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Curricula for Sustainability in Higher Education

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Editors:
  1. J. Paulo Davim

    1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

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  • Presents research advances in the learning process
  • Proposes the appropriate curricula for sustainability in higher education
  • Includes a special chapter on greening pedagogical

Part of the book series: Management and Industrial Engineering (MINEN)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Education for Sustainable Development and Its Role in the Promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals

    • Jéssica Garcia, Sthefanie Aguiar da Silva, Andréia Simas Carvalho, José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra
    Pages 1-18

  3. Explicit Economics: Addressing Conscious Consumption for Sustainability

    • Madhavi Venkatesan
    Pages 19-32

  4. Greening Networks: Mapping Sustainability Beyond Institutional Boundaries

    • Fayyaz Vellani, Naveed Nanjee
    Pages 33-47

  5. Preschools Teachers’ Sustainable Competencies Within New Kosovo Curriculum Framework

    • Arlinda Beka
    Pages 49-59

  6. Building Energy, Environment and Sustainability Linkages in Management Education in India—An Innovative Curriculum Based Approach

    • Prakash Rao, Yogesh Patil, Viraja Bhat, Manisha Ketkar
    Pages 61-76

  7. Thinking About Sustainability: Issues and Themes for College Students

    • Gregory D. Bothun
    Pages 77-127

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 129-130
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

    J. Paulo Davim

About the editor

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.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Curricula for Sustainability in Higher Education

  • Editors: J. Paulo Davim

  • Series Title: Management and Industrial Engineering

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56505-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-56504-0Published: 01 June 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85930-9Published: 02 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-56505-7Published: 25 May 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2365-0532

  • Series E-ISSN: 2365-0540

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 130

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Sustainable Development, Sustainability Management, Engineering/Technology Education

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