Water plays a critical role in our daily lives. This course is an introduction to human health at the individual and population level. Water plays a critical role in our daily lives. In order to understand the health implications, we must first understand the different ways to measure and describe health...

Humans are vast users of water. From large-scale agriculture to individual domestic use, water resources are being consumed at a tremendous rate. This course investigates the use of water by humans across the globe. Humans are vast users of water. From large-scale agriculture to individual domestic use...

This course brings together the different aspects of the hydrologic cycle and introduces several common watershed modelling techniques for water resource management. Water within the environment is often modelled both to fill-in gaps in data as well as to predict future water quality and quantity. This...

This course focuses on watershed systems and their influences on water movement and water quality. This includes the implications of agriculture and urbanization on water movement and quality within a watershed. Water that falls on the earth embarks on a journey that imparts on it the qualities of the...

This course will investigate a number of solutions and interventions to water-related human health impacts. Our future, in a world where water resources are under stress with a changing climate, increasingly hungry use of water by humans, and a growing population, will best be served by understanding...

Actualmente, el aprovechamiento de energías renovables es un factor de mucho interés a diferentes escalas de la actividad humana. El presente curso desarrolla los conceptos sobre la generación de pronósticos de energía renovable variable (ERV), las diferentes metodologías existentes y las características...

Los sistemas de energía están evolucionando a un ritmo acelerado. Sistemas distribuidos de energía renovable de pequeña, mediana y gran escala son cada vez más comunes. En este curso, adquiere conocimientos básicos sobre los tipos de sistemas de almacenamiento de energía, las aplicaciones más comunes...

Lead your company to make the switch to biobased resources and build a profitable sustainable business. Learn how to deal with the economics and policies governing this transition and the implementation and learn how to measure the outcome. “In order to produce food in a sustainable way for an additional...

Join the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and dive into a climate communication course. This course will discuss the mechanisms, impacts, research and solutions to climate change, as well as effective communication strategies to guide conversations on climate change. With the impacts of...

Join the transition towards a circular economy considering economic, supply chain, social, technical, managerial and environmental aspects. Do you want to contribute to a more sustainable society? Tackle the challenges in the transition towards a circular economy? In this course you will analyse what...

Explore how to create a sustainable future by moving away from dependence on fossil resources to biomass resources for the production of food, chemicals and energy-carriers. Discover how to use microorganisms and catalysts to create biobased products. Join this course if you want to learn how to create...

Discover how building design and occupancy determines the energy demand in buildings and learn how to (re)design low energy buildings. Building design strongly influences the quantity of heating, cooling and electricity needed during building operation. Therefore, a correct thermal design is essential...

Discover how to convert natural resources into heat, cold and electricity, what the capabilities of renewable systems are, how to match energy supply with buildings’ energy demand, and what that means for energy efficiency and carbon emissions. In this course, you will discover the supply side of buildings...

Get prepared for heavier rainfall and the increasing demand for food! The #1 Agricultural University of the world will teach you how to design and implement effective drainage systems in agriculture. You will learn how to create a perfect soil profile for optimal growing conditions for a crop and help...

Learn the basics of sustainable development -- what it is, why it's important and how we can achieve it. Sustainable development is the most urgent challenge facing humanity. Its fundamental question is: How can the world economy continue to develop in a way that is socially inclusive and environmentally...

We need to understand the sciencebehind global warming to avoid the most damaging and irreversible climate change impacts on people and planet. Climate change is arguably the greatest challenge of our time. Human activity has already warmed the planet by one degree Celsius relative to pre-industrial...

A holistic view of how the ocean functions, how human interactions with the ocean can be understood, and what solutions are available to support both sustainable use and stewardship of our blue planet. Is the ocean the real final frontier? Humans have a greater understanding of the surface of the moon...

Understand the European energy market and the economic principles behind it. Energy markets are governed by the laws of economics. Generators and consumers interact to shape the transactions in the energy markets, and thus the energy system. But how does the 'invisible hand' of economics show up in practice...

An introduction to the language of energy, key scientific principles that underpin energy systems, future energy challenges and available renewable energy options. This course addresses the important global issue of transitioning to a sustainable energy future. The course covers: basic energy concepts...

Learn how electric and conventionalpowertrains work and methods to analysetheir performance and energy consumption. Electric powertrains are estimated to propel a large part of road vehicles in the future, due to their high efficiency and zero tailpipe emissions. But, the cost and weight of batteries...