The Contribution of Social Sciences to Sustainable Development at Universities

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Leal Filho, Walter (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Zint, Michaela (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Σειρά: World Sustainability Series,
• Θέματα: Environment.; Environmental management.; Sustainable development.; Sustainable Development.; Environmental Management.

This volume is the first of its kind to present contemporary, state-of-the-art examples of how social science theories, models, and findings can advance all aspects of campus sustainability, an area that has so far been largely neglected. The individual chapters reflect the broad diversity of resear...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Rethinking Education for Sustainable Development: Interdisciplinarity, Community and Environmental Justice
• Looking Beyond Fossil Fuel Divestment: Combating Climate Change in Higher Education
• Declarations and Commitments: The Cognitive Practice of Sustainability Agreements
• Gauging Universities for Sustainability: Action Research as a Tool for Assessing and Influencing Organisational Transformation
• Food Production as a Niche Innovation in Higher Education
• Implementation of Education for Sustainable Development in Universities of Applied Sciences
• Obstacles to Curriculum Greening: The Case of Green Chemistry
• Material Values, Goals, and Water Use: Results from a Campus Residence Hall Survey
• Social Sciences and Campus Sustainable Development: The Way Forward.