Emotional and Ecological Literacy for a More Sustainable Society

This open access book aims to promote ecological and emotional research and education for sustainability by cultivating values and behaviours consistent with how nature makes us feel connected and nurtured. Built upon the intersection of ecological literacy and socio-emotional learning, grounded in sustainability and relational thinking, the research developed in the book covers a wide range of themes connected to the Agenda 2030.

Adopts an innovative approach by combining social sciences and marine geosciences Looks at legal, scientific, cultural, and social dimensions of emotional and ecological literacy Catering to professionals, researchers, teachers, indigenous communities, environmental activists, and policymakers This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access

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Giuliana Panieri Professor at the Department of Geosciences at UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

Margherita Paola Poto Research Professor at the Faculty of Law, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway.

Emily Margaret Murray Ph.D. researcher in the School of Law, University College Cork, Ireland

Inhalt

Introduction.- Chapter I: Achieving a Common Future for All Through Sustainability-Conscious Legal Education and Research Methods.- Chapter II: Methodological steps toward ecological and emotional education and research fostering multipotentiality.- Chapter III: Cross-disciplinary Methodology for Ocean Literacy: the example of the Ocean Senses Handbook.- Chapter IV: Wildlife/Ocean tourism: when emotions meet science.- Chapter V:Accessibility in Ocean Literacy/Marine Science/Ocean Conservation.- Chapter VI: The physical states of Water and their relationships: a dialogue between Brazil and Norway.- Conclusion.