COURSE TITLE:SUSTAINABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN CHILE TRANSLATION:SUSTENTABILIDAD Y DESARROLLO EN CHILE COURSE CODE:SUS2111 CREDIT HOURS:10 WEEKLY CLASS PERIODS:02 TYPE OF COURSE:ELECTIVE COURSE FORMAT:LECTURE GRADING SYSTEM:STANDARD KEYWORDS:SUSTAINABILITY,CHILE,DEVELOPMENT,REGENERATION,SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL CRISIS KEYWORDS TRANSLATION:SUSTENTABILIDAD,CHILE,DESARROLLO,REGENERACION,CRISIS SOCIO-ECOLOGICA COURSE LEVEL:UNDERGRADUATE I.COURSE DESCRIPTION In this course, students will gain an understanding of the global socio-environmental crisis, its impact on Chile and the responses of different actors and institutions in the transition to more sustainable development. Students will apply a systemic perspective that connects the themes of poverty, inequality, and socio-ecological systems, the intersection of economic growth and environmental conditions, and the importance of historical and social contexts for analyzing sustainable development and sustainability. The course will include lectures, case studies, group discussions, simulations, and practical activities, with evaluations based on an essay, debates and case study group work. II.LEARNING OUTCOMES 1.Propose a systemic perspective that connects social and ecological challenges. 2.Analyze the historical and socio-political context of Chile's development model and its impact on conditions of sustainability. 3.Analyze the intersections of economic growth, environmental conditions and broader constructions of sustainable development in Chile, including the SDGs. 4.Critically evaluate how the government, the business sector, and civil society address the social, economic, and environmental challenges facing Chile, individually and collaboratively, including diverse policies, initiatives and actions. III.CONTENT 1.Systems Thinking and the Socio-Environmental Crisis 1.1.Introduction to systems thinking 1.2.Applying systems thinking to the global socio-environmental crisis 1.3.Connecting social and ecological challenges through systems thinking 2.Introduction to the global socio-environmental crisis and its impact on Chile 2.1.Global social and ecological challenges and their implications 2.2.The historical context of Chile's development model and its impact on sustainability 2.3.Agenda 2030 and the SDGs 3.Climate Change and its Impact on Chile 3.1.Evidence of climate change in Chile 3.2.Impact of climate change on the economy and society 3.3.Responses to climate change 4.Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity, and Conservation in Chile 4.1.Definition and importance of ecosystem services and biodiversity 4.2.Threats to ecosystem services and biodiversity 4.3.Strategies for conservation and restoration of ecosystem services and biodiversity 5.Extractive industries and their socio-ecological impacts in Chile 5.1.Historical and current state of extractive industries 5.2.Environmental and social impacts of mining 5.3.Transformations towards sustainability in the mining industry: taming the dragon 6.Sustainable business in Chile 6.1.Corporate sustainability: challenges and opportunities 6.2.Social entrepreneurship and sustainable business ecosystem 6.3.Cases of sustainable businesses 7.Social Inequalities and Environmental Justice in Chile 7.1.Social inequalities and their impact on the socio-environmental crisis 7.2.Indigenous rights and rights of nature: Environmental justice and its role in addressing the socio-environmental crisis 7.3.Strategies for addressing social inequalities and promoting environmental justice in Chile 8.Policy and Governance for Sustainable Development in Chile 8.1.Overview of the policy and governance framework for sustainable development in Chile 8.2.Challenges and opportunities for implementing sustainable development policies in Chile 8.3.The role of civil society and citizen participation in promoting sustainable development in Chile IV.METHODOLOGICAL STRATEGIES -Lectures. -Simulation games. -Group reflections. -Case study discussions. V.ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES -Individual Essay: 40% -Class Debates: 20% -Group Work: 40% VI.BIBLIOGRAPHY Minimum Barton, J.R. and Gutierrez, F. `Towards a visual typology of sustainability and sustainable development? Sustainability 12:19,7935(doi.org/10.3390/su12197935) CEPAL.(2020). The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the new global and regional context. Santiago: United Nations.(ECLAC series, No.162). Retrieved from https://repositorio.cepal.org/bitstream/handle/11362/45338/S2000207_en.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y Gallego, R.(2022). The Challenges of Sustainability: A Perspective from Institutional Economics. In J. Arancibia & S. Claro(Eds.), Sostenibilidad y Participacion en la Constitucion (English version of chapter, pp.[page numbers]). El Mercurio Ediciones. OECD (2016).Environmental Performance Review. Chile,135-175. Raworth, K.(2017) Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist.Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing. 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