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Introduction to Sustainable Development SD101

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IntroductionUnder tothe SustainableHood Developmentof SD101Machine Learning - The Basics

Introduction to sustainability, planetary boundaries, resource management, systems thinking, values thinking and climate change

In this coursecourse, package youwe will getexplore aMachine basicLearning introductionand Neural Networks in particular. The objective is to reveal the conceptsimplicity ofat sustainablethe development.core and cut through the jargon. Among other things, we will go deep into: What are Neural Networks and how are they trained? How do Neural Networks analyze images and text? How important is data? We will go under the threehood pillarsto let you gain an intuition in the capabilities and constraints of sustainabilitythis (economic,powerful social and ecological sustainability), planetary boundaries and resource management are discussed. You will also learn about key competences for sustainability such as systems thinking and values thinking, and get an overview of the basic mechanisms of Earth’s climate and climate change.toolbox.

Teacher: Jon-ErikDr. DahlinJane Smith