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Sustainability science and education for sustainable development in universities : a way for transition

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dc.contributor.authorDisterheft, Antje
dc.contributor.authorCaeiro, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorAzeiteiro, Ulisses
dc.contributor.authorLeal Filho, Walter
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-26T13:31:40Z
dc.date.available2014-01-26T13:31:40Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe debate about sustainable development (SD) in higher education institutions has expanded over the past decades. It has been recognized that universities play a pivotal role in promoting sustainability principles, contributing to the paradigm shift toward a more sustainable present and future. Campus sustainability—commonly understood in a broad sense that includes the physical, educational (teaching, curricula, research), and institutional dimensions—is an evolving study field, as indicated by the growing number of articles in academic journals, conferences, awards, and books (like the present one) dedicated to the subject. From the academic point of view, the emergent fields of sustainability science and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) have advanced the efforts of mainstreaming sustainability and implementing concrete practices in universities. But despite some progress and good examples, only a few institutions follow a SD implementation process holistically. A one-sided trend of ‘‘going green,’’ driven by market requirements, marketing advantages, and economic benefits, increases the risks of greenwashing. Reductionist models and misconceptions may cause sustainability initiatives to be wrongly reduced to single aspects of SD like environmental initiatives, losing meaning and credibility. This chapter addresses the question of what role the emerging fields of sustainability science and ESD can play within the transition to more sustainable universities. It aims to contribute to a more holistic perception of SD and examines some of the trends being observed in the higher education sector. Universities are challenged to reflect about educational objectives and strategic goals in their sustainability implementation processes, if they aim to educate the academic community beyond eco-efficiency and recycling. ESD and sustainability science are normative academic fields, action-oriented and close to society. Along with universities as democratic institutions, these fields constitute essential vehicles to investigate, test, and develop conditions for truly transformative change.por
dc.identifierDOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-02375-5_1
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-319-02374-8 (Print)
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-319-02375-5 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/2908
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherSpringer International Publishingpor
dc.subjectSustainability sciencepor
dc.subjectEducation for sustainable developmentpor
dc.subjectHigher education institutionspor
dc.subjectTransitionpor
dc.subjectCampus sustainabilitypor
dc.subjectGreenwashingpor
dc.titleSustainability science and education for sustainable development in universities : a way for transitionpor
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oaire.citation.titleSustainability Assessment Tools in Higher Education Institutions - Mapping Trends and Good Practices Around the Worldpor
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