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Management and Industrial Engineering J. Paulo Davim Editor Curricula for Sustainability in Higher Education Management and Industrial Engineering Series editor J. Paulo Davim, Aveiro, Portugal More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11690 J. Paulo Davim Editor Curricula for Sustainability in Higher Education 123 Editor J.PauloDavim Department ofMechanical Engineering University of Aveiro Aveiro Portugal ISSN 2365-0532 ISSN 2365-0540 (electronic) ManagementandIndustrial Engineering ISBN978-3-319-56504-0 ISBN978-3-319-56505-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-56505-7 LibraryofCongressControlNumber:2017937722 ©SpringerInternationalPublishingAG2017 Thisworkissubjecttocopyright.AllrightsarereservedbythePublisher,whetherthewholeorpart of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilarmethodologynowknownorhereafterdeveloped. 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Printedonacid-freepaper ThisSpringerimprintispublishedbySpringerNature TheregisteredcompanyisSpringerInternationalPublishingAG Theregisteredcompanyaddressis:Gewerbestrasse11,6330Cham,Switzerland Preface Currently, universities recognize their responsibility to transform learning in order to promote sustainability. It is important that all university agents (administrators, teachers, students, etc.) diffuse for the development of curricula practices for sus- tainable education based on three interconnected pillars, the environmental, the economic and the social, along with emerging institutional dimension (politics). The key focus of this book is curricula for sustainability in higher education. The purpose of this book is to present a collection of examples illustrating curricula for sustainability in higher education. The first chapter of the book pro- vides education for sustainable development and its role in the promotion of the sustainable development goals. The second chapter is dedicated to explicit eco- nomics (addressing conscious consumption for sustainability). The third chapter described greening networks (mapping sustainability beyond institutional bound- aries). The fourth chapter is dedicated to Preschools Teachers’ sustainable com- petencies within New Kosovo (curriculum framework). The fifth chapter contains information on building energy, environment and sustainability linkages in man- agementeducationinIndia(aninnovativecurriculumbasedapproach).Finally,the sixth chapter is dedicated to thinking about sustainability (issues and themes for college students). Thepresentbookcanbeusedasavaluablereferenceforacademics,researchers, educators, managers, engineers, and professionals in sustainability in higher edu- cationandrelatedsubjects.Theinterestofscientificinthisbookisevidentformany important institutes of the research and universities. Consequently, it is expected this book will motivate others to undertake research in sustainability in higher education. The Editor acknowledges Springer for this opportunity and for their qualified and professional support. Finally, I would like to thank all the chapter authors for their availability for this work. Aveiro, Portugal J. Paulo Davim May 2017 v Contents Education for Sustainable Development and Its Role in the Promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals .... ..... .... 1 Jéssica Garcia, Sthefanie Aguiar da Silva, Andréia Simas Carvalho and José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra Explicit Economics: Addressing Conscious Consumption for Sustainability... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 19 Madhavi Venkatesan Greening Networks: Mapping Sustainability Beyond Institutional Boundaries. .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 33 Fayyaz Vellani and Naveed Nanjee Preschools Teachers’ Sustainable Competencies Within New Kosovo Curriculum Framework ... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 49 Arlinda Beka Building Energy, Environment and Sustainability Linkages in Management Education in India—An Innovative Curriculum Based Approach ... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 61 Prakash Rao, Yogesh Patil, Viraja Bhat and Manisha Ketkar Thinking About Sustainability: Issues and Themes for College Students .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 77 Gregory D. Bothun Index .