Edité par Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2019
ISBN 10 : 1350143197 ISBN 13 : 9781350143197
Vendeur : THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, Royaume-Uni
Paperback / softback. Etat : New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.
Edité par Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2018
ISBN 10 : 1350006122 ISBN 13 : 9781350006126
Vendeur : THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, Royaume-Uni
Hardback. Etat : New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.
Edité par Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2023
ISBN 10 : 1350244341 ISBN 13 : 9781350244344
Vendeur : Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. This Handbook illustrates that universities per se and higher education in general are essential to catalyze and action the transformative change needed for sustainability and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals. Part One shows how sustainability can be adopted as a driver of change within higher education institutions (HEIs), as they react and respond to influencing factors outside the academy. Part Two examines how a university working with and for sustainability can influence, effect and amplify change beyond the institution, working with and through others.International contributors explore regional, national and international perspectives, presenting a variety of critically assessed accounts case studies that reflect different local and national contexts, institutional archetypes and academic missions. Frameworks of sustainability-led transformation are illustrated at the level of the institution (executive/administrative), organization, culture, place-based (anchor) and student in various countries including Aruba, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Lebanon, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Africa, Spain, Uganda, United Kingdom and the United States of America.The book concludes with a manifesto for change and a call to action. It identifies that the sustainability journey of a HEI is influenced by context and place, with mission, leadership and strategy playing a vital role and change agency by students a key ingredient. Recognizing the patience and resolve to effect change, communication, dialogue and inclusion were central to community building and partnership. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.