Sustainability
Higher Education's Commitment to Sustainability
Higher Education Institutions can play a significant role in building a sustainable paradigm. They may help in facing local and global challenges, facilitating society to answer major global challenges. Their vision and action could be reinforced with a role review towards the creation and distribution of socially relevant knowledge in education and research, and in relationship with communities. They can support, en even anticipate, ways for action to play a proactive and committed role in rebuilt societies.
- ArticleArizona State University has a university-wide, transdisciplinary commitment to sustainability education, research, and outreach and business operations. All academic,...
- ArticleIn this article Wendy Giles, Debbie Prescott and David Rhodes from Charles Darwin University explain how they are delivering the Bachelor of Teaching and Learning, to Indigenous...
- ArticleThe Initiative for Transformative Sustainability Education (ITSE) at Wageningen University is a grassroots working group of academics, teachers, and students who have developed a...
- ArticleOur imperfect world is advancing relentlessly towards uncertain future scenarios, and we must try to redirect it towards sustainability, that is, towards a new way of doing things...
- ArticleThis article explains the Academic Impact initiative started by the United Nations. Along with the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005—2014, DESD), and the UN...
- ArticleHigher Education's Commitment to Sustainability: from Understanding to Action
- ArticleIn this article Marianne E. Krasny, Cecilia Lundholm and Ryan Plummer present the Special Issue on “Resilience in social-ecological systems: the roles of learning and education”,...
- ArticleWidespread awareness of climate change – together with the requirements of new regulations – is triggering professional demands for architects with advanced skills in sustainable...