Overview
- Is very interdisciplinary, covering social sciences, economics, finance, business, engineering, education, and environmental sciences
- Focuses on how the theory and practice of sustainable development interact
- Shows the need for a continuation of the dialogue among sustainability academics and practitioners
Part of the book series: World Sustainability Series (WSUSE)
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Table of contents (35 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Sustainability-Based Approach and Methods
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Case Studies on Sustainable Development at Universities
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About this book
In order to yield the expected benefits, sustainability initiatives need to be undertaken by means of a close cooperation between universities on the one hand, and societal partners on the others. The principle of co-creation and co-execution of sustainability initiatives increases the value for all by mutual learning, and the sharing of expertise and resources. But pursuing sustainability initiatives with a community and societal involvement is not simple. There is a perceived need for a better understanding of how universities can interact with society, in order to support the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
This book is an attempt to address this need, by a novel approach which focuses on current potentials and challenges, across a wide range of fields and expertise. The book focuses on how the theory and practice of sustainable development interact and shows the need for a continuation of the dialogue among sustainability academics and practitioners, so as to address the issues, matters and problems at hand. The spectrum of themes addressed on this book also entails how environmental values and ethics are applied and the relationship between social, biological and cultural diversity. It also includes a broad disciplinary approach to sustainability, including education, research and case studies, and the links with human–environment relations in a sustainable development context.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Universities, Sustainability and Society: Supporting the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
Editors: Walter Leal Filho, Amanda Lange Salvia, Luciana Brandli, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Rudi Pretorius
Series Title: World Sustainability Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63399-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-63398-1Published: 04 May 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-63401-8Published: 04 May 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-63399-8Published: 03 May 2021
Series ISSN: 2199-7373
Series E-ISSN: 2199-7381
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 560
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 99 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sustainable Development, Environmental and Sustainability Education, Environmental Management