Sustainability in Higher Education

Informationen zum Autor Prof. (Dr.) J. Paulo Davim is a Full Professor at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, with over 35 years of experience in Mechanical, Materials, and Industrial Engineering. He holds multiple distinguished academic titles, including a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and a DSc from London Metropolitan University. He has published over 300 books and 600 articles, with more than 36,500 citations. He is ranked among the world's top 2% scientists by Stanford University and holds leadership positions in numerous international journals, conferences, and research projects. Klappentext Support in higher education is an emerging area of great interest to professors, researchers and students in academic institutions. Sustainability in Higher Education provides discussions on the exchange of information between different aspects of sustainability in higher education. This book includes chapter contributions from authors who have provided case studies on various areas of education for sustainability. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Putting Sustainable Development in Practice: Campus Greening as a Tool for Institutional Sustainability Efforts 2. Management Education for Sustainability - Deriving learning formats from competence requirements 3. U.S. and International Community-based Sustainability Projects for Deep Learning 4. Inculcating Sustainability Among First Year Engineering Students Using Cooperative Problem Based Learning 5. Sustainability in Higher Education

Autorentext
Prof. (Dr.) J. Paulo Davim is a Full Professor at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, with over 35 years of experience in Mechanical, Materials, and Industrial Engineering. He holds multiple distinguished academic titles, including a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and a DSc from London Metropolitan University. He has published over 300 books and 600 articles, with more than 36,500 citations. He is ranked among the world's top 2% scientists by Stanford University and holds leadership positions in numerous international journals, conferences, and research projects.

Klappentext

Support in higher education is an emerging area of great interest to professors, researchers and students in academic institutions. Sustainability in Higher Education provides discussions on the exchange of information between different aspects of sustainability in higher education. This book includes chapter contributions from authors who have provided case studies on various areas of education for sustainability.

Inhalt

1. Putting Sustainable Development in Practice: Campus Greening as a Tool for Institutional Sustainability Efforts
   
   2. Management Education for Sustainability - Deriving learning formats from competence requirements
   3. U.S. and International Community-based Sustainability Projects for Deep Learning
   4. Inculcating Sustainability Among First Year Engineering Students Using Cooperative Problem Based Learning
   5. Sustainability in Higher Education