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This chapter presents an analysis of the extent to which climate change is being dealt with in the context of university programmes. It also describes the methodology used and the results obtained from the “World Climate Change Survey”, a research initiative aimed at identifying the general level of awareness of and needs of university students about climate change in university programmes worldwide...
The university system can be perceived as an institution that nurtures, trains, educates and monitors students in the understanding of myriads of bodies of knowledge about the earth’s system and all other natural and human activities. With particular reference to climate change education, it also engages students in research activities as a way of learning science, understanding climate change, contributing...
One of the key issues in Australia for sustainable management of the coastal zone is that the science of climate change has not been widely used by decision-makers to inform coastal governance. There exist opportunities to enhance the dialogue between knowledge-makers and decision-makers, and universities have a key role to play in researching and fostering better linkages. At the heart of these linkages...
This paper addresses the contribution of the university to the provision and dissemination of sustainable forms of management in an attempt to adhere to the compromise of the Kyoto Protocol. A set of specific actions was developed and implemented by the university regarding issues such as energy efficiency and sustainable transportation. Thus, projects such as ZERO Emissions, The Caravan for the Climate...
Climate change will impact elemental cycles; understanding such impacts can empower students to act toward sustainability and accountability. Fluxes of nitrogen contributing to campus ground and surface water pollution have not been studied in detail. This paper presents a water-based nitrogen budget for teaching, using the University of Minnesota campus as a model. We created three annual nitrogen...
This paper explores the connections between sustainable literacy and climate change. It describes the role of engagement and partnerships and outlines the role which can be played by projects. The pedagogical point made in the paper is that how and why we teach is as significant as what we teach and the knowledge, skills, and ability to understand and act in favour of sustainability can be usefully...
The stories students tell about climate change will have a profound effect upon their lives. Those stories reflect broader cultural values and environmental discourses. Therefore it is important that students think critically about the stories they learn and develop their own personal climate stories. Will students respond reactively or proactively to this issue? By seeing themselves as protagonists...
Climate change education is becoming an integral part of the education in study programs at universities in Latvia offering environmental education study programs. In this article, a comparison of approaches of climate change education in classical (University of Latvia) and technical (Riga Technical University) are discussed. Requirements of the labour market are the key factors influencing study...
Climate change is known for its complexity. The fourth IPCC assessment report (AR4) compiles multifaceted facts and suggestions relevant for decision-making. This report is thus an ideal basis for educational activities aimed at addressing climate change comprehensively. Teaching an integrated view on climate change, however, requires a proper teaching method in order to enable students to (1) understand...
A university campus has the potential to accomplish much more than simply providing the infrastructure in which students and staff carry out the business of education and research. The campus itself can be considered a classroom where the lessons of responsible citizenship and environmental stewardship are modelled on a daily basis through corporate behaviour, campus design, and community engagement...
This chapter will give an overview of teachers’ and students’ experience in learning about climate change issues at the Department of Sustainable Development, Faculty of European Studies and Development of the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, including good and bad practices. It has been written by a teacher and three students with the purpose of integrating different views and approaches...
The Australian Technology Network of Universities (the ATN) is an alliance of five Australian universities, from each Mainland State, that collaborate on issues and concerns of shared interest. In February 2009, the ATN committed to reduce its aggregate greenhouse gas emissions to 25% below 2007 levels by 2020. This ambitious target was the culmination of more than a year of technical analysis and...
This chapter investigates the levels of GIS awareness and education of Malaysian university students. The objectives of our survey were to: (1) gauge students’ knowledge of GIS and (2) gauge students’ interest in GIS. The authors asked five questions to 96 students at Universiti Putra Malaysia. These students were from various faculties (Environmental Studies, Science, Computer Science & Information...
The EU initiated a campaign “You control climate change”, which was launched in summer 2006. The campaign used TV, outdoor, and newspaper advertising, as well as a range of electronic tools, such as banners and emailings, to attract attention. There was a school student element as well – the Europa Diary for 2007–2008, with more than 2.3 million copies distributed throughout Europe, included a section...
For two decades the Leuphana University of Lüneburg has addressed socio-ecological issues in research, education and administration. Realizing projects such as “Agenda 21 and University of Lüneburg” (1999), “Sustainable University” (2004) and its mission statement of “Carbon-Neutral University” (2007) entails non-trivial organizational changes. Creating an authentic “Carbon Neutral University” induces...
Many educational initiatives, including for higher (post-secondary) education, use various forms of technology. This chapter describes another conceptual as well as practical approach for applying educational technology for delivering higher education knowledge: a Spare Time University (STU). The notion of STU is defined and then applied to climate change education beyond the traditional higher education...
Ball State University will convert its campus from a coal-fired and natural gas-fired district heating system to a closed loop heat pump chiller district heating and cooling system serviced by more than 4,100 geothermal boreholes. It will be largest district ground source geothermal system in the United States. On May 29, 2009, an article in the The New York Times called Ball State “a pioneering university”...
Impeding climate change and climate variability require professionals to develop a range of new skills to address new problems. We argue here that the development of those skills and the knowledge and ability to act sustainably can be generated in processes of engagement with the immediate and complex problems that beset local communities. We further argue that the generation of engaged learning and...
Climate change is one of the main issues in learning for sustainable development. This article is based on a study that focused on determining pedagogical approaches of education for sustainable development (ESD) according to the research results in Finnish higher education institutions. As a result a pedagogical model of ESD was developed. In this article I apply this model to education for climate...
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