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Author
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"One of the most trafficked terms in contemporary life, sustainability has risen to prominence as a buzzword before the many parties laying claim to it have even agreed how to define it. But the term's political currency demands that we develop an understanding of this elusive concept. Norton here offers an action-oriented, pragmatic response to the disconnect between public and academic discourse around sustainability, revealing that the path to...
Author
Publisher
ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"This doctoral research is an ethnographic study that describes the lived culture of Alice Lloyd College, a work college located in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky, and its efficacy in engaging Appalachian students in sustainability education in a college setting. Campus culture was found to be consistent with that of the broader Appalachian region, with three blue collar values emerging as core cultural indicators within the campus community....
Author
Publisher
ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"This research examined the personal, professional, and developmental impact of introducing a constructive developmental perspective to faculty and students in a post-secondary program in sustainability education and leadership development. It also explored the relationship between adult development and sustainability education, teaching, and mentorship. There is increasing emphasis on integrating human interiors (values, beliefs, worldviews) in sustainability...
Author
Publisher
ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"To prepare students to disentangle the complicated environmental, social, and economic challenges exacerbated by the previous generation and propose effective solutions, they need to be taught the necessary knowledge and skills. Education for Sustainability (EfS) is one such modality. Organizations such as the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education, Shelburne Farms, and the US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development have opened...
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
After a mechanical mishap, studious environmentalist Charlie and artistic Oliver travel back through time and must gather information on recycling throughout the ages to return to the present day.
"Studious environmentalist Charlie is stuck with a science fair partner who seems like her complete opposite: Charlie wants to save the planet, and all Oliver wants is to doodle in his notebook. But when a mechanical mishap sends the two traveling back...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audio, Inc
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Part memoir, part cultural manifesto, To you we shall return offers a comparison between Euro-American attitudes, policies, and history regarding the natural environment to that of ancient native North American beliefs and practices in relating to and living with that same environment.