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Sustainable Development Research in the Asia-Pacific Region

Education, Cities, Infrastructure and Buildings

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Editors:
  1. Walter Leal Filho

    1. Research and Transfer Centre, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany

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  2. Judy Rogers

    1. School of Architecture and Design, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

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  3. Usha Iyer-Raniga

    1. School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

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  • Focuses on sustainability research in the Asia-Pacific region – the most disaster prone region in the world
  • Provides an interdisciplinary perspective and reflective analysis of the topic
  • Links pedagogy with practice

Part of the book series: World Sustainability Series (WSUSE)

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Sustainability in Universities in the Asia-Pacific Region: An Introduction

    • Walter Leal Filho, Usha Iyer-Raniga, Judy Rogers
    Pages 1-14

  3. Education for Sustainable Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Researching Higher Education for Sustainable Development: Plan A, Plan B and Moving Beyond Thought-Limiting Clichés

      • Kerry Shephard
      Pages 17-30

    3. Resetting the Compass: Principles for Responsible Urban Built Environment Education (PRUE)

      • Usha Iyer-Raniga
      Pages 31-77

    4. Achieving Both Breadth and Depth: How Sustainability Education Is Being Integrated Across All Undergraduate Courses at La Trobe University, Australia

      • Colin Hocking, Silvia McCormack, Swati Nagpal, Alison Lugg
      Pages 79-93

    5. Developing Undergraduate Foundation Courses in Sustainability

      • Michael Howes
      Pages 95-106

    6. A Comparison of Assessment Methods for Engineering Students’ Understanding of Sustainability

      • Margaret Jollands
      Pages 107-114

    7. The Need for the Graduate Attribute Assessment Tool (GAAT)

      • Sarah Holdsworth, Ian Thomas, Orana Sandri, Peter S. P. Wong, Andrea Chester, Patricia McLaughlin
      Pages 115-129

    8. University Sustainability Course Creation in China: Experiences from the CUFE

      • Liguang Liu
      Pages 131-147

    9. Sustainability in Construction Management Education: An Indian Perspective

      • Shilpi Singh, Samya Rakshit, Triveni Prasad Nanda, Anurita Bhatnagar, Anil Sawhney
      Pages 149-164

    10. Perceptions of the Research Scholars Regarding Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Pakistan

      • Qudsia Kalsoom, Naima Qureshi, Afifa Khanam
      Pages 165-179

    11. Empowering Women and Girls Through Education: SDG’s Vision 2030

      • Waseem Saba, Kayani I. Almas
      Pages 181-201

    12. Intercultural Dialogue Through Design (iDiDe) as a Platform for Built Environment Education for Sustainability in Rural Developing Contexts: Building Ampara, Sri Lanka

      • Susan Ang, G. Karunasena, R. Palliyaguru
      Pages 203-220

    13. ‘Sustainability’ After Disaster: Confronting the Complexities of Recovery in the Field: An Educational Experience

      • Tim Nichols, Judy Rogers
      Pages 221-233

  4. Case Studies: Sustainable Cities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 235-235
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    2. A Diversity of Eco-Developments: An Overview and Comparison of Sustainability in Six Eco-Developments

      • Dexter Villanueva, Edmund Horan
      Pages 237-252

    3. Evolving a Locally Appropriate Indicator System for Benchmarking Sustainable Smart Cities in India

      • Sarbeswar Praharaj, Jung Hoon Han, Scott Hawken
      Pages 253-274

    4. Analysing the Role of India’s Smart Cities Mission in Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 11 and the New Urban Agenda

      • Anurita Bhatnagar, Triveni Prasad Nanda, Shilpi Singh, Kruti Upadhyay, Anil Sawhney, D. T. V. Raghu Rama Swamy
      Pages 275-292

    5. The Housing Gap—Sydney, Australia

      • Janet Chappell, Nicole Campbell
      Pages 293-304
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About this book

This multidisciplinary book focuses on best practices in sustainability research in the Asia-Pacific Region. Drawing links between research, practice, education for sustainability and the needs of industry, it addresses the sustainable development goals (SDGs).

The book also presents research undertaken by a wide range of universities on matters related to sustainable development, in order to promote research in this area across multiple disciplines. Four key themes are explored: (1) Education for Sustainability. (2) Sustainable Cities. (3) Sustainable Buildings. (4) Sustainable Infrastructure.

This unique book documents and disseminates the wealth of know-how on sustainable development research in the Asia-Pacific Region today. It presents lessons learned and comparative case studies from various countries, including India, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Bangladesh, New Zealand and Australia.




Editors and Affiliations

  • Research and Transfer Centre, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  • School of Architecture and Design, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

    Judy Rogers

  • School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

    Usha Iyer-Raniga

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sustainable Development Research in the Asia-Pacific Region

  • Book Subtitle: Education, Cities, Infrastructure and Buildings

  • Editors: Walter Leal Filho, Judy Rogers, Usha Iyer-Raniga

  • Series Title: World Sustainability Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73293-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-73292-3Published: 09 March 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10349-1Published: 12 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-73293-0Published: 27 February 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2199-7373

  • Series E-ISSN: 2199-7381

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 547

  • Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 95 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Sustainable Development, Environmental Management, Teaching and Teacher Education

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