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The sustainable university : progress and prospects /
"The direction of higher education is at a cross roads against a background of mounting sustainability related issues and uncertainties. This book seeks to inspire positive change in higher education by exploring the rich notion of the sustainable university and illustrating pathways through wh...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2013.
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| Colección: | Routledge studies in sustainable development ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Sustainable University Progressand prospects; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Notes on contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Selected abbreviations; Introduction; Part I:Context; 1 The sustainable university: challenge and response; 2 EfS: contesting the market model of higher education; 3 Another world is desirable: a global rebooting of higher education for sustainable development; Part II:Aspects; 4 Promoting sustainable communities locally and globally: the role of Regional Centres of Expertise (RCEs); 5 Leadership.
- 6 The journey towards sustainability via community: lessons from two UK universities7 Times of change: shifting pedagogy and curricula for future sustainability; 8 Sustainability research: a novel mode of knowledge generation to explore alternative ways for people and planet; 9 The student experience: campus, curriculum, communities and transition at the University of Edinburgh; 10 Well-being: what does it mean for the sustainable university?; Part III:Institutional change; 11 Whole institutional change towards sustainable universities: Bradford's Ecoversity initiative.
- 12 Bottoms up for sustainability: the Kingston experience13 Towards a Green academy; 14 The sustainable university: taking it forward; Selected websites; Index.