The course is designed as an undergraduate-level introduction to the most challenging question facing our generation: how can the world evolve in ways that are socially inclusive, environmentally durable, and financially viable? The course discusses the complex interplay between the economy, social life, our planet's physical environment, as well as the consequences of human activities on the planet's environment and the solutions to face them. It contextualizes these challenges in different countries including Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, the Republic of Türkiye, Hungary and Egypt.