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Lecture 1Introduction to
Sustainable DevelopmentThe Age of Sustainable Development
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1.1. The Maglev in Shanghai
“The Shanghai Transrapid maglev train,” Lars Plougmann, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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1.2: Gross World Product per Capita (1990 International Dollars) Based on Maddison, The World Economy, 2001
Source: Bolt, J., and J. L. van Zanden. 2013. “The First Update of the Maddison Project: Re-Estimating GrowthBefore 1820.” Maddison Project Working Paper 4.
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1.3. 12,000 years of population growth
Source: Bolt, J., and J. L. van Zanden. 2013. “The First Update of the Maddison Project: Re-Estimating GrowthBefore 1820.” Maddison Project Working Paper 4.
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Source: Bolt, J., and J. L. van Zanden. 2013. “The First Update of the Maddison Project: Re-Estimating GrowthBefore 1820.” Maddison Project Working Paper 4.
1.4. Growth of Gross World Output (International Prices of 1990)
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1.5. Shenzhen, 1980
“Looking northwest . . .,” Leroy W. Demery, Jr., Flickr. Used with permission.
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1.6: Shenzhen, 2013
Reuters.
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1.7. Smallholder farming life in Ethiopia
Photo courtesy of John Hubers.
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1.8. Kibera slum
“Scenes from the Kibera slum in Nairobi,” Karl Mueller, Flickr, CC BY 2.0.
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1.9. GDP per capita (2011 prices)
Source: World Bank. 2014. “World Development Indicators.”
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1.10. World Infant Mortality Rates
Source: World Bank. 2014. “World Development Indicators.”
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1.11. Wealth and Poverty in Rio de Janeiro
“Rocinha_68860004,” matteo0702, Flickr, CC BY 2.0.
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1.13. Maize Fields in Iowa Drought, August 2012
“Iowa County Drought,” CindyH Photography, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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1.14. Bangkok floods (2011)
“USS Mustin provides post-flood relief in Thailand,” Jennifer Villalovos, U.S. Navy.
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Reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: Nature, Lüthi, Dieter, Martine Le Floch, BernhardBereiter, Thomas Blunier, Jean-Marc Barnola et al. “High-resolution Carbon Dioxide Concentration Record650,000–800,000 years Before Present,” copyright 2008.Note: Ice core data before 1958; Mauna Loa data after 1958.
1.15. Fluctuating levels of CO2 in the atmosphere over the past 800,000 years
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1.16. Planetary Boundaries
Reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: Nature, Rockström, Johan, Will Steffen, Kevin Noone,Åsa Persson, F. Stuart Chapin, Eric F. Lambin, Timothy M. Lenton et al. “A Safe Operating Space for Humanity,”copyright 2009.