This book lays out the principles and practices of transformative sustainability education using a relational way of thinking and being. The author advocates for a new approach to environmental and sustainability education, that of rethinking the Western way of knowing and being and engendering a frank discussion about the societal elements that are generating climate, environmental, economic, and social issues.
This study aims to review major issues in the measurement of human capital and present some empirical measures of human capital for India. Education is an important component of economic activity, although investment in education is only one of the many forms of investment in human capital. The main objective of this monograph is to provide empirical estimates of the educational capital formation in different Indian states.
Last Child in the Woods is the first book to bring together a new and growing body of research indicating that direct exposure to nature is essential for healthy childhood development and for the physical and emotional health of children and adults.
This book brings together leaders in the biological, physical and social dimensions of urban ecosystem research with leading education researchers, administrators and practitioners. Together, they show how an understanding of urban ecosystems is vital not just for urban dwellers but for everyone, applying the fundamentals of ecological and social science to solving some of our most pressing environmental problems.
This publication summarizes and evaluates the series of seminars organized to enable professionals to exchange information and experiences in the fields of conservation and sustainable development.
Außerschulischen Lernorten kommt für die Ausgestaltung der zweiten Halbzeit der UN-Dekade Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung (2005-2014) (BNE) sowie für die Umsetzung der Nationalen Strategie zur biologischen Vielfalt eine große Bedeutung zu. Die Voraussetzungen sind gut: Die Bandbreite dieser Einrichtungen ist vielfältig, sie geht von Natur- und Umweltzentren über Lern-Bauernhöfe, Science-Center, Botanische und Zoologische Gärten, Freilichtmuseen bis hin zu Wildparks und vielen anderen Ausprägungen.
