Biodiversity and Education for Sustainable Development
Editors: Castro, P., Azeiteiro, U.M., Bacelar-Nicolau, P., Leal Filho, W., Azul, A.M. (Eds.)
Free Preview- Addresses highly topical subjects: biodiversity, education for sustainable development, and sustainability
- Presents a wide range of authors from all continents (covering topics from polar biology conservation to urban conservation)
- Has a strong interdisciplinary focus, sparking new interest in the social sciences, life sciences, and education sectors
- Presents a balanced mix of research, projects, and teaching experiences, sure to be of interest to a wide academic audience
- Contributes to the successful and timely implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 adopted by the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, held from 18 to 29 October 2010, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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This book gathers interdisciplinary reflections from researchers, educators, and other experts on the subject of biodiversity closer to education and learning. The book also highlights its role as an added value to strategic principles for healthy ecosystems and sustainable human development. It promotes critical thinking and foster practices and attitudes for Education for Sustainable Development reconciling education with principles of human behaviour and nature. Readers especially find this book a timely resource in light of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020, the Aichi Targets, and the new EU biodiversity strategy “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020”. Along with the challenge of ecosystems and public health, biodiversity conservation is essential for humanity’s continued security and sustainability, as it touches on all aspects of people’s lives.
- Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Biodiversity and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD): Tendencies and Perspectives
Pages 1-10
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Conservation of Biological Resources: Why Does It Matter?
Pages 13-28
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Urban Biodiversity and Cities’ Sustainable Development
Pages 29-42
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Education on Biodiversity in the Polar Regions
Pages 43-56
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Teaching Mycology Worldwide
Pages 57-68
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Biodiversity and Education for Sustainable Development
- Editors
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- Paula Castro
- Ulisses M. Azeiteiro
- Paula Bacelar-Nicolau
- Walter Leal Filho
- Anabela Marisa Azul
- Series Title
- World Sustainability Series
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-32318-3
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-32318-3
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-32317-6
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-81254-0
- Series ISSN
- 2199-7373
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVII, 334
- Number of Illustrations
- 24 b/w illustrations, 23 illustrations in colour
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