final Assessment
Part 1
Final Assessment
Part 2
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