Robert Forrant, Linda Silka

Inside and Out

Universities and Education for Sustainable Development

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Based on research and projects in the field, the perspective of this book is that long-term, sustainable social and economic development requires strategies geared to the scientific, technical, cultural, and environmental aspects of development. The chapters illustrate the different ways in which universities pursue education for sustainability.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 249g
• ISBN-13: 9780415784344
• ISBN-10: 0415784344
• Artikelnr.: 49679749

Autorenporträt

Robert Forrant, Linda Silka

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Inside and Out-What's It All About? SECTION ONE: University
Space 1. Can Universities Contribute to Sustainable Development? 2.
Education for a Transition to Sustainability 3. Beyond Disciplines:
Integrating Academia, Operations, and Community for Campuswide Education
for Sustainability 4. The Role of the Humanities and Social Sciences in
Education for Sustainable Development 5. Teaching Sustainability: The Case
of the Incredible Shrinking Professor 6. Strategies Used to Embed Concepts
of Sustainable Development in the Curriculum. SECTION TWO: The Regional and
Global Fabric 7. Building Sustainable Community/University Partnerships in
a Metropolitan Setting 8. Education for Sustainability: Preserve Good
Ideas- Recycle Them 9. Merging Academics and Operations in a Statewide
University Consortium 10. Teaching Sustainability and Professional Ethics:
Production and Values In and Outside the Work Place