Higher education institutions as a catalyst for sustainability development

Title

Higher education institutions as a catalyst for sustainability development

Creator

Shetty S.H.

Description

Growing concerns about the planet and society have led to the evolution of the concept of sustainable development. This concept gained popularity when the World Commission on Environment and Development released its report Our Common Future in 1987. In 1975, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) brought sustainability as the International Environmental Education Program focusing on environmental education. This gave birth to the idea that Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) can play a significant role in promoting the sustainability agenda. Over the years, this was done by implementing sustainability initiatives on the campus. These initiatives mostly focused on the environment and ignored the social and economic dimensions of sustainability. Given the paucity of adequate knowledge in this field, the chapter aims to explore the challenges in implementing sustainable initiatives and suggest a framework that will guide HEIs to act as a catalyst for sustainability development. 2024, IGI Global. All rights reserved.

Source

Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future: Innovative Strategies and Best Practices, pp. 1-16.

Date

2024-01-01

Publisher

IGI Global

Coverage

Shetty S.H., Christ University, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISBN: 978-166849860-6; 978-166849859-0

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-9859-0.ch001

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