Overview
- Provides examples and effective strategies in education for environmental sustainability
- Offers perspectives from education, policy, and science and technology
- Equips readers with waste management knowledge related to environmental education programs, pedagogies and policies
Part of the book series: Education for Sustainability (EDFSU)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Policy and Social Responsibility for Waste Management
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Environmental Programmes from Schools and Universities, as well as Community Education for Waste Management
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New Science and Technologies for Waste Treatment
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Keywords
- Education for Sustainability
- environmental education
- Environmental sustainability
- plastic waste
- environmental policy
- policy on solid waste
- Education for waste management
- Reduce household waste
- waste reduction
- Technologies on plastic waste
- plastic recycling
- sustainable ecosystem
- rapid degradation technology
- Environmental programmes in Asia
About this book
This book focuses on education for environmental sustainability, in particular the area of solid waste management. Presenting the latest studies from different countries, industries and education sectors on the approaches and innovative ideas to educate future citizens regarding sustainable development of our planet, it is of interest to educators, academics, tertiary students, policy-makers, environmental scientists, social scientists and practitioners who have been involved in education, policy, science, and technological innovation for solid waste management.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Winnie Wing Mui So is a Professor at the Department of Science and Environmental Studies at the Education University of Hong Kong, the Director of the Centre for Education in Environmental Sustainability and the Associate Dean of the Graduate School. Her main research areas are STEM education, science and environmental education, and she has published more over 100 journal articles, books, book chapters, reports and patents. She was the President of the Asia-Pacific Education Research Association, and is an executive member of the World Education Research Association, and Hong Kong Educational Research Association.
Cheuk Fai Chow (PhD) is an Associate Professor at the Department of Science and Environmental Studies and the Director of Knowledge Transfer at the Education University of Hong Kong. He received a Croucher fellowship and completed his postdoctoral training with Nobel laureate Jean Marie Lehn. His research focuses on applying his chemistry background to energy, waterresource and plastic waste studies. He has published over 80 journal articles, book chapters, and patents, and he is a member of the HKSAR Environmental and Conservation Fund Waste Reduction and the honorable adviser to the Hong Kong Recycling Chamber of Commerce.
John Chi Kin Lee is Vice President (Academic) and Chair Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK). He is also the Director, Centre for Religious and Spirituality Education; Co-Director (Research), Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching; and Co-Director, Centre for Education in Environmental Sustainability. He was appointed as the UNESCO Chair in Regional Education Development and Lifelong Learning at the EdUHK, as well as the Changjiang Chair Professor by the Ministry of Education, China. He served as the regional editor (Asia-Pacific) of Educational Research and Evaluation, and executive editor of Teachers and Teaching.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Environmental Sustainability and Education for Waste Management
Book Subtitle: Implications for Policy and Practice
Editors: Winnie Wing Mui So, Cheuk Fai Chow, John Chi Kin Lee
Series Title: Education for Sustainability
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9173-6
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-9172-9Published: 07 August 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-9175-0Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-9173-6Published: 25 July 2019
Series ISSN: 2367-1769
Series E-ISSN: 2367-1777
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 321
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 35 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental and Sustainability Education, Sustainable Development, Environmental Management