Sustainability at Universities - Opportunities, Challenges and Trends by Walter

Description: Sustainability at Universities - Opportunities, Challenges and Trends by Walter Leal Filho Sustainability is widely defined as "the ability to meet the needs of the present while living within the carrying capacity of supporting ecosystems and without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". However, the goal of managing todays resources so that they may be available to future generations is not easy to reach. Indeed, in order to achieve this ambitious goal, it is important that universities – similar to other sectors of society – become engaged in the sustainability debate, not superficially as it has largely been the case until now, but in a manner not seen before. This book provides a concrete contribution towards the goal of fostering sustainability at universities, by especially focusing on opportunities, challenges and trends. It contains a wide range of papers written by university lecturers, professors, students and practitioners, as well as practical projects, which illustrate some of the latest trends and future perspectives related to sustainability in higher education. It was prepared as part of the project JELARE (Joint European-Latin American Universities Renewable Energy Project), funded by ALFA III, an EU programme of co-operation between the European Union and Latin America, in the framework of higher education and training. This book is meant to inform, inspire and engage all members of the University community in the wide debate on how the principles of sustainable development may be implemented into practice. Produced mid-way in the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, led by UNESCO, it serves the purpose of documenting and disseminating current initiatives all round the world, also paving the way for new ones. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Table of Contents Contents: Anne Sibbel: Implications of Sustainability for Training Nutritionists for the 21st Century – Suppachart Tantisureeporn/Leisa J. Armstrong: Introducing a New Technology to Enhance Community Sustainability - An Investigation of the Possibilities of Sun Spots – Joyce Hendricks/Vicki Cope/Maureen Harris: Pragmatic Truths - When Ritual Meets the Reality of Community Engagement – Niranjali Jayasuriya: Teaching Sustainable Stormwater Management Using Project Based Learning – John Renner/Jim Cross: Community Engagement for Sustainability: An Invitation and a Challenge to all Universities – Joshua M. Pearce/Eleanor E. ter Horst: Service Learning for Sustainable Development in Foreign Languages – Will Turner: Developing and Sustaining Perpetual School University Partnerships – Sharifah Norhaidah Syed Idros/Abdul Rashid Mohamed: Greening the Teacher Education Program at Universiti Sains Malaysia - A Report on Baseline Studies – Pamela Robinson: Teaching Urban Sustainability - New Approaches for Emerging Needs – Alessandra Pavesi/Carmen Roselaine de Oliveira Farias/Haydée Torres de Oliveira: Greening Higher Education as a Procedure of Institutional Learning – Danielle P. Smyth/Arthur L. Fredeen/Annie L. Booth/David J. Connell: Waste Management and Sustainability at Canadas Green UniversityTM – Michael A. Reiter/Patrick C. Coggins/Mark E. Howse: Designing an Integrated Environmental Science Curriculum Using an IRMA Chart – María Novo/M. Angeles Murga: Environmental Education of Key People for Sustainable Development: a Case-Study – Rodrigo Lozano/Ken Peattie: Developing a Tool to Audit Curricula Contributions to Sustainable Development – Heather Burns: Skilled in Sustainability - Teaching Sustainability in Skills-Based Courses – Luis Velazquez/Nora Munguía/Andrea Zavala/Javier Esquer: Sustainability Leadership by Implementing the ISO 14001 Framework on a Latin-American Campus – Alfred Posch: International Cooperation in Higher Education by Means of a Joint Masters Programme in Sustainable Development – Deborah Schneiderman/Kara Freihoefer: Integrating Sustainability into Design Curriculum – Diane Pruneau/Abdellatif Khattabi/Joanne Langis/Charline Vautour: Educating and Communicating about Climate Change - Challenges and Possibilities – Melf-Hinrich Ehlers/Vanesa Castàn Broto/Maya K. Gislason: Interdisciplinary Research Approaches to Sustainability - the Young Scientists Perspective – Dianne Chambers: Assessing & Planning for Environmental Sustainability - A Framework for Institutions of Higher Education – Juliet Willetts/Naomi Carrard/Jade Herriman: Transdisciplinarity: Realising its Potential to Support Effective Postgraduate Sustainability Teaching and Learning – Walter Leal Filho: Sustainability at Universities - Opportunities, Challenges and Trends. Details ISBN3631596901 ISBN-10 3631596901 ISBN-13 9783631596906 Edited by Walter Leal Filho Year 2009 Illustrations fig. and tables DEWEY 378.101 Subtitle Opportunities, Challenges and Trends Edition 1st Short Title SUSTAINABILITY AT UNIVERSITIES Language English Media Book Series Number 31 Format Hardcover Publisher Peter Lang AG Series Umweltbildung, Umweltkommunikation und Nachhaltigkeit / Environmental Education, Communication and Sustainability Imprint Peter Lang AG Place of Publication Bern Country of Publication Switzerland Publication Date 2009-11-13 UK Release Date 2009-11-13 Pages 342 Author Walter Leal Filho Edition Description New edition Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:148716323;

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