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The challenge of sustainability : linking politics, education and learning / edited by Hugh Atkinson and Ros Wade.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sustainability.
- Sustainability--Political aspects.
- Environmental responsibility.
- Environmental education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 251 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol : The Policy Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Exploring the links between politics, learning and sustainability, this book argues that if we are to successfully meet the challenges of climate change and sustainability we need to embed a lifelong commitment to sustainability in all learning.
- Contents:
- Planetary challenges: the agenda laid bare / Hugh Atkinson
- The politics of sustainability: democracy and the limits of policy action / Stuart Wilks-Heeg
- Learning, pedagogy and sustainability: the challenges for education policy and practice / Ros Wade
- Climate change and environmental policy in the US: lessons in political action / Hugh Atkinson
- 'Greening' the European Union? The Europeanisation of European Union environment policy / John O'Brennan
- Re-thinking globalisation through convergence: active learning for social movements / Jenneth Parker
- The challenge of sustainability in sub Saharan Africa: the implications for education policy and practice / Ros Wade with Vincent Muhumaza, Chikondi Musange and Heinrich Rukundo
- Regional centres of expertise as mobilising mechanisms for education for sustainable development / Roger A. Petry, Lyle M. Benko, Takaaki Koganezawa, Tomonori Ichinose and Mary Otieno, with Ros Wade
- Social media and sustainability: the right to the city / John Blewitt
- Emerging themesand future scenarios / Hugh Atkinson and Ros Wade.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 25 Feb 2022).
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781447311560
- 1447311566
- 9781447306474
- 1447306473
- OCLC:
- 898214254
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