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I love the pace of the professor and the information in this course. However many of the links lead to nonexistent pages and need to updated. It makes completing the quizzes and exams much harder.
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This course gave me a clear explanation about sustainable development in various aspects. Informative and enlightening. Recommended for everybody interested in macroscale sustainable issue.
By Monica S
•Nov 8, 2015
Very interesting and demanding course, however is very long (14 weeks) in comparison to other online courses and due to its length it should provide a certificate of completion.
By Christian T
•Jun 16, 2020
Al ser un curso hecho el 2012 hay muchos cuadros y consultas del examen que ya no están disponibles en internet, pero aún asà la información es valiosa y es posible terminarlo.
By Béatrice N
•May 3, 2020
Very interesting course, it gives a global overview of the topic. Unfortunately the tests are often outdated and refer to graphs that do not exist anymore... very frustrating!
By michael a
•Jan 21, 2018
Text book and videos were great...quizzes were a little behind in that the links were often no longer connected so you are left to guess when the link holds the specific an
By Jimmy v d H
•Dec 12, 2023
it was very nice, but it feels a bit dated with a few things. some website do not work anymore. and all the information is from around 2012/2013 so it feels a bit dated
By Ivana
•Sep 14, 2020
it was very interesting, I learned many new things and got insights into valuable information. It should be updated, though, because many links in quizzes do not work.
By Montserrat P
•Jan 18, 2016
Muy buen curso, entrega lo que ofrece y Jeffrey Sacks explica muy bien. El único problema son los quiz, traen links que no funcionan y hay respuestas que están mal.
By Samith R
•Jun 25, 2023
Amazing course on sustainability finance . prof sachs is just awesome . If you want to know how the united nations work and have set MDG and SDG just start here
By Mark A G
•Jan 18, 2016
A great overview of a very complicated topic. Dr. Sachs does a great job presenting the information in easily digestible bits but still keeps it interesting.
By Ankita D
•Jun 28, 2017
Great course but some of the content needs to be updated to include recent events since Environmental Science is such a fast-changing field at the moment.
By Catalina G
•Jun 1, 2022
Very interesting and eye opening. On the tests many numerical responses were not consistent with the date available and many of the links were broken.
By Cynthia Z
•Aug 29, 2020
Good lectures, quizzes need to be updated with new links. Learned a lot from the professor, overall digital quizzes and exams had problems only.
By Martijn v B
•Dec 31, 2016
Very informative and interesting. The links to various sources in the tests are not up to date though and make it difficult to get a 100% score.
By Ridzki A S
•Feb 11, 2024
A great introduction course to development studies. Would be great if the materials could be updated to the current post COVID19 pandemic time.
By Larissa B
•Nov 7, 2016
Very good course! The only thing that i must criticise is that in many weekly tests there are mistakes. This can get a little bit frustrating
By Hannah N
•Apr 1, 2018
Really thorough overview of some of the most pressing issues facing the world, the need to act fast, and some potential courses of action.
By Susanne F
•Jan 5, 2018
Very interesting and motivating course. I liked the way data was incorporated although unfortunately some links to statistics did not work
By Leticia d B
•Feb 14, 2016
Very Interesting and helpful. It's a way to open our mind and definitely something that everyone should know about before it is too late.
By Laura G
•Aug 20, 2015
In this course there is a lot of valuable information, well prepared lessons and readings. I would try to make quizzes more complicated.
By Richard J
•May 28, 2017
Unfortunately, I am missing more normative approach, advises in sense of reduced individual consumption in terms of food and traveling.
By Gan K H
•Sep 10, 2015
The content is good. The delivery of lectures can be more engaging, with aid of visuals to illustrate and emphasize important concepts.
By Cristian F S
•Sep 18, 2023
El curso es muy bueno e informativo, no obstante algunos quiz tienen problemas porque los enlaces no abren o son preguntas ambiguas.
By Thérèse G A
•Nov 6, 2016
I've really enjoyed this course and I enjoyed following the lectures. I feel a need to do something real a sustainable world.
By Syed O A
•Jul 4, 2020
Very informative course however some graphs,data and reference sites mentioned there are outdated and need to be updated.
By Rianne v d M
•Apr 10, 2020
Course and content are great, but it would need some updates, the data used in the exams is often not available anymore.