Inman / Unknown / Robinson University engagement and environmental sustainability

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-84779-955-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 176 Seiten

Reihe: Universities and Lifelong Learning

Details the challenges faced by higher education institutions in considering environmental sustainability

Autoren/Hrsg.

Unknown,

Inman, Patricia

Robinson, Diana

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungswesen: Organisation und Verwaltung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction – Darlene E. Clover and Kathy Sanford
PART I: Laying the foundation
1. University responsibility in a world of environmental catastrophe: cognitive justice, engagement and an ethic of care in learning – Steve Garlick and Julie Matthews
2. Unbounded organization and the unbounded university curriculum – Howard Richards
3. Indigenous and Western knowledge: a false dichotomy? – Margaret Sutherland
4. Guerrilla geography: describing and defending place for a living (or the renaissance of 100-mile geographers) – Briony Penn
5. Universities in transition: overcoming barriers and creating pathways for sustainability – Jesús Granados Sánchez
PART II: Studies of environmental sustainability
6. Sustainable local food systems and environmental sustainability – Sandra Streed
7. Higher education intervention in the management of soil erosion and agricultural practice in Nigeria – Idowu Biao and Roseline Tawo
8. The importance of women’s leadership programmes in developing a sustainable economy – Morgan Chawawa and Wapula Raditloaneng
9. Becoming part of the solution: engaged research on sustainability – Linda Silka
10. University-community outreach: case study of the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs – Norman Walzer and Christopher D. Merrett
11. Initiating ecological restoration and community relationships at a satellite campus – Roberta Lammers
Conclusion
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Inman Patricia:
Patricia Inman is the Senior Research Associate for International Engagement Center for Governmental Studies at Northern Illinois UniversityRobinson Diana:
Diana Robinson is the Director for the Center for Governmental Studies at Northern Illinois UniversityDiana Robinson is the Director for the Center for Governmental Studies at Northern Illinois University