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 129 vii Editor and Contributors About the Editor J. Paulo Davim received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 1997, M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering (materials and manufacturing processes) in 1991, Graduate degree (5years)inMechanicalEngineeringin1986,fromtheUniversityofPorto(FEUP),theAggregate title (Full Habilitation) from the University of Coimbra in 2005 and a D.Sc. from London MetropolitanUniversityin2013.HeisEurIngbyFEANI-BrusselsandSeniorCharteredEngineer by the Portuguese Institution of Engineers with a MBA and Specialist title in Engineering and IndustrialManagement.Currently,heisaProfessorattheDepartmentofMechanicalEngineering of the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He has more than 30 years of teaching and research experienceinManufacturing,MaterialsandMechanicalEngineeringwithaspecialemphasison MachiningandTribology.HehasalsointerestinManagement/IndustrialEngineeringandHigher EducationforSustainability/EngineeringEducation.Hehasreceivedseveralscientificawards.He hasworkedasanevaluatorofprojectsforinternationalresearchagenciesaswellasanexaminerof Ph.D.thesisformanyuniversities.HeistheEditorinChiefofseveralinternationaljournals,Guest Editorofjournals,booksEditor,bookSeriesEditorandScientificAdvisoryformanyinternational journalsandconferences.Presently,heisanEditorialBoardMemberof30internationaljournals andactsasreviewerformorethan80prestigiousWebofSciencejournals.Inaddition,hehasalso publishedasaeditor(andco-editor)morethan100booksandasaauthor(andco-author)more than10books,60chapters,and400articlesinjournalsandconferences(morethan200articlesin journalsindexedinWebofScience/h-index38+andSCOPUS/h-index46+). Contributors Arlinda Beka Faculty of Education, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo Viraja Bhat Department of Energy and Environment, Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Symbiosis International University, Pune, India Gregory D. Bothun Department ofPhysics, University of Oregon, Oregon, USA Andréia Simas Carvalho University of Southern Santa Catarina (Unisul), Santa Catarina, Brazil ix x EditorandContributors José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra University of Southern Santa Catarina (Unisul), Santa Catarina, Brazil Jéssica Garcia University of Southern Santa Catarina (Unisul), Santa Catarina, Brazil Manisha Ketkar Symbiosis School of Banking and Finance, Symbiosis International University, Pune, India Naveed Nanjee University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Yogesh Patil Department of Energy and Environment, Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Symbiosis International University, Pune, India; Symbiosis Centre for Research and Innovation, Symbiosis International University, Pune, India Sthefanie Aguiar da Silva University ofSouthern Santa Catarina (Unisul),Santa Catarina, Brazil Prakash Rao Department of Energy and Environment, Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Symbiosis International University, Pune, India Madhavi Venkatesan Department of Economics, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA, USA Fayyaz Vellani Critical Writing Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA Education for Sustainable Development and Its Role in the Promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals Jéssica Garcia, Sthefanie Aguiar da Silva, Andréia Simas Carvalho and José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals emerged as universal goals aiming to promote more inclusive societies, fighting inequalities and recognizing the importanceofcooperation.Basedonahumanrightsapproach,theideaistopursue sustainable development along with human development, stressing the importance ofeachofthe17goalssetbythe2030Agendaandhowinterconnectedtheyallare. Atthesametime,EducationforSustainableDevelopmentispursuingsimilargoals, including gender equality, health promotion and climate change action. The main purposeofthispaperistounderstandhowEducationforSustainableDevelopment canassistintheachievementoftheSustainableDevelopmentGoals.Inadditiontoa literaturereview,adiscussionisconductedfromthepresentationofeachSustainable Development Goal and how they can be explored through education. As a safe environment,EducationInstitutionsareaplatform thatshouldbeusedfordebates, especiallytheonesrelatedtothechallengessocietyhastofaceinthefuture.Inthis context,EducationforSustainableDevelopmentcarriesimportanttoolstoenablethe learnersnotonlytobepreparedforwhattheirlivesandcareerwillrequire,butalso tocontributeforamoresustainabledevelopmentandtotakeconsciousdecisions.To addressthechallengeswithintheSustainableDevelopmentGoalsrequiresonlythe willingness of education leaders and stakeholders to adjust their curricula and engage theteaching body towards the change ourworlddemands. (cid:1) Keywords Sustainable development goals Education for sustainable develop- (cid:1) (cid:1) ment Sustainability Climate change J.Garcia(cid:1)S.A.daSilva(cid:1)A.S.Carvalho(cid:1)J.B.S.O.deAndradeGuerra(&) UniversityofSouthernSantaCatarina(Unisul),SantaCatarina,Brazil e-mail:[email protected] J.Garcia e-mail:[email protected] S.A.daSilva e-mail:[email protected] A.S.Carvalho e-mail:[email protected] ©SpringerInternationalPublishingAG2017 1 J.P.Davim(ed.),CurriculaforSustainabilityinHigherEducation, ManagementandIndustrialEngineering,DOI10.1007/978-3-319-56505-7_1
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