World Trends in Education for Sustainable Development

ISBN-13: 9783631619568 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 464 str.

Walter Leal Filho

Opis

It is widely acknowledged that sustainable development is a long-term goal, which both individuals and institutions (and countries ) need to pursue. This important theme is characterized by an intrinsic complexity, since it encompasses ecological or environmental considerations on the one hand, and economic matters, social influences and political frameworks on the other. This makes provisions in respect of education for sustainable development a particularly challenging task, but one which is feasible and achievable, provided the right elements are put into place. This book is an attempt to foster the cause of education for sustainable development, by documenting and disseminating experiences from different parts of the world, where learning for, about and through the principles of sustainability is taking place, in various sets and contexts, in both industrialized and developing nations. A special feature of this book is that it not only presents a wide range of philosophies, approaches, methods and analyses with respect to education for sustainable development across the world, but also documents and disseminates concrete case studies, which show how education for sustainable development may be realized in practice.

Spis treści

Contents: Walter Leal Filho: Applied Sustainable Development: A Way Forward in Promoting Sustainable Development in Higher Education Institutions - Evangelos Manolas/Stilianos Tampakis: Applying the Richard E. Gross Problem-Solving Model: Whistleblowing and the Environment, the Case of Avco Environmental - Jessica Glor-Bell/Amelia Clarke: Community Engagement in University of British Columbia's Climate Action Plan - Michael A. Reiter/Will J. Focht/Paul A. Barresi/Sue Bumpous/Richard C. Smardon/Kimberly D. Reiter: Making Education for Sustainability Work on your Campus: The Roundtables on Environmental Systems and Sustainability - Michael Littledyke/Evangelos Manolas: Education for Sustainability Pedagogy: Ideological and Epistemological Barriers and Drivers - Jurgis Staniskis/Valdas Arbaciauskas: Integrated Theoretical and Practical MSc Education for Sustainable Industrial Development - Eugenia Aloj/Mariagrazia De Castro/Anna Zollo/Michela Totàro: Innovation, New Goals and Challenges for Italian Trends in Environmental Education for Sustainable Development - John Renner: On-Campus Innovation for Sustainability: Evolution of Sustainable Development on the Joondalup Campus, Edith Cowan University (ECU), Western Australia - Joanne Tingey-Holyoak/Roger L. Burritt: Accounting Education for Sustainable Development: A View from the Profession - Luis Velazquez/Nora Munguia/Javier Esquer: Engineers for More Sustainable Industrial Engineering - V.K. Gokuladas: Institutionalization of Learning-Beyond-Academics Leads to Sustainability of Higher Education Institution in the Field of Engineering: A Case Study from India - Lisa Gualtieri/Patricia Hanney/Terry McIntyre/David Secko: Sustainable Development, Bioenergy and Education: Experiences in Collaboration and Communication for Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Biofuel Development - Peter H. Denton: Making Better Choices Today: Ethics, Technology and Sustainability - Jim Perry/Andy Jenks: The Secret Garden: Geocaching Links the Classroom to the Campus - Char Miller/Bowen Close: Greening the Waste Stream: A Case Study in Applied Environmental Analysis at Pomona College - Hae Jin Gam/Yoon Jin Ma/Elizabeth Ciaccio: Students Collaborate to Develop Educational Green-Clothing Label - Jennifer L. Wells: Classes that Change the World: Synergistic Solutions and Multiplier Effects for Students, Campuses, and Communities - Jordi Garcia/Daniel Garcia/Francisco Esteban/Marta Pujadas/Francisco-Javier Navallas/Ramon Miralles: A Survey of Sustainability Promotion Experiences: The Ipso Project - Peter Graham: Sustainability and the Struggle for Hegemony in Australian Architectural Education - Michaela Zint: Evaluating Education for Sustainable Development Programs - Colleen Boyd/Sue Guillaud/Mai Kuha/Lisa Kuriscak/Melinda Messineo: Making Environmental Connections in Courses in the Humanities and Social Sciences - Adrienne R. Schwarte/Mark J. O'Gorman: A Short-Term Experiential Study Abroad Course on Sustainability in Costa Rica: Art as a Sustainability Case Study - Mark A. White/Daniel C. Abel/Amy W. Predmore: Transformative Sustainability Education in a Shipboard Living-Learning Community - Kristin McIlhenney/Meg Holden: Understanding Communities of Practice in Online Education for Sustainability - Claudette L. Barrett: Preparing Teachers to Educate for Sustainable Development.

O autorze

Walter Leal Filho is a Senior Professor at HAW Hamburg, London Metropolitan University and University of Uppsala. He has published nearly 300 publications on aspects of sustainable development, climate change and renewable energy to his credit, and manages a wide portfolio of international projects in these fields.