A review on Higher Education for Sustainable Development-looking back and moving forward
In response both to the fundamental changes in the state of the world we are living in and an increasingly closer connection between nature and society, the idea of sustainable development has emerged on the political agenda over the last thirty years, challenging both science and politics. Based on...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Scharnhorststraße
2010
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/105973/1/1.1.10%20A%20Review%20on%20Higher%20Education%20for%20Sustainable%20Development.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/105973/ |
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| Summary: | In response both to the fundamental changes in the state of the world we are living in and an increasingly closer connection between nature and society, the idea of sustainable development has emerged on the political agenda over the last thirty years, challenging both science and politics. Based on the definition laid out in the so-called Brundtland-Report, sustainable development is about meeting fundamental human needs while preserving the lifesupport systems of planet earth (Kates et al., 2001).
According to Grosskurth and Rotmanns (2005), a focal
point of the sustainability discourse is marked by the
integrative examination of the threat to natural resources and an economic development that is both environmentally friendly and socially just. |
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