Sustainable Development Research at Universities in the United Kingdom

This book gathers inputs from a variety of researchers in the field of sustainable development in the widest sense across the UK, from business and economics, to arts and fashion, administration, environment and media studies. The book also describes research, curriculum innovation, and campus greening in a comprehensive way.

Many universities in the United Kingdom are currently engaged in high-quality research on matters related to sustainable development. Yet there are relatively few publications that provide a multidisciplinary overview of these efforts and projects, and in which researchers from across the spectrum of the natural and social sciences have the opportunity to present their research methods, the results of their empirical research, or exchange ideas about on-going and future research initiatives focusing on sustainable development. Addressing this important gap in the literature, this book contributes to the further development of this rapidly growing field inthe United Kingdom and beyond.

Highly interdisciplinary, bringing together the social sciences, economics, business, education and environmental sciences Comprehensively describes research, curriculum innovation and campus greening Provides universities with a sound basis for promoting sustainability efforts Addresses an important research gap, offering a comprehensive work on the topic Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
Walter Leal Filho (BSc, PhD, DSc, DPhil, DEd, DL, DLitt) is a Senior Professor and Head of the Research and Transfer Centre "Applications of Life Sciences" at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany, and Chair of Environment and Technology at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He is the initiator of the Word Sustainable Development Symposia (WSSD-U) series, and chairs the Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme. Professor Leal Filho has written, co-written, edited or co-edited more than 300 publications, including books, book chapters and papers in refereed journals.

Inhalt

An INSPIREd Education, The University of Wales Trinity Saint David.- An Integrative Approach to Sustainable Development Within a University: A Step-change to Extend Progress on Multiple Fronts.- Benchmarking Sustainability Research
A Methodology for Reviewing Sustainable Development Research in Universities.- Education for Sustainable Development and the Eco-school Initiative in Two Primary and Two Early Years Settings in the North East of England.- Education for Sustainable Development for Employees A Route to Behavioural Change.- Embedding Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Within the Curriculum of UK Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs): Strategic Priorities.- Energy Management in UKNon-Domestic Buildings - A New Perspective to Provoke Reduced Carbon Emissions.