The challenges of the ecological transition

This book provides a cross-sectional view of the global environmental changes affecting our finite planet. In particular, it aims to provide an understanding of the mechanisms and consequences of global warming and the erosion of biodiversity, and how these relate to our lifestyles and consumption patterns. It is based on one of the first large-scale digital courses on the ‘Challenges of the ecological transition’, which was taught in 2020 to several thousand undergraduate students from all disciplines at the University of Paris-Saclay. To meet the book’s cross-disciplinary objective, more than forty teacher-researchers and researchers from different backgrounds have contributed, combining knowledge from the natural sciences, the humanities and social sciences, law, economics, management, agronomy and medicine.

The challenges of the ecological transition

Provider

Université Paris Saclay

Creator

Sous la direction de Jean-Michel Lourtioz, Jane Lecomte, Sophie Szopa

Partner

UniLu

Hei category

Green skills course

Quote

Teaching university undergraduates about the ecological transition

Languages

French

Url initiative

https://www.edp-open.org/books/edp-open-books/427-enjeux-de-la-transition-ecologique

Resources

Book

Url resources

https://www.edp-open.org/images/stories/books/fulldl/9782759826612_Enjeux-Transition-Ecologique_ebook.pdf

Type of initiative

Course

Funded by

This work benefited from financial support from the program “Investissement d’Avenir”.

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