Challenges in Higher Education for Sustainability
Editors: Davim, J. Paulo, Leal Filho, Walter (Eds.)
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- Presents innovative practices and theories in the field of higher education
- Provides case studies of Universities in different countries
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This book presents the latest advances on the incorporation of sustainability in higher education. Different aspects such as the environmental, economic and social are here discussed. Several examples illustrating how sustainability in higher education is being pursued in different countries can be found in this book. Case studies include institutions from Kosovo, Brazil, Portugal, UK, Canada and USA.
- Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Sustainability as a Catalyst for Change in Universities: New Roles to Meet New Challenges
Pages 1-14
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Interdisciplinary Problem-Based Sustainability Education: The Case of the CLIMASP-Tempus Minor
Pages 15-33
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Reading the Signs of Sustainability in Christian Higher Education: Symbolic Value Claims or Substantive Organizational Change?
Pages 35-102
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Sustainable Development, the Significance of Culture: Foundations of Present Practices and Indigenous Reflections
Pages 103-118
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The Performance of Brazilian Government Toward Sustainability in the Context of RIO+20 (United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development): An Analysis of the Brazilian Programs and the Importance of Education for Sustainability
Pages 119-146
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Challenges in Higher Education for Sustainability
- Editors
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- J. Paulo Davim
- Walter Leal Filho
- Series Title
- Management and Industrial Engineering
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-23705-3
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-23705-3
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-23704-6
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-37330-0
- Series ISSN
- 2365-0532
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VIII, 318
- Number of Illustrations
- 23 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour
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