Preview of course and issues we will adress

• population
  • demographic transition
  • traps for economic development
• environment and a healthy population
• energy use
  • efficiency and "rebound" effect
  • side effects
  • impact on society
  • technologies that can help many people
• water
  • direct use
  • embedded consumption
• agriculture
  • land, water, energy
  • food
  • biofuels
• urbanization
  • scale of cities
  • technologies