Sustainable Food Systems

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Sustainable Food Systems

位教师：Anna Ball, Ph.D.

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Explore the pillars of sustainability in food production and examine grand challenges in food, nutrition, economics, environment, & energy systems.

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Throughout this course, you will delve into the intricate details of the food production system through a system-thinking lens. You will examine the grand challenges faced by the food, fiber, and natural resource industries, and their repercussions on people, the planet, and profit. By the end of this course, you will have a clear understanding of the concept of systems thinking, be able to explain the three key pillars of sustainability and link these pillars to social, environmental, and economic systems.

In this module, learners will explore the complexities of the food system, examine the ways systems thinking influences our world, and examine some of the grand challenges and emerging issues in the food, economic, environmental, and energy systems.

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7个视频6篇阅读材料1个作业

7个视频总计37分钟

Course Overview6分钟
Meet Your Instructor | Dr. Anna Ball2分钟
Module 1 Introduction1分钟
Defining the Food System6分钟
Defining Systems Thinking6分钟
Distinguishing Local from Global Challenges in the Food System8分钟
Exploring Grand Challenges and Emerging Issues in Food, Economic, Environmental, and Energy Systems8分钟

6篇阅读材料总计82分钟

Syllabus 10分钟
Interviewees in this Course10分钟
Systems Approach: What and Why15分钟
Sustainability is all about systems-thinking--here's why15分钟
Reframing the local-global food systems debate through a resilience lens30分钟
Grand Challenges Overview2分钟

1个作业总计30分钟

Module 1 Quiz | Food System as a System30分钟

In this module, learners will investigate the three pillars of sustainability and their relationship to the food system, explore major challenges and emerging issues, and examine the ultimate goal of derisking the future.

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7个视频2篇阅读材料1个作业

7个视频总计28分钟

Module 2 Introduction1分钟
Defining Sustainability6分钟
Identifying the Three Pillars of Sustainability3分钟
Describing Sustainability: People8分钟
Describing Sustainability: Planet5分钟
Describing Sustainability: Profit4分钟
Module 2 | Summary1分钟

2篇阅读材料总计37分钟

Definitions: Sustainability and Food Systems12分钟
Sustainable Food Systems: Concept and Framework25分钟

1个作业总计30分钟

Module 2 Quiz | Sustainability in the Food System30分钟

In this module, learners will define and explore the types of food production systems, examine the production and processing systems in the food systems, and investigate the roles of consumers and producers.

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7个视频2篇阅读材料1个作业

7个视频总计45分钟

Module 3 Introduction1分钟
Defining Food Production Systems6分钟
Describing Food Production: Animal Systems7分钟
Explaining Food Production: Crop Systems 15分钟
Examining Production to Processing in the Food System7分钟
Defining the Roles of Consumers and Producers in the Food System9分钟
Module 3 | Wrap-up1分钟

2篇阅读材料总计14分钟

More Farmers Adopt Conservation Tillage6分钟
Farmers Are Breeding Heat-Resistant Cows8分钟

1个作业总计30分钟

Module 3 Quiz | Food Production Systems30分钟

In this module, learners will investigate issues related to world hunger, access to nutritious food, food deserts. Learners will also explore the emotional and cultural connections to food.

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5个视频4篇阅读材料1个作业

5个视频总计30分钟

MODULE 4 | Introduction1分钟
Investigating Issues in World Hunger7分钟
Examining Access to Nutritious Food9分钟
Describing Food Deserts5分钟
Exploring Emotional and Cultural Connections to Food7分钟

4篇阅读材料总计33分钟

Perennial Rice: Plant once, harvest again and again15分钟
Perennial Grains Could be the Future of Regenerative Agriculture5分钟
What is food security?3分钟
The Environmental Justice Movement10分钟

1个作业总计30分钟

Module 4 Quiz | Food and Nutrition30分钟

In this module, learners will explore environmental grand challenges and investigate issues related to water and soil quality.

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3个视频2篇阅读材料1个作业

3个视频总计24分钟

MODULE 5 | Introduction1分钟
Exploring Environmental Grand Challenges10分钟
Investigating Water and Soil Quality 13分钟

2篇阅读材料总计30分钟

Here's How Much Food Contributes to Climate Change20分钟
Wastewater to Energy: New Treatment Process Can Improve Biorefinery Sustainability10分钟

1个作业总计30分钟

Module 5 Quiz | Food and the Environment30分钟

In this module, learners will examine issues in land access and food production demands, explore potential uses of non-productive land, and investigate the influence of a consumer-driven economy.

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4个视频3篇阅读材料1个作业

4个视频总计30分钟

MODULE 6 | Introduction1分钟
Examining Issues in Land Access and Production Demands14分钟
Exploring Uses of Non-Productive Land5分钟
Investigating the Consumer-Driven Economy11分钟

3篇阅读材料总计28分钟

The Dollars and Sense of Sustainability10分钟
Can sustainability standards effectively mitigate food system challenges?12分钟
How Consumers And Farmers Can Transform Food Systems6分钟

1个作业总计30分钟

Module 6 Quiz | Economics of the Food System30分钟

In this module, learners will explore grand challenges in energy and technology within the food system, examine the roles of switchgrass and carbon in our environment, and investigate issues in energy and technology.

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4个视频2篇阅读材料1个作业

4个视频总计25分钟

MODULE 7 | Introduction1分钟
Exploring Grand Challenges in Energy and Technology within the Food System5分钟
Examining the Roles of Switchgrass and Carbon9分钟
Investigating Issues in Energy and Technology10分钟

2篇阅读材料总计32分钟

What is renewable energy?12分钟
What is Sustainable Energy and Why Do We Need It?20分钟

1个作业总计30分钟

Module 7 Quiz | Energy and Technology in the Food System30分钟

In this module, learners will examine the complexities of and decisions associated with food, food production systems, and sustainability. Learners will explore specific ways he/she/they can contribute toward solutions for grand challenges in sustainability and sustainable food systems.

涵盖的内容

5个视频2篇阅读材料2个作业

5个视频总计25分钟

MODULE 8 | Introduction1分钟
Investigating Complexities of Food and Food Decisions8分钟
Identifying Complex Issues of the Food System and Sustainability8分钟
Examining Food and Sustainability6分钟
Course Summary2分钟

2篇阅读材料总计80分钟

Final Assessment | Part 1 20分钟
Final Assessment | Part 260分钟

2个作业总计60分钟

MODULE 8 Quiz | Examining Grand Challenges; Moving Toward Solutions30分钟
Final Assessment | Analysis30分钟

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Anna Ball, Ph.D.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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已于 Nov 12, 2024审阅

A very mind transforming course indeed. It is an addition to me as a graduate of Agricultural Extension

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This course is really helpful to understand food systems in present times especially with context to sustainable energy, renewable energy, perennials, landscape diversity, circular economy etc

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