Lecture 1Introduction to

Sustainable DevelopmentThe Age of Sustainable Development

1.1. The Maglev in Shanghai

“The Shanghai Transrapid maglev train,” Lars Plougmann, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

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.

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)

1.5. Shenzhen, 1980

“Looking northwest . . .,” Leroy W. Demery, Jr., Flickr. Used with permission.

1.6: Shenzhen, 2013

Reuters.

1.7. Smallholder farming life in Ethiopia

Photo courtesy of John Hubers.

1.8. Kibera slum

“Scenes from the Kibera slum in Nairobi,” Karl Mueller, Flickr, CC BY 2.0.

1.9. GDP per capita (2011 prices)

Source: World Bank. 2014. “World Development Indicators.”

1.10. World Infant Mortality Rates

Source: World Bank. 2014. “World Development Indicators.”

1.11. Wealth and Poverty in Rio de Janeiro

“Rocinha_68860004,” matteo0702, Flickr, CC BY 2.0.

1.13. Maize Fields in Iowa Drought, August 2012

“Iowa County Drought,” CindyH Photography, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

1.14. Bangkok floods (2011)

“USS Mustin provides post-flood relief in Thailand,” Jennifer Villalovos, U.S. Navy.

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

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.