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Sustainability through Soccer: Systems-Thinking in Action
Course
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English
8 h
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- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 4 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
Syllabus
- Week 1 - Background
On sustainability, what soccer and systems-thinking have to do with it, and how I’m qualified to explain. - Week 1 - System Parts
Systems-thinking is the guide for our sustainability quest, and systems are made up of some basic parts: elements, flows, stocks, feedback loops, and purposes. - Week 2 - System Boundaries
Our approach to sustainability depends on how we define our system boundaries. What must we consider? What can we leave out? And, what can we reasonably infer from the perspective we define? - Week 3 - System Behaviors
With parts and boundaries defined, we can detect system-level behaviors and discover how they affect sustainability. - Week 4 - Evaluating Systems
To evaluate sustainability in our systems, and check our progress, there are properties to consider and methods to apply. - Week 5 - Creating Sustainable Systems
Once we define and evaluate our systems, then we’re ready to create systems that are more sustainable. - Week 6 - The Endless Quest for Sustainability
There is no magical fix; pursuing sustainability is an endless quest of constant effort at the limits of our abilities, and that’s where the fun is.
Prerequisite
None.
Instructors
Leidy Klotz
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and University of Virginia School of Architecture
Engineering and Architecture
Editor
The University of Virginia (also known as UVA, UVa, Virginia) is located on the east coast of the United States in Charlottesville, Virginia. It has also been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. The university was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence and the third American president.
The University of Virginia is a renowned public institution of higher education that belongs to the Universitas 21 network. Always ranked in the top 25 American universities, it is also part of the "Public Ivies", a network of the best public universities in the country, which are reputed to offer a level of education comparable to that of Ivy League institutions.
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