Course

HUM-226: Wellbeing and Planetary Boundaries

Summary

Un cours destiné aux scientifiques et ingénieurs de demain qui souhaitent développer leur jugement face à la complexité : établir des priorités, évaluer les arbitrages et contribuer au bien-être de tous dans le respect des limites planétaires.

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Instructors (2)

Philippe Thalmann

Philippe Thalmann was born in Lausanne in 1963. He graduated in Economics from the University of Lausanne in 1984, where he earned a postgraduate diploma in Economics in 1986. Mr. Thalmann entered the doctoral program in Economics of Harvard University (Cambridge, U.S.A.) in 1986, which he completed with a Ph.D. in 1990. His dissertation is entitled: "Essays in the Economics of Government Revenues and Spending". Returning to Switzerland, he was hired as an assistant professor first at the University of Geneva (teachings in Public Economics), then at the University of Lausanne (teachings in Econometrics and Introductory Economics). Since 1994, Mr. Thalmann is associate professor of Economics as the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne.

Sascha Nick

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/wellbeing-and-planetary-boundaries-HUM-226

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/HUM-226

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Summary

Lectures

Instructors (2)

Philippe Thalmann

Sascha Nick

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/wellbeing-and-planetary-boundaries-HUM-226

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/HUM-226

Lectures in this course (27)

Responsibility Towards Future Generations: Ethical Considerations

Addresses the ethical responsibilities towards future generations in sustainable development and climate change.

2024-03-19 Responsabilité - Partie 2

Sustainable Development Goals: Individual and Collective Actions

Emphasizes the role of individual and collective actions in achieving sustainability through the Sustainable Development Goals and the successes of the Millennium Development Goals.

Planetary Boundaries: Assessing Environmental Limits

Covers planetary boundaries, emphasizing their importance for environmental stability and sustainability.

Demography and Sustainable Development: Global Perspectives

Explores the relationship between demography and sustainable development, focusing on historical population growth and the implications for future trends.

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