- Presents research advances in the learning process
- Proposes the appropriate curricula for sustainability in higher education
- Includes a special chapter on greening pedagogical
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- About this book
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This books presents the curricula necessary for sustainability in higher education. It shows how the learning process is transforming in order to promote sustainability. It prepares administrators, teachers and students to diffuse the development in the field, showing a curricula based on three interconnected pillars: the environment, the economic and the social aspects. It contains 8 chapters introducing research advances in the field.
- About the authors
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J. Paulo Davim received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 1997 from the University of Porto (FEUP), Full Habilitation from the University of Coimbra in 2005 and a D.Sc. from London Metropolitan University in 2013. He is Eur Ing by FEANI-Brussels and Senior Chartered Engineer by the Portuguese Institution of Engineers with a MBA and Specialist title in Engineering and Industrial Management. Currently, he is Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He has more than 30 years of teaching and research experience in Manufacturing, Materials and Mechanical Engineering with special emphasis in Machining & Tribology. Recently, he has also interest in Management/Industrial Engineering and Higher Education for Sustainability/Engineering Education.
- Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Education for Sustainable Development and Its Role in the Promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals
Pages 1-18
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Explicit Economics: Addressing Conscious Consumption for Sustainability
Pages 19-32
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Greening Networks: Mapping Sustainability Beyond Institutional Boundaries
Pages 33-47
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Preschools Teachers’ Sustainable Competencies Within New Kosovo Curriculum Framework
Pages 49-59
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Building Energy, Environment and Sustainability Linkages in Management Education in India—An Innovative Curriculum Based Approach
Pages 61-76
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Curricula for Sustainability in Higher Education
- Editors
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- J. Paulo Davim
- Series Title
- Management and Industrial Engineering
- Copyright
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-56505-7
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-56505-7
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-56504-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-85930-9
- Series ISSN
- 2365-0532
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- X, 130
- Number of Illustrations
- 1 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour
- Topics
